My 12 year old daughter recently told me she is bi-sexual and her pro nouns are they/them.
Which is fine, as long as she is happy I'm happy, she knows this.
When I asked some questions about the they/them stuff, she said it was because she felt insecure about her boobs, (they are big for a 12 year old) she wears baggy clothes and has done for a while, she said it because she doesn't want to be sexualised, which is also understandable.
I asked her if she wanted to be a boy, she said no.
She said she knows she's a girl and doesn't have an issue with that, but wants to be they them, I don't totally understand.
I told her all teens go through this and it's normal to be overwhelmed about our bodies changing, hers has changed so quickly and at an early age she started her period at 11.
I asked her if she felt depressed or anxious, she doesn't, and I believe that, she tells me everything, she doesn't hide away and is generally happy.
I do think most kids go through this, but the need to put a label on everything makes it sound worse, when I was at school I was a tomboy is this a similar situation?
she has met new friends at high school and has had no problems with them, she's actually smashing school!
Her new friends are mostly LGBTQ, and I just wonder, in a bid to fit in this is what she wants.
She also said she might change her mind in the future nothing is solid.
I suppose what I'm saying is, I support her in everything she does, but how do I support her in the correct way.