Post by KSSunflower on Feb 8, 2021 14:26:36 GMT -6
Today my dd asked me how I feel about people who aren't straight?
She's been going through a...I don't want to say "phase" because I don't know if it's a phase or who she is now but for lack of a better word that's what I'll say. Basically she likes anything that seems edgy (black clothes, anything about death, dark humor, etc.) I mention this because it's totally out of her character to discuss this kind of topic. Regardless, I wanted to treat her question seriously.
My first reaction to her question was are we here already? She's not even a teenager yet. She has an older cousin who she idolizes so I'm sure they've talked about some of these topics.
After I composed myself I clarified what she was asking of me? She wanted to know my opinion. I wanted to be careful because I didn't know if she was just curious or asking because she thinks she might have these feelings. I'm not going to share what we discussed but I wanted to pose this question here so that others might know how to go about it.
How should parents approach this kind of question from their child?
She's been going through a...I don't want to say "phase" because I don't know if it's a phase or who she is now but for lack of a better word that's what I'll say. Basically she likes anything that seems edgy (black clothes, anything about death, dark humor, etc.) I mention this because it's totally out of her character to discuss this kind of topic. Regardless, I wanted to treat her question seriously.
My first reaction to her question was are we here already? She's not even a teenager yet. She has an older cousin who she idolizes so I'm sure they've talked about some of these topics.
After I composed myself I clarified what she was asking of me? She wanted to know my opinion. I wanted to be careful because I didn't know if she was just curious or asking because she thinks she might have these feelings. I'm not going to share what we discussed but I wanted to pose this question here so that others might know how to go about it.
How should parents approach this kind of question from their child?