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When your child's identity challenges your expectations

My teenage daughter came out to me last month and I love her completely but I keep catching myself grieving the future I had imagined for her.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The conflict between unconditional love and the unconscious investments parents make in their children's futures.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Identity and community — who we are in belonging?”

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