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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi folks.  I’m the OP of this thread and wanted to check in and thank you all for your input.  It’s interesting to see how this thread has evolved.  For those who might be interested in an update, I can say that my daughter is happy and thriving.  I don’t know where she is going to land on the sexuality continuum — as far as I can tell, she and her friends are all over the map in terms of their identities.   I will say that I have reflected on my initial negative reaction and have forgiven myself for it.  It was born of our  toxic culture and has little bearing on my relationship to my child.  It’s the culture that needs fixing, not her. I have processed/continue to process my feelings separately from her.  I’ve landed on the position that it’s my responsibility to sort out the cultural BS totally separately from her.  I love her to pieces and it breaks my heart to imagine a scenario where she doesn’t feel totally supported by me and her Dad.  So I tamp down my base instincts when I worry about her being gay (which I’m not entirely sure she is but is also beside the point), and remind myself that it’s not her it’s our culture.[/quote]

The important thing is to support her and continue to grow as an individual and learn who she is.  It's really harmful when family members attempt to repress someone.  It's part of the reason depression and suicide are so prevalent in LGBTQ people.  We are lucky that the country is evolving.[/quote]

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