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Scenario

How to Process Your Own Feelings When Your Child Comes Out

My 22-year-old son came out to me as gay six months ago and I told him I loved him but I still feel confused and sad and I don't know if that makes me a bad parent.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent grapples with the gap between unconditional love and their own unexpected emotional response.

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