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In Reddit thread published last December, a father explained that he had recently returned home early from work to find his 16-year-old son naked and watching gay porn.
“When I walked in our eyes met, and we both sort of froze,” the father wrote. “He quickly grabbed a nearby blanket to cover himself. I made a hasty apology and fled from the room. When next I saw him, he was dressed and avoided eye contact.”
Awkward!
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Unsure how to handle the situation, the father asked folks on Reddit for advice. They all basically said he should have an open and affirming conversation with his son–and that he should probably knock before entering in the future.
Later, the father posted an update to the story:
“I told him I was sorry for walking into his room without knocking, and he did nothing wrong. Then he was silent for a couple minutes before he told me he’s gay,” he explained. “I gave him a hug and a kiss on the side of his head, told him I loved him, then we watched some TV.”
Sounds like he’s PFLAG-ready.
Michael1999
Dad was understanding and handled things in an adult way.
ShowMeGuy
Parents and children should be knocking on closed bedroom doors well before the children are 16 years old. Parents do things behind their own bedroom doors which their 10 year olds just don’t need to be walking in and seeing… as well.
If you want your children growing up with a healthy viewpoint about sex and their own body image…..don’t create an environment in which they must hide while they masturbate in fear of getting caught.