I'm hoping not to be flamed here but I find all this really really confusing.
My dd who is 16 and bed bound through very serious illness for last 2 years has started talking a lot about cis, binary, non binary and all sorts of other stuff which I do not follow at ( though trying very very hard to for her sake). She only has the Internet ( a bit on iPad) to talk to as all her friends have dropped her and I worry about her. She told me recently she though she was bisexual and is now talking about transgender all the time. She talks about 'pan' and so many other experts signs I do not understand. She has a lot going on inside her head but honestly how do I support her? I think ( from what I know of her as a 14 year old before she became suddenly ill) as very like her elder sister at same age, interested in mates and school and animals and curious but not that interested in either boys or girls sexually - because she hadn't reached that stage yet. I think her interest stems from watching performers on YouTube. I am not knocking her or her curiosity but am so confused. It seems like a hugely popular topic with teens though.
I am concerned that through her intense vulnerability she may be drawn into a world she doesn't really belong in - she went to bed a pretty stand 14 year old and woke up bed bound and very sick. It all feels a bit 'cult like' to me. But I want to understand and support her. I love her beyond reason and if she ends up bi or lesbian or whatever I just want her happy.
Any advice/ reading I can do?
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overthemill · 22/10/2015 16:44
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