{"id":76507,"date":"2024-08-12T14:55:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T07:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=76507"},"modified":"2024-08-12T14:55:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T07:55:59","slug":"dad-leaves-heartfelt-note-for-son-who-was-scared-to-come-out-to-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/dad-leaves-heartfelt-note-for-son-who-was-scared-to-come-out-to-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Dad Leaves Heartfelt Note For Son Who Was Scared To Come Out To Him"},"content":{"rendered":"

While being LGBTQ+ is much easier in the modern era than it was for generations past, some people still feel panic over fears of coming out to their parents. Fortunately for many, the panic isn\u2019t necessary.\n

For a man named Nate, his family went a step further when they found out he was hiding his true feelings. Not only did they accept him with open arms, but they made him understand that being gay was as normal as a loaf of bread\u2026\n

Nate\u2019s dad heard a conversation Nate was having with his boyfriend, Mike, one night. Instead of confronting him and adding any extra awkwardness, he penned a letter. Nate was so touched that he posted a photo of the note online, and it\u2019s since made its way through social media.\n

Read Sweet Note Man Found Before Coming Out to His Parents\n

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\u201cI overheard your phone conversation with Mike last night about your plans to come out to me,\u201d it reads. \u201cThe only thing I need you to plan is to bring home OJ and bread after class. We are out like you now.\u201d\n

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Nate\u2019s father took it a step further and explained that he already knew his son\u2019s heart and had for years.\n

\u201cI\u2019ve known you were gay since you were six,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019ve loved you since you were born\u2014Dad. P.S. Your mom and I think you and Mike make a cute couple.\u201d\n

The note first appeared online in 2013, but it\u2019s remained relevant and celebrated for its simple, unconditional love.\n

Share this story to remind your friends and family that parents accept their children for who they are, and everyone should be comfortable being true to their heart.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While being LGBTQ+ is much easier in the modern era than it was for generations past, some people still feel panic over fears of coming out to their parents. Fortunately for many, the panic isn\u2019t necessary. For a man named Nate, his family went a step further when they found out he was hiding his …\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":76512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1183],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-funny"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76507"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76514,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76507\/revisions\/76514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}