Hello everyone,

My daughter came out to me a few months ago and now has a girlfriend. All I’m ok with and don’t care. I try my best to be a dad who cares and just love her no matter her sexuality and her choices in life.

She lives with her mom, it’s my daughters choice to, she doesn’t want to come out to her mom and stepdad because he is a Trump guy and stuff like that. She knows she can move in with me and stepmom, but her friends and girlfriend are out there.

Anyways, she knows she can talk to me and everything. I keep telling her what I feel like are the cliche things of like “be who you are” “it’s ok to be a lesbian” all of that. We have a very close relationship and talk about everything.

We live in Texas, Houston to be precise, a pretty progressive city for Texas but still is Texas. I have explained to her the things she may have to go through being a gay person in this state. Not to discourage her but to make her ready for a cruel world I know all to well. She is not a sheltered child by any means.

I am bu, she knows this, but my childhood and adulthood is a whole mother story as to why I don’t know what to do. But that’s a different story.

But I am wondering what is something you wanted your parents to say to you growing up when you came out? What are somethings that might’ve helped you to become who you are? What can I do to make her feel comfortable in her own skin and make sure my baby girl stays who she is?

Thank you in advance for y’all’s advice and kind words. I do appreciate it!!