A Narrative Essay On Quinceanera

In many Hispanic cultures when a girl turns fifteen it is seen as her becoming a young lady. My parents were excited about me turning fifteen and giving me a quinceanera. I actually didn't want to have one, I wasn't interested in celebrations but it was important to them to show that they cared about me, so I agreed.

We started planning in late 2012, we were looking at churches for the blessing, restaurants for the dinner, we were also looking for a dress. During a quinceanera, the girl wears a white dress to symbolize staying pure and being a virgin. It took a while to find a dress I was comfortable in since I'm not accustom to wearing dresses on any occasion. Although I agreed to the quinceanera, I kept getting the feeling that it wasn't me, that the femininity and religious aspects of it did match me. I also had the nagging feeling that I wasn't being honest about it.

I felt like a large portion of the ceremony wasn't me, I didn't identify with it. Part of that was most likely because I was still figuring out my sexuality and hadn't come out to my parents yet. At the time of planning, I was dating a girl at my school and was trying to figure out if I identified as bisexual. I was keeping it a secret from my family, I was even trying to figure out a way to keep my relationship a secret …show more content…
With how my mother kept encouraging me to talk to her during the process, kept saying that I could tell her anything, I was able to gain the courage to finally tell my parents I was bisexual. They were surprised, I had to explain bisexuality to my parents. My father took more time to accept it, although he never said anything disapproving, it took a while for him to be comfortable acknowledging it. I was able to be more open with them and be more comfortable with my situation as we continued the planning. My mother was the most comforting and accepting of it, she was my