Pride weekend made me feel I had got parenting right

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My eldest is (their terms) non binary queer in a lesbian relationship (I repeat, their own terminology)

This weekend was my local pride event and my eldest was visiting for the weekend

I hadn't realised it was pride, but we were in town doing errands and spotted the start of the march to the main event

I asked if they wanted to march

They said no because they felt they never had to fight to be themselves as when they came out, I just said 'I know, and always have known'

For the first time in my parenting journey, I've always felt I was fumbling, particularly with them.

My heart feels lighter now than before I had my kids

Awh that’s nice, well done

That's lovely that they felt like that, and told you!
I think some people think that sexuality will one day be utterly unremarkable, and some people will think it's still "outside the norm" and should be celebrated or recognised as such.

Certainly no harm in wanting to remember when gay people had no rights, or were compared to racists by the organisations that claim to represent them.

I suspect most people simply want their children to be happy irrespective of their sexuality or other attributes.