Coming out of the closet was really hard. Telling people close to me about my sexuality was terrifying at times since I didn’t know what their reactions would be. I had no idea if they would remain friends or not.
Telling the woman who was then my wife and the mother of my children was not an easy thing to do. I didn’t know if she would take the kids and run and never let me see them again or not.
Thankfully, coming out was one of the 2 best things I’ve ever done in my life (the other was getting sober). I now have great relationships with all my kids and their mother, and I have personal relationships based on honesty and integrity.