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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with PP. I respect and love my teens, even at their worst. Still I call them out on BS, and hold them to the important things, while giving them space for non-important things. I’m not trying to be their friend right now, but I do hope and expect to be friends when they are adults.

My daughter recently told me her friends wish their moms were more like me because I’m very open and willing to listen. She tells me nearly everything, even the minor parts of her day. For example, her best friend recently came out to their friend group as being a lesbian. This wasn’t at all shocking to her friends, or to me and my husband. Still the friend is terrified to come out to her parents. BFF and her mom are currently fighting over what she will wear to 8th grade promotion and award ceremony. BFF wants to wear a suit, her mom said absolutely not. Which to a 14 year old, on the verge of coming out, was crushing. As an alternative I looked up simple, classy black jumpsuits and suggested those. Now a small group is wearing them in solidarity. Hopefully BFF will be comfortable, her mom okay with it, and she still has support, without outright words or being forced out.
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