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It's not easy to be a teenager, and even harder to be gay.

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A brave young teenager who recorded himself as he came out to his mother got the shock of his life when his mother told him she had been in a same-sex relationship. YouTube user Hayden Smith uploaded a video that shows him as he emotionally reveals to his mother that he is a homosexual, and then shows his mother sharing her little secret as well. This revelation is met with stunned silence by the boy. Scroll down for video . Coming out: YouTube user Hayden Smith (right) filmed himself as he came out to his mother (left) It is uncertain if the mother is revealing she is gay or bisexual. The woman at first comforts her son after his tearful admission, telling him she will always love him and support him and how proud she is of him. 'That's very brave of you to tell me that. Thank you for telling me,' she says. Then she drops the bombshell. 'Can I tell you something too?,' she asks her son. 'I've had a girlfriend.' Hidden camera: The teen recorded his admission from a camera hidden on his desk . Stunned: The young man then got the shock of his life when his mother revealed she too is gay . The young man, who appears to be Australian, is stunned when his mother says this, and immediately goes quiet. She then goes on to say that it was before she was married to the boy's father, who has since passed away it is revealed in the video, and reaffirms her love for her son. Watch it above.