My son told me he is gay and I said I love him but inside I am grieving the life I imagined for him and I feel terrible about feeling terrible.
More people experience this than they realize.
A parent struggles to reconcile unconditional love with the death of expectations they never realized they held so tightly.
“Where Are You with Adolescence and the parent-teen relationship?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.