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Scenario

When your child's identity conflicts with family expectations

My teenage daughter came out to me last month and I love her completely but I keep catching myself monitoring what I say about it to my parents and I hate that I am protecting their comfort over her truth.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The collision between unconditional love and inherited prejudice reveals how family loyalty can become complicity in harm.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Responsibilities — the other side of rights?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.