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‘Brush your teeth’
I never really felt I had to come out to my parents having a gay sister that my parents still loved always gave me relief.
Also the fact that I never had to hide myself from them never gave me a reason to ‘come out’ to them.
I guess it was a sudden way to tell them while I got ready for bed. With my toothbrush in hand I walked into the living room where mi madre et pater were sitting and told them I was pansexual.
There was silence, then mi madre said
‘Brush your teeth’
Without other words being said I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
I later (morning after) found out that both of my parents didn’t understand what the word meant. So I explained it and they were still fairly silent on the matter.
When I came home from school mi madre sat me down
‘I will always love whatever you are we will always be behind you’