How Will You Respond When Your Teen Says 'I'm Gay'?
Because it matters how you respond. Believe me.
Imagine your child at the age of 15. Imagine that they’ve become withdrawn and moody. You’re not sure why or what’s happened, but as a parent you know that something is amiss with your child. You start to probe, like any parent would, and you get a typical response, “Nothing." But you can feel that something’s wrong…you can feel it. So you persist. And your persistence pays off. Your child finally opens up to what’s going on in their life. This is a scenario played out in almost every home that houses a teenager. Being a teen is a difficult transition and how we parents help them (or not) plays a big part of that transition. Now go back to the story…imagine sitting on the couch with your teen as they begin to open up about what’s been …
Patrick Breyne
10:01 am on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Rich Pope - Your comments continue to amaze me, whether this comment or the one about the young man involved in the bullying incident @ West Middle (which I notice was pulled down by the editor shortly after you posted it.) If you were going for shock value, you may have succeeded. Don't show your ignorance by spewing hateful statements. The readers of the O'Fallon Patch don't deserve or need it. more ›