Coming Out

Dear Chuckie,

I hope you are reading this and I hope you don't mind I put this on my blog. Today is a really special day. Guess what? I bet you have no idea. Let me tell you.Remember last year on the same day, after staying in New York for Spring break, I CAME OUT to you! So I have been coming out to you for a year!!

Can you believe that it's already a year since I came out to you? It just sounds like something just happened not so long ago, isn't it?

I was actually planning on coming out to you before we go to New York, but I was kind of afraid to do that. I don't know why I was afraid, maybe it's because I am not ready for that.

One day when we were in New York City, I was acting kind of weird and make those excuses for getting into the library (I remeber one of those excuses is to get something for my aunt at the gift shop nearby). I met Brent Hartinger at the library and I am glad I have talked to him, he encouraged me to come out to you and not to worry to much. I am glad that I came out to you after the trip to New York, it really changed my life.

Thanks for showing me all the books and videos (not porn) that you have about homosexuality and I got to know more about what being gay is, and thanks for listening to me about how I feel and all the confusion I have and giving me advice.

Remember the trip to Indianapolis? I had so much fun with you travelling around the city. We went to the gayborhood and it was awesome. I remember we saw "7,8, and 9" at the same time when we were crossing the street at Indy. There's so many good memories...

I just wanna tell you that you're pretty important in my life. Without coming out to you, I might be just a miserable lost gay teenager.

Miss you,
Jon