Son and dad gay

Scott Takacs, a year-old and father of three, penned a personal essay about his experience coming out as a gay man to his wife and his children.

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Over 15 months, I had finalized the divorce, moved again and taken a new job based in Chicago, miles away from my boys. Scott Takacs, a year-old and father of three, penned a personal essay about his experience coming out as a gay man to his sons.

With many emotions and stress, I accepted her request to keep the reason for our divorce -- due to me being gay -- a secret for at least another year. Gay friends were just friends -- respected but their relationships not necessarily discussed.

I had decided I needed to be safe, free of the stress and emotionally sane to be a good father to my boys, even if that meant transitioning from every involved dad day-to-day to a day shuttling between Chicago and the suburbs of Detroit multiples times a month.

It was wrought with the happiness of finally telling the closest person in my true identity, while simultaneously ripping her world out from under her.

Timothy White was 15 years old when he told his evangelical pastor father, Bill White, that he was gay. My kids attended a very conservative, private Christian school. There wasn't much of a plan, no guidebook in hand, only goals that I hoped my boys would start the process of understanding and accepting their dad for whom I truly was: a gay man.

It had been a long 15 months since coming out to my wife, an experience I unfortunately wouldn't describe as positive, fun or something I ever want to repeat. True Gay Story | Father and Son Relationship” follows Alex’s courageous journey of coming out and the fragile.

Now, his dad no longer believes homosexuality is a sin; instead, the pastor is a fierce. It was 15 months later that I started that same conversation with my three boys -- 9-year-old twins and an year-old. My kids listened and followed their lead.

In many ways, it a loving place for them, but I came to realize that teachers spoke openly against gay culture and textbooks labeled homosexuality as sinful and evil. The whole experience is somewhat of a blur, mostly in part to the fact that at that point in my life there was a lot of change happening and some significant pent-up emotions.

Gay marriage was in the news, but not discussed in our house other than the occasional negative comment from a close relative. A gay love story about hiding your truth, finding courage, and choosing love. It wasn't necessarily a bad topic, it just wasn't discussed.

We chose the school because we wanted to give our kids access to the best education and a strong foundation to take on the world. Scott Takacs opens up about his experience coming out at as a year-old man. Chicago offered the stability I needed in a job, friendship and at this point, a new relationship that all contributed to my healing in this new gay world.

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When the moment to break the news to my kids finally came, I had a lot of issues to navigate. Read about his journey below in his own words. We were all adjusting to a new, modern family, more like a family in transition. I was 42 years old when I came out to my wife.

This included keeping it from our kids and her side of the family. The distance was to create some space between my now ex-wife, who struggled being in proximity to me. Homosexuality wasn't a topic well discussed in our family.