Seen a Few Q's...What Would You Do If Your Child Were G/L/B/T?

As a lesbian teenager I have first hand experience with how my parents dealt with it.

I was so scared about coming out to them, I thought they'd freak. They didn't. Not at all! They were so calm and understanding, I was the only one crying. Their answer was "We kind of guessed...." They guessed!

I wouldn't have an issue. I would be sad because I would understand how you feel so wrong and that you can be very scared of people finding out. And getting a partner would be harder. But I would accept it and be happy they told me.

I would also love to have Grandchildren, but adoption, to me, is the same thing. And in more and more places gays can get married! So, yeah. I'd be fine with it.

Congrats on already being informed and loving parents! As a young, closeted member of the GLBT community, I guess you could say it's unlikely I'll even find myself in this situation but I'd like to think I would be as supportive as possible to my child. It's a rather tough life, and not one that most children or adults would embark upon if given a choice; but parents do have the choice to give their children unconditional love.

Oh, on a side note, I find it pretty hilarious that a major 'perk' of having a future GLBT kid is that they won't be getting pregnant/impregnating their partner. I guess it could be interpreted as a sign of the changing times that folks would rather their daughter be a lesbian than to have to watch her on an episode of 'Teen Mom'.

many times people think they would react one way but would another

but other times people also know how they would deal with it, because they been through a thorough thinking through, fact is we got friends who are like that, and both of us know we would have no issue with it, and will raise our kids too know that such a thing dont matter, anymore then skin color do, there are enough of other things too worry about that all in all matter a lot more

diseases, drug problems and so on and forth are real conserns too be worried about, if my kid is healthy, happy and doing their best too fullfill their own potential in whatever department they got skill and interest, i will be more then content with that, i know some relatives who may have too go some rounds with themself, but overall if it should happen i think it will be fine...

besides by the time i got kids in the teenage years who know how the world will look, as it do move slowly forward and it will still be a couple years before i start having kids

but i think what matter is who you are (not your skin color, or eye color, or hair color, or background, or which gender you are attracted too)

Our 15 year old son recently came out, stating he is bisexual. We accepted it BUT did reinforce that at any point in time if he were to decide that he is straight or strictly gay, that that is perfectly acceptable as well.

I know I am going to get thumbs down for this response but the truth is teen years are a very confusing time of life, emotions are running amok and children are making "deep" connections that can either truly last a lifetime or until tomorrow. I only state this because I know time changes perceptions. I have a friend who put himself through heII because when he was about my son's age he came out as bi, then later decided he was gay and went back and forth like that for a bit before, in a very ashamed way in which he had no reason to be ashamed, came to his final conclusion when he was about 25 that he is indeed straight. He felt ashamed and embarrassed that he had "put" his family and friends through so much "grief" over his indecisiveness but the truth is, he was simply finding himself.

I also have a friend who put herself through heII because her family was against homosexuality. She married a man and had 5 little girls before finally saying, this isn't working for me. She finally accepted her feelings and came out as being a lesbian.

My personal opinion, you can't choose who you fall in love with and sexuality does not matter. When that bond comes rushing over you, you run with it and be happy.

So, my son (I hope) appreciates his emotions now and is free to be who he is at every point in his life, no matter where his heart leads him.

You can never say how you would feel until it happens to you. You can say how you HOPE you'll feel, what you HOPE you' say to them, but only when the moment comes do you actually know for sure. If a parent cannot accept his/her own child, then who will? Nothing my child could do would change my support and lasting love.

I was just about to ask this but you beat me to it lol. I honestly would not care at all if my child was gay because it is something they can't help and as long as they are happy so am I. I am currently pregnant and my husband and i were talking about how we would handle it if our kid was gay and he said he would be a little upset at first but at least we wouldn't have to worry about them getting pregnant or impregnating someone lol.

Im sure it would be a bit of a shock and adjustment from our part but they are our kids, we love them and support them no matter what. If they said they were bi I would tell them to stop being greedy lol

If they were transgendered im not gonna lie it would be hard to adjust to it initially but I would never be mad or disown them etc, I would adjust and love them and support them

I would feel fine with anything my children came to me with. I would be supportive, as I always am , and keep conversations open and loving which I always try to do. And advocate, of course.

I'd love them and care for them just the same. Like any decent, respectable person would.

I would love them all the same it makes no difference to me.