One of my children is questioning their gender, and they seem at ease with non-binary. I found this out yesterday, so I’m approaching this gently, though I feel ill-prepared. I want to be who they need.
I’m curious about the experiences of other parents, or stories about your parents learning to adjust if you came out to them.
Follow-up: Thank you all so much for your stories and your feedback!


If your username didn’t already give me pause, your reply here would have. Yikes.
What exactly do you think is so bizarre and shocking about either my username or my post? Try to see it from a non-European/Western perspective (around 90% of the world) that isn’t limited to the last two decades.