For those of you that know me, you might already know that I've come out to my parents. I have a question now about trying to expand our comfort zone. We do talk about it sometimes. I have told them about my idea for a CD sitcome and nobody has become uncomfortable with talking about that. I want to expand the comfort zone, though. Like the other day when I bought the skirt I've been raving about, my parents asked me if i had bought anything at the mall...I said yes but then got uncomfortable when asked what I bought. Then I needed some help on how to wash it so when I called my mom and asked her about it I referred to it as "this article of clothing."
I'm not sure where I want to go in the long run, but I do know that in the short term I want it to be something we can talk about in more than the abstract. I want to be able to say without fear or discomfort "I bought a denim skirt." I didn't say this partially for my benefit, and partially for theirs. How could I get myself (and them) to the point of being able to say that without fear? Is this even possible in a parental relationship?