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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think its also important to remember that on a message board its in the abstract, in real life things are more 'grounded' and less philosophical.

Picture this- 2 girls have been in school together since elementary or middle school, went to some of the same summer day camps, have all the same friends/ social circle, play soccer together for the JV team, etc. Parents reasonably know each other (this varies depending on comfort level of parents of course). [b]At 14, the girl, let's call her Jen, wrestles with and then decides to tell her mom she's gay or that she is a relative centrist on the human sexuality continuum or something in that range[/b]. She also tells one of her close friends, Rebecca. Rebecca and mom are both supportive since after all that's just a part of Jen and they care about and support Jen. Its not an abstract thing for them on a message board, its their friend or kid that they love and want to see be happy and real. Then Friday rolls around and Jen and Rebecca want to eat pizza and watch movies and go to sleep. Like 14 year olds do. Nothing has changed in that scenario- its "just Jen" still.

In the abstract its all about rule X for scenario Y. In real life its not like that as much.[/quote]

This.  These are real people we are talking about. My daughter's lifelong best friend is gay and she has another long-time friend who is also.   They are welcome to sleep over anytime they want.  These also two guy friend who are gay.  They have also slept over.  We know them all very well and love them all.   [/quote]

Because 14 year old girls are mature enough to even understand what this means, let alone "know" where they stand on the so-called "human sexuality continuum." No chance at all that she's just following the latest hip trends.[/quote]

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