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I’m ok; my family is not
I have suspected that my (now 14-yr old) daughter would belong to the LGBTQ community in some way for a long time. Her first “relationship” (she didn’t want to “date” until she was in high school) was with a girl. Now she is dating a ftm trans boy. He is a wonderful kid and my husband and I really like him! (Very polite, attends sports and school events, visits with family, calls us Mr.&Mrs, etc.) But I come from a very conservative family. We have always stressed to our kids that we love them. Period. But how do I explain the junk they hear from extended family? I don’t want to cut off family that I already rarely see. But I know I’m not going to change the way they think. They love my daughter and they don’t know about her dating life yet. Do I need to spill all her personal details? Or can I somehow explain to her that…I don’t know…family that we love can say stupid stuff? Anyone dealt with this? Any advice??
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