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When your child comes out and you struggle with pronouns

My teenager came out as non-binary and asked me to use they/them pronouns and I keep messing it up even though I'm trying, and I can see the hurt in their eyes every time I say the wrong thing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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A parent grapples with the gap between intention and practice while learning to honor their child's authentic identity.

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