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Frequently Asked Questions (Parents)
Written by: Exodus Youth | December 11th, 2007Following are some of the most common parent’s questions. If you have a general question not answered below, post a comment and we’ll add the answer! For specific issues, don’t hesitate to contact us directly.
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May 25th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
My wife and I need some help. That’s stating the obvious I know, but any direction you can give us would be appreciated. I know the decision on what to do is ultimately ours, but we will listen.
Long story short – Our son just shared with us a week or so ago. Since then, it has been a daily struggle for all of us. My son is very angry because we have taken away certain freedoms from him – including the ability to talk or text or go anywhere with his gay friends. We aren’t doing this to punish him, but they have clearly been giving him some ungodly counsel, lying to him (as in he has no choice), and trying to undermine our authority as parents.
We aren’t intending to lock him away, nor are we under the illusion we can eliminate any contact with these "friends". But we don’t want him to keep getting advice from them nor do we want them to tell him being gay is glorious and his parent have a pee brained idea of who Jesus is. Thats "all he wants" is to be able to talk to them.
Surely somebody has been here before. Any thoughts?
Also, are there any on-line forums for parents to talk?
Thanks.
October 11th, 2010 at 10:03 am
My little sister told me the other day that she thinks she has a
crush on a girl and she thinks she might be bisexual. she is 14 and
just started going to public school last year. She is very much an
introvert and spends a lot of time home because she has a lot of
anxiety when she is in large groups. I know when she was younger
she liked many boys, and even recently she has talked about boys
she liked so i don’t really know what to think. She is a Christian
and I have told her to really pray about it and that those feelings
don’t have to become who she is. Right now I am on break from
school but I have to go back in two days, and I just don’t know
what to do to help her.
October 11th, 2010 at 10:21 am
I would just begin to ask questions. Why does she think she’s experiencing these attractions? What’s drawing her to this other girl? Let her know you love her and you are here for her. You don’t want to do anything to completely shut her off to you. Let her know you are a safe person to talk to and confide in.