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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I absolutely understand that a 13 year old knows their sexual orientation but shouldn't any 13 year old's summer with the grandparents be about swimming, mini-golf and going out for ice cream?

I have 3 kids 11-16 and I can't imagine any topic farther from the range of conversation possibilities than sex.

In general, 13 years old is way too young to be involved in any kind of sexual relationship. Friendships, flirtations, crushes, sure-but those are subjects to giggle about with peers, not to discuss with grandparents.

Let you daughter go and have a carefree summer. She doesn't have many left![/quote]

Who said she's having a sexual relationship? As far as I know, she hasn't even had her first kiss. She may have, but she told me about her first hug, so I think she'll tell me about that too :) She has her first "girlfriend" now, and they do things like sit next to each other at lunch a few days a week.

The reason she wanted her family to know, like I said before, and similar to what pp said, is grandparents ask about friends, school, boyfriends. She's been keeping a huge part of herself hidden for a few years and doesn't want to have to do that anymore. It's caused a lot of anxiety for her and she's feeling better now that it's not a secret anymore.

She's going in about a month, and she will have a great time. Thanks for all the support :)[/quote]

OP, the answers to those questions can be given without going into discussion of sexuality. Grandma: do you have a boyfriend? Your daughter - no, I just got a girlfriend. She can tell her where are they going to shop or what movie they went to see together with her girlfriend. Without discussing that she is a gay. You are raising her to be an adult. At the age 13 she should know where to draw the line and with whom it is appropriate to talk about certain things.  Something tells me that there are another issues there as well. [/quote]

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