@RWBB: Your parents are the type of people that I described as horrible people. I will never understand how someone could have a child, and NOT love them. That doesn’t even make sense to me at all. I’m so sorry you have that situation in your life.

She later asked them why they hadn’t just brought it up themselves, and they said they were worried that if they did, they’d end up confusing her and rushing her along. Let’s face it: it’s natural for kids to rebel against their parents, and kids by nature aren’t exactly telling mom and dad everything they’re thinking and feeling as it is. So, from the parents’ perspective, if you don’t know where your child is on the issue of their own coming to terms with their sexuality, it seems oftentimes wiser to just be supportive in general, and let kids go through the process of self-discovery without being pushed either way. So even though Elisa’s parents were absolutely as supportive as her as could be, and had known she was gay before she knew herself, their goal was to balance being supportive with being over-bearing.