When is the right time?

[Skyline]

Pretty self-explanatory. When is the ideal time to come out to your parents?

[Noirtier]

The ideal time to come out to your parents? Really, whenever you feel you're ready to. Take it all at your own pace with coming out, whether that be to your friends or family. If you feel you're ready, you can sit down with your parents and have the conversation with them. If you don't feel like you're ready, then go ahead and wait until you are. You have time, a lot more time than you may feel like you have hun. When you do feel you're ready, look for a time when your parents are fairly calm--not like right after an argument or something. And make sure it's when you have plenty of time to talk to them, don't do it when you have to go somewhere like five minutes after. Other than that, just do it whenever you feel you're ready.

[Abyssal Echo]

I agree with Noirtier. do it when you feel your ready

[ReginaGeorge]

Noirtier said it all, basically.

Do not rush it. You have all the time in the world. If you're too scared to tell them face-to-face, writing them a letter is very popular. Some people do it over the phone so when the conversation is over, there is no awkwardness because you're not there with them.

I told my Mum while we were shopping. We don't talk about actual stuff a lot, but we were having a grand ol' chat in the super market, so when we got to the last aisle, I just told her. Her reactions was excellent, and nothing went wrong, but after the excitement wore off I realized I wasn't really ready, and I felt bad for a few days, and had to force myself to get over it. I wish I told her a different way, but that's over with now.

So wait until you're ready. It might be tomorrow, it might be in 5 years. Both of those are completely okay.

[dan8854]

The sooner the better. My only regret in coming out is that I had not done it earlier. Do it!

[VictoriaGotaSecret]

when you feel you are and you know what your going to say and are prepared for pretty much every question they could ask

[facepeck]

Think about it, and when you feel your ready you should be. Don't do it hastily, give it a good thought.

[Sean4U]

whenever you feel comfortable and ready ...I did when I was 14, not that it was a surprise to my parents, but they didn't think I would quite that young....they were basically accepting, just concerned about how I would be treated by others ...school, other family, etc....its all been good though and I'm glad that I did when I did