Coming out to my paiting group !

[Lorileah]

As for my wife objecting, it may sound harsh but I think she's had her chance to to help me to come to terms with my CDing, now I must start the ball rolling regardless !

Wow you are incredibly naive or you have a death wish. You didn't get help so you are going to poke the sleeping lion. I think you have more to worry about than the art group

I can't say I agree with Leslie. Village painting groups are a very, very long way from Andy Warhol and Greenwich Village. I'd say they're composed of exactly the same people who attend the Women's Institute meetings, village fetes and church fund-raisers- all good people no doubt, but rampantly liberal and comfortable with crossdressers?

aren't artists usually MORE free thinking and liberal?

Given the above, why don't you wait until your mother passes, and spare her this possible trauma. This might cause your mother quite some embarrassment in her community.

Now here I have to really disagree. What if mom (hopefully) lives to be 110? Now Teresa is also 25 years older. Living with her secret everyday. Having it eat at her. Maybe even blaming Mom like she blames her wife for not being happy. Embarrassment goes away quickly. Living a lie kills you slowly. I think telling mom is not a bad idea. I don't think you tell the art group before you tell mom though