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How to process parental guilt about your child's identity

My son came out as gay six months ago and I love him but I keep having thoughts that this is somehow my fault and I don't know how to stop blaming myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Love can be complicated by the stories we tell ourselves about responsibility for who our children become.

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