"Oh I Got Things In Wierd Places"
My event idea was approved by the Aurora Center here on campus, now it is just a matter of planning it. So far we know that we want the concert to take place in the Fall because there will be many people on campus. We will also probably have the concert sometime early in the Fall semester while incoming freshman are trying to meet new friends and returning students are looking to meet up with their old friends.
A few things I forgot to tell you all.
I have never told my Dad that I am gay. I have alway thought he knew and so I just never thought to tell him. For the last week we have had a house guest staying with us. This guest was either told I was gay or just picked up on it immediatley...Lets face it, it is not that hard to tell.
While this person was staying with us, they had made mention that they wanted me to meet their nephew who is also gay because they thought we would hit it off really well. Apparently this guest could tell I was gay, but not that I was not interested in her nephew or talking about the fact that I am gay.
One day our guest decided to bring it up thier match making plan while we were getting dinner ready and my Dad was sitting right there. Of course at this point I could not deny anything. I could see no way out, so I said that I didn't have the time to start a relationship; fully admitting that I was gay for the first time infront of my father.
Another thing that was wierd for me about this person talking to me about their nehphew or just gay things in general is that I am not comfortable discussing such things with my family. My mother and sister have both known that I am gay for sometime now, and I NEVER really discuss it with them.
Later on in the evening I had all but forgotten that my Dad now knew I was gay and I was giving him a hard time about putting the cutting scissors in the silverware drawer...I mean who does that? I can see if they were meat sciossors, but not paper cutting scissors. His responce to me was, "You should talk about putting things in weird places."
Comments
"I have alway thought he knew and so I just never thought to tell him." This is horse shit. Be real with yourself, for yourself and your audience.
Posted by: Please, Mary | April 18, 2005 11:52 AM
Mary,
I am assuming you don't me very well so I am willing to let the fact that you totally bitched at me without any idea what you are talking about slide.
You are entitled to your opinion and I do like the fact that you felt comfortable enough to share it with me, but there are many things you have to consider before making a comment as you did.
-Dan
Posted by: Dan | April 18, 2005 01:06 PM