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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks, that's kind of what I told her that I would love her and accept her anyway , but may be she is too young to be labeling herself. I told her always be open with me about anything she feels and that I am not discounting her feelings.  Apparently she saw her school counsellor before she came to me . I told her that no matter what, as a parent I just want her to be healthy, a good human and happy. I did ask her to focus on her high school and that she had 3 more years to figure out what she is or how she feels before she turns into an adult. I am probably the most open minded in our household and in our friends circle, so I am just confused on if, how and when I should bring this up with my hubby or anyone else (I am not sure how his reaction will be and I don't want my DD getting her feeling hurt with the reaction). Meanwhile as a parent, I need to know how to talk about this with her! 
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Be careful with this messaging that discourages her from "labeling."  It makes logical sense to parents when talking to kids who have never been sexually active with anyone, but my DD had a friend in HS, whose parents told her this exact thing and it didn't go perfectly. She definitely interpreted it as "they are not accepting me as bisexual."  She felt like they were not hearing her and were dismissive of her attempts to come out to them.  She's in college and still Bi-sexual. I believe her parents have come around and fully support her identity as such.  You need to be ready to do so starting now. I think getting DH on board with that pronto is essential. [/quote]

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