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[quote=Anonymous]I think many parents assume their kids are heterosexual until something different is presented.  With my kids, it was not evident which sex they would prefer so we treated them as clean slates and let them gravitate.  My DD is still discovering herself.  She has decided she is female (her friend is nonbinary) and another girl had a crush on her so had her first girlfriend in middle school.  But during that process, she realized that she liked the other girl like a "best best friend" and was not interested in kissing or anything other than the idea of having someone like you.  But she feels that same way for boys too.  Ultimately, her and her first girlfriend broke up and now they are good friends (navigating a breakup without losing a friendship was hard) and now she is just neutral.  I listen, I give advice generally to make sure she is only doing things she feels comfortable with and not to please others, I am supporting while she discovers herself.  Some kids know right away (I knew I was heterosexual and had boy crushes) but some need time. [/quote]

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