Article: If you made notes or wrote a letter, keep them with you. Do your best to focus on your personal feelings and experiences. If your mom tries to interrupt you, gently say, "I know you have a lot of feelings and questions, but I need to say this." It's okay if you get emotional, rush your words, or forget something. Even if your words don't come out perfectly, you should still be proud of yourself for speaking your truth. After you finish telling your mom that you're gay, say something like, "I know this is a lot to process. I've spent a long time thinking about it myself. Do you have any questions for me? I'll do my best to answer them." Even if your mom appears angry or sad or confused, commit to sitting there with her, even if it's uncomfortable. In the best-case scenario, your mom will be supportive and loving. Even if this happens, she may still have questions! Be sure to give her time. If your mom says she needs time to process what happened, say, "I totally get it. When you're ready, let me know and we can keep talking." It may be hard, but try to not get defensive, angry, or combative. Some things that are obvious to you may not be that way to your mom. For example, if your mom asks, "Is this my fault?" you may want to scream at her that being gay is not a bad thing. If you can, respond calmly with something like, "You've been a great mom and my being gay is just who I am. It isn't because of anything you did or didn't do." You may feel like you've switched roles with your mom. That's a really common phenomenon when a child comes out to their parent. When and how you come out to others should be your decision, so make sure to talk to your mom about keeping your conversation private until you're ready for others to know. If you aren't ready for your grandparents, cousins, or others to know you're gay, ask your mom to keep your news to herself. Try saying something like, "I haven't come out to very many people yet. It's something I'm still working through. Until I'm ready, I'd appreciate it if you could keep this private between us." If you want help telling someone else that you're gay, say something like, "I haven't told dad that I'm gay yet and I'm nervous. How do you think I should do it?" Regardless of how your mom responded, having this conversation was a hard and brave thing for you to do. It's a huge step in your journey and in owning your sexual identity. If the conversation went badly or not how you wanted, it's also okay and normal to feel upset. Talk with your support system, and try to remember that many parents need time (weeks or even months) before they adapt to this new information.
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Share honestly about your journey to self-discovery. Ask your mom if she has any questions and tell her you're happy to talk. Respond to comments and questions calmly and with confidence. Set up boundaries for who your mom can share this news with. Be proud of yourself for having a difficult conversation with your mom!
Article: Making a sea salt treatment is easy and the ingredients are available in most grocery stores. It exfoliates your skin and can dry out acne. To make a sea salt treatment, you will need: 1 cup hot water 1 teaspoon sea salt Green tea bag and/or 1 2 tablespoons aloe vera Green tea extract has been found to be effective as a treatment for acne, but using a cup of green tea as a base for this treatment should also help. You can either use one teaspoon of green tea leaves in a tea infuser or use a green tea bag. Place the tea bag or infuser into a mug. Then, boil some water and pour about 1 cup of water over the green tea. Let the tea steep for about three minutes and then remove the tea bag or infuser. Measure out 1 teaspoon of sea salt and add it to the cup of tea. Stir the sea salt until it completely dissolves in the tea. Aloe vera has been found to be effective against acne and it also has moisturizing properties. You can add this instead of the tea, or try combining the green tea and aloe vera into one mixture. Add 1 tablespoon of aloe vera to the sea salt solution and stir well. If you want to skip the green tea and only use aloe vera, mix 2 tablespoons of aloe vera gel with 1 tablespoon of sea salt. This will make a scrub that you can apply directly to your neck. Make sure that the solution is not so hot that it might burn your neck. Allow it to cool down a bit first. Then, you can apply the solution by soaking a clean cotton washcloth in the solution and placing the cloth over your neck. If you only have few places that you want to treat, then you can dip a cotton swab or cotton ball into the solution and apply it as needed. Don't leave the sea salt solution on your skin any longer or it may dry out your skin too much. After time is up, rinse off your neck with lukewarm water and gently dry off your neck with a clean, cotton towel. After the sea salt treatment, apply some moisturizer to your neck. Make sure that you use a non-comedogenic moisturizer to avoid making the acne worse. Do not use this treatment more than once per day or you may dry out your skin too much, even if you moisturize after. Limit yourself to one sea salt treatment per day.
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Gather your ingredients. Brew a cup of green tea. Dissolve 1 teaspoon of sea salt in the tea. Add a tablespoon of aloe vera. Apply the mixture to your neck. Leave the solution on for about five minutes. Moisturize your neck. Repeat the sea salt treatment once per day.
Article: Funguy is Lisa's father in Home World who collects mushrooms and helps oversee their Elements shop in Termina. His body has been mutated by a rare form of mushroom, giving him the appearance of a mushroom. Earn a mushroom in the Shadow Forest Cave to recruit Funguy. Fight the wraith near the hold and save the boy. Or, if you covered the hold in the sewers under the Viper Manor while in the Another World, catch the bug that is further down the sewers. Give the mushroom to the man under the waterfall in Shadow Forest. Funguy uses an ax as his weapon. Despite his funny look, Funguy possesses high HP and strength but is low in magic power and magic defense. Obtain his level 7 skill, Myconoids, after Terra Tower rises. Go back to where Funguy was transformed in Shadow Forest while he's in your party and attempt to eat the small mushrooms there. Leah was born in a prehistoric village of hunters and warriors. Despite her adorable look, she's quite fearsome because of her brute strength. Leah will join the party when you reach Gaea's Navel. Leah uses an ax as her weapon. She possesses the highest strength and HP; she also has high defense, a large element grid, and can learn double techs, making her a very powerful melee member of your party. She has, however, low magic power and extremely low magic defense. The captain of the Black Wind unit of the Porre military and a fair and impartial leader. Visit the Viper Manor Ruins while your character is in Lynx's body. Norris will realize that the feline is not the real Lynx and offers his assistance to your character. He will then join your party. Norris wields a gun as his weapon. He has high strength and can learn double techs. Obtain his level 7 skill, TopShot, by taking Norris to see his other self in Another World's Viper Manor.
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Get Funguy. Get Leah. Get Norris.