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When a child's sexual orientation challenges parental expectations

My teenage daughter just told me she is asexual and I want to be supportive but I worry she is missing out on something beautiful.

Mira
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love for one's child conflicts with limited understanding of their experience, requiring parents to expand their definitions of fulfillment.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Celibacy & Love Without Sex?”

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