Daughter Admits To Her Dad She Is A Lesbian, And His Reaction Was Something We Could All Hope For

One dad’s reaction to his daughter coming out as a lesbian turned a tense family moment into something unexpectedly sweet. Instead of awkwardness or rejection, he leaned into humor, and the result made the whole exchange feel a lot lighter.

The story centers on a teenager who had just joined GSA and worked up the courage to tell her father she is a lesbian.

That simple response is why so many people are still talking about it.

Dad posted the chat on Imgur

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The reporters spoke to this dad, and he said that he wanted to ensure that “she’d understand that in the grand scheme of things, whom she chooses to love is of such little importance to us that it’s a lower priority than coconut cookies.”

When reporters asked him if he knew his daughter was a lesbian, he replied, “I normally answer that there were clues. You know… coconut water, Almond Joy… I didn’t know for certain, but I cared so little about it that I didn’t ponder it too much.”

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When asked if he had already considered what he would say to his daughter, he replied: “I was well aware of what GSA was before I started this conversation. I was also aware that regardless of how close she and I are, she had some trepidation about telling me.”

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However, some comments really resonated with him: “Society has for so long indoctrinated us about what is and what is not acceptable that it’s a struggle for some parents.”

This father then concluded that his role as a parent is to “raise her to be a good person in a safe environment. It isn’t my job to choose whom she likes or whether or not she likes coconuts.”

“I think that’s why the analogy resonated with so many people. An argument about coconuts is as inane as an argument about whom someone chooses to spend the rest of their lives with.”

This is similar to a sibling debating whether to tell their siblings about dad’s secret love child.

People are applauding this dad’s parenting skills:

Coming out as a teenager or a young adult is one of the most frightening and stressful experiences a person can go through. It is a fierce battle between the fear of rejection and the urge to tell their loved ones the truth.

That’s why many LGBTQ kids alienate themselves and sometimes face mental health issues like depression. A national survey on LGBTQ youth’s mental health conducted in 2020 analyzed more than 40,000 LGBTQ young people ages 13-24 across the US.

The research concluded that an astounding 68% of LGBTQ youth had experienced symptoms of anxiety disorders in the past ten days. This is very disturbing, especially considering that suicide is “consistently the second leading cause of death among young people and continues to disproportionately impact LGBTQ youth.”

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