* "We are very concerned with your studying alternative religions. We would not want you to do this, but to follow the God of the Bible and Jesus Christ his son. But that is our wishes. You are an adult now and if you chose to do so, we cannot stop you. But we can choose not to pay for you to do so."
* "We are very concerned that you admire this lesbian religion professor. We are concerned with the route she is influencing you down."
* "If in the future you decide to change some things, we will consider using the fund for an
appropriate college and college courses."
To which I responded with a long email that ended with this,
"I am going to save you the trouble of having to think of some way to respond. Yes, I have changed since I moved out of your house. Yes, I have tattoos and piercings and short hair and different clothes and different opinions about life and love and everything. I have discovered during this past year that I'm gay. And this realization was more natural than anything I've ever felt all at the same time. I already know that you will never accept me because of this, so now you have an easy way out. I had considered telling you at one point, wanted to explain it to you- help you understand why I could never feel safe or happy with a man, considered trying to maintain a relationship despite your disapproval, but I refuse to pretend anymore. Love has no conditions. Love does not say to you, "If you do this, we will love you. If you do that, we will cut you off and leave you with nothing." That is not love. I do not want a love-less relationship with my own father."
I read this quote once that said, "Roots are just one part of the tree." Best thing I ever heard.
Good luck, you'll do just fine though.