A month after taking my practical test I am almost employed as an EMT. It’s been a frustrating wait. First I waited for NREMT to approve my practicals. That took a week. Then I had to wait until my NREMT card came in the mail which took four days. Then I had to go fill out paperwork. Then I had to wait for one state to approve me. After that I had to make an appointment and drive an hour to get my other state’s license. Of course once I had all my certifications I had to apply to my company again. It took a few days for them to call me back for the interview. Finally I had the FIRST part of the interview this Tuesday. The second part is this upcoming week and includes a multiple choice test, a fitness test, and of course a drug test. Maybe finally then I will be hired on and I can start to use the skills I’ve been taught.
The last thing for now is that I am considering coming out in a big way. I’ve considered writing a long Facebook note about it and then letting the chips fall where they may. I don’t want my baby brother, who is gay himself, feel like he has to hide who he is nor should he be ashamed of being gay. (Though I frankly want him to hide until he graduates from his high school which is in a deep south state.) But if I don’t want my brother to feel ashamed, then I have to apply that to myself. I’m sick of pretending I am something I’m not. Plus I don’t think most people would care…well except for maybe my ex-sorority sisters.
The only thing keeping me from posting the note is that I’m scared and that I haven’t been able to figure out how to end my story. Granted I could just tell people I’m gay in person one by one, but I have this tendency to either gloss over the fact I’m gay or lie about it when confronted. I think I’d be braver behind a computer than in person. Anyone close to me in this city knows I’m gay and I’m pretty much living open in life. It’s those people outside of the city who may be guessing but don’t truly know anything who this note would be for.
Sometimes feel like a fraud when it comes to being gay. I haven’t ever kissed a girl. Certainly I’ve never had sex with them. But then again I am only attracted to women. I only want to kiss women. I just lack the game/confidence to follow through with things. I have this irrational fear that I will come out and then suddenly I’ll fall in love with a guy. But it’s laughable. If I’m not gay then I am more likely to be asexual than straight. I absolutely know I am not straight. Why am I so scared of posting this note?
Right now I envy my friends who have known they were gay for a long time and besides high school never had to live or lie about being someone different. Sigh. I guess we all have our journeys which we must make. This is mine.
Love her and love this song.
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