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9 years ago @ ThatPatti - A New Frontier · 0 replies · +1 points

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9 years ago @ ThatPatti - A New Frontier · 0 replies · +1 points

thanks, libby. i am glad he's my kid. :)

9 years ago @ ThatPatti - A New Frontier · 0 replies · +1 points

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9 years ago @ ThatPatti - A New Frontier · 0 replies · +1 points

we talked tonight about how glad he is that he is not in school, and how he had started to hate school because he felt like he couldn't totally be himself there. it's not the whole reason we decided to do it, but it was a big factor - i had the sense that it would get more difficult down the road.

9 years ago @ ThatPatti - A New Frontier · 0 replies · +1 points

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9 years ago @ ThatPatti - A New Frontier · 0 replies · +1 points

thanks, meri. :) it's hard to know where the line is. i've never wanted him to feel like i wanted to hide any part of him, but i also don't want to put him out on display.

9 years ago @ ThatPatti - A New Frontier · 0 replies · +1 points

thanks, kate!

9 years ago @ ThatPatti - A New Frontier · 0 replies · +1 points

Yeah, I don't think his sexuality is really even something he's thinking about yet. When we've talked about it, he says he is not gay, but since he hangs out with almost exclusively girls, it doesn't surprise me that he would assume he'd want to end up dating one. I think it might be a while before we're tackling that issue. :)

9 years ago @ ThatPatti - A New Frontier · 2 replies · +1 points

Thanks, Ingrid. Definitely the hardest part about this is trying to be as supportive as possible and helping him to feel good about who he is without trying to push him in any particular direction. My instict is to want to settle on what exactly we're dealing with so we can move forward through that, but that's not always how it goes. I will watch the TED talk - thank you!

9 years ago @ ThatPatti - A New Frontier · 0 replies · +1 points

you know, columbus is actually a pretty awesome place to be. we have a huge LGBTQ community and tons of resources here. i am grateful we live in a relatively progressive city!

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