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[quote=Anonymous]I have no experience with this issue and no idea what the correct answer is.  As with everything else, it depends on the person (child).

I do have an experience from my teen years of my single dad freaking out about the way my best friend and I would immediately go to my room and shut the door when she came over.  He accused me of doing something sexual with her and forbade me from ever closing the door again.  As I felt with so many things about my father then, it was just so wrongheaded and dumb.

I think it's healthier to just have an honest conversation about it, what makes you uncomfortable, and the possible implications.  My own kid is still young elementary but if he's gay, I think it would be fair to get him acclimated, in a safe environment, to societal views.

Not a lot of people are going to accept a co-ed teen sleepover. As the mother of a boy, that would be big Hell No from me and I might be angry about a girl's mother giving her permission. Plus, your misgivings about it are pretty legitimate, given teen hormones.  Why not just air that with her, give her some time to mull it over and see what she comes back with?

Girl-girl sleepovers are a different story.  I think if you keep the communication open, you can use the information exchange to make a decision on a case-by-case basis.[/quote]

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