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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of my DD's best friends (female) just announced that she is a pansexual.  The friend has displayed a lot of narcissistic/dramatic tendencies in the past, but I am at a loss for this recent sexual-orientation announcement.  I am trying to understand this sexual orientation and read this thread on a 6th grade pansexual student:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/679191.page

Not sure what I am asking, but my DD is a bit impressionable and I worry about this other child's influence on her regarding this issue.  Is pansexuality kind of "trendy" right now?  I am open-minded to young adults embracing their sexuality, but I have honestly never encountered anyone of this orientation.

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I looked it up- I'm old but open minded. I can't figure out the difference between pansexual and bisexual, except maybe it's more gender fluid? I have a MS boy- when it comes to his friends, I'm more concerned about behavior. It doesn't matter to me how other kids identify, and it's good for DS to have a variety of friends- I just don't want him hanging out with kids who are encouraging him down destructive paths of promiscuity, drugs, school failure, etc.
I'm reading between the lines that you may not consider the friend's personality/attention seeking issues and pansexuality announcement to be mutually exclusive? I would think about on that one- you might not be as open minded as you think- [b]or you think the other girl is manipulative, wants attention and drama, and you are skeptical about whether she is truly "pansexual." If it is the latter, advise your DD to be low key and not give it much attention.[/b] [/quote]

OP here.  Yes, you have expressed my feelings with the bolded. [/quote]

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