Good luck as you allow yourself all these feelings. Self-acceptance is going to help you show up for your son with more acceptance and calm and...
Thanks a lot for your message. All the friends are at the same school; one of them is the one who spilled the beans and feels bad about it now. My...
Thank you. Yes, she feels so overwhelmed and powerless at the moment. Her privacy and dignity were violated and the schedule has now been pushed...
Thank you. I will definitely bring it up with my daughter and the school.
Thanks a lot - I will look into PFLAG. I've brought up this site to her a while ago - maybe she will try it now. She certainly needs shoring up...
My daughter is 13 and was not ready to come out. She had only told me and three friends. Somehow another kid found out and told a bunch of people...
Thanks so much sonic1337111. I talked to her and she really wants to see it. I think we will watch it together to process it. Appreciate your...
Hi, Would love your opinions on whether my 13 yo lesbian daughter would benefit from seeing Moonlight now, or whether it would benefit her to...
You sound so torn, Willa, between your pride in your identity and the painful realism that you now feel called upon to impart to this young girl,...
Thanks so very much everyone. I will follow the advice of having a general internet safety talk with freedom and confidentiality for her as a user...
Hi Reggie, Thanks for your advice. I like and will follow. I agree - I've gone back and looked at what I've posted and if my daughter could...
Hi, My daughter is turning 13 soon and I want to encourage her to use this site for fortification and community. Any advice appreciated on:...
Thanks for this thread, Reggie - teared up. Right there with you on loving, supporting and ADMIRING my daughter.
Thanks all for the advice. I had a gentle, low-key talk with her and she heard me. She really trusts those friends, so I let it be. I really...
Thank you for reviving this festivalhinge! In the wake of Orlando, I have been feeling more tender and anxious. I had kept NPR off on the ride to...
Hi, For those of you who have come out, do you have advice for me and my daughter? She trusts these girls (all classmates at her school) and...
Hi, Another mom here (daughter came out at 11). I agree with so much on this thread! If you think your son was upset by what you said, I would...
Congrats lovemygaykid! I am following your thread because I am just waiting for my daughter to turn 13 so I may introduce her to this site. She is...
Gidget1, You sound really taken aback with the suddenness of the news coming from someone whom, before this, you could "read" so easily! It was...
Willa! Thank you soooo much for your message. I am newish here and I felt bad at first for being honest (e.g. how I had to grieve a little over...
