People Are Sharing The Exact Moment They Realized They Weren’t Straight

“Six months ago, my 9-year-old daughter came out and told me she likes girls! It was hard for her because she wasn’t sure how I would respond. She cried as she told me, and it broke my heart, but I was so happy to be her source of comfort in that moment, to validate her, to hold her, hug her, and love her. I know a lot of people, children, teens or adults, still don’t get the acceptance and respect they deserve in those moment and forever, so I wanted to make sure she understood that she has me, and an army of people who will be there for her, and love her because she’s her, not because of who she likes. She lives with me, her stepdad, and younger sister full time, and we all accept it, but she frequently goes to her dad’s a few weekends out of the month…”

“…She’s struggling there because they haven’t accepted it yet. They tell her she’s too young to know, that she’ll grow up and out of it, and that she shouldn’t worry about it and just be a kid. I find it hard to understand why they’re pushing these narratives on her. Even if they’re correct, for whatever reason, and maybe one day she realizes she’s bisexual, or pansexual, or even straight, does it truly matter? Why can’t her feelings and emotions be validated now, rather than pushed aside? Yes, she’s young and she has her whole life to figure it out, I’m aware it’s not a linear process and there’s nothing black and white about it, but I believe and trust her now, because that’s what matters the most.”