My daughters best friend told her she was gay

My daughter was clearly having a day or weird emotions and feelings. I kept asking her what was going on.

What happens when child says, 'I'm gay'?

She told me she didn’t know. Then at bedtime she looked up at me and said “Mommy, I’m gay”. I said that’s okay baby. Do you know what that means. Then she went on to tell me who she loves as a friend and that she was in love with one her of best friends. She asked me if that. My daughter came out to me a few months ago and told me that she is a lesbian.

She is I love her.

I want to be open-minded and always try to say the best things to support her and show her I am there for her. She was though, I’m having a harder time accepting this than I thought I would. I want to just get over these feelings and move on. Help. She just told me she’s gay. I’ve already talked to her about sex with boys—how do I talk to her about girls?.

Now, at 17, she's more in the firmly "like boys" camp (her friend, still her best friend, is gay and of unspecified daughter gender identity). In my case, it was choice #2 where she was sorting out her feelings and identity. My 15 year old gay has just told me she is gay and I am having a lot of friend accepting this. I hit the roof when she told me and I’m not sure where to go with her from here.

And we know that Jesus told her for the people, not the [church] structure," she said. Recently, Mayer and her husband, Bob, who have five children, founded a Catholic parents' group under archdiocesan auspices. I was also very close to my daughter, and Lee was, too. She'd had serious struggles over the last few years and had talked about suicide.

If anybody believes that, then there's something wrong with him," he said. What matters most is your relationship with your son. I don't want what you have! Encourage helps parents "stand by the principles of faith and -- the best they can -- relate to their sons and daughters. There's no guarantee that you'll make it despite your best efforts. Yes to Politics in the Pulpit.

Like most pastors, I have preached my share of Prodigal Son sermons. Facing our daughter's struggle together has been good for our marriage. But now I did. We both hugged her and said, "We are so proud of you for telling us. She moved from being the kid who clearly explained why she wanted to be baptized at the age of nine, to defiantly declaring that she no longer believes in God and she's happier that way.

But it's mostly related to the fact that I found the freedom to embrace my truth when I was 64 years old. I don't assume that anymore. It has been edited for length and clarity.

My 12 year old daughter says she's gay

We held hands a lot more. One Sunday I invited the president of our regional family and marriage organization to speak. Get yourself healthy so that you can be there in the moment for your child. The Gay Gospel? One attempt was thwarted when my wife found a stash of pills that she had been saving up from her prescription anti-depressant medications for her escape plan. Little by little we've learned to mourn with those who mourn.

Our love for our daughter has not lessened; it has grown. They shared lessons they had learned. Emmanuel Nwachukwu. I look and feel my best when I'm with her. Clear goals give us the ability to focus on what we want our home to exemplify.