I’m aro and ace, but I’m afraid of what my parents will think

You may see this quite often around here, « I want to come out of the closet but I cant tell my parents », that kind of thing. I’m in the same state right now. I realized a while ago that I was ace, which I was fine with. A little while ago, I figured out I was also aro. I’m happy that I am who I am. But I am not sure how they would feel.

Recently (yesterday), I was browsing through reddit and aloud I mentioned something related to the lgbtq+ flag. Both of my parents were there and they expressed mixed emotions. They said they support those people, but think its unnatural. My mom was even saying that she openly expressed to others that being gay or others is a choice. They were also talking about a football player that found out he was gay and my parents did bit agree. After that, I was afraid to even mention anything. I still am.

There have been times where people ask me if I want a SO and I usually say that I don’t and I want to focus on my studies. I am fine with just saying that I don’t want one, but I feel like saying that I’m aro or ace would bring pain, for me and my parents. My grandfather also asks me as a joke sometimes about « how the boys are » I dont have many guy friends and it’s just those I work with or those I have known a long time. I usually tell him there are none and it’s just a joke we like to have, but everytime he brings it up, I have the urge to tell someone, but I’m very afraid.

If someone has had a similar experience to my own, I would love to hear your story and how it turned out. I do appreciate it, thank you!

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