Dave...well the best person to know how your father in law will react is Chris since he went through it already.

My guess is that his Dad, who seems to be accepting and loving, will just want Jon to be happy and feel loved and to love....I bet it will be more then fine.

and yes, I do remember that "coming out" buzz and the occassional crash afterwards...its such a freedom like experience. I was like you and came out gradually and over time....and had many of the feelings you had..some well founded, others just silly, as whom would and would not accept me and even though I was into adulthood, those feelings are scarey.

I am betting that Jon's peers will be ok (althoug I was in Barnes and Noble on Saturday in one of those comfy chairs....in the same area were 4 teenagers (str8 couples it appeared) and one girl kept commenting about a magazine she was reading and said "eww..how Gay" or "eww..I heard he is Gay" like it was some horrible disease...I was getting angrier by the second....but sadly wasn't given the chance at eye contact or else I they would have gotten an earful (sadly, I kept thinking that she would be the type like Janey who Gay bashes and I gathered her boyfriend and the other guy would be there helping her it and I said a silent prayer for the Gays and Lesbians she probably taunts) So, my "Rainbow" rose colored glasses came off (figurately speaking) and realized that even amongst the younger generation there still is homophobia..

I am hoping Jon will experience acceptance and where he doesn't out in the world he will find comfort in that its someone else's issues and hopefully ignorance can change with educting people but to always remember its not him, its their baggage..

I am betting Jon will be fine..more then fine:)

Good Luck and tell him and Chris we are rooting for them when they meet with their Dad/your Dad-in-law:)

Michael

That's what I'm thinking too. He already knows how his Dad will react, and the consequences. I'm sure he knows that not every coming out will be easy. But he also has two big bros that will help him fight :2hands: and dry the tears away.

Tob