LittleLizzy1985
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She was so desperate to fit in with this group because she had been bullied by her last group of friends and felt that she didnt have anyone else - she has diagnosed ADHD, so these 'friends' often find her outbursts 'annoying' and used to call her weird when she was medicated.It sounds awful because it is. Your daughter shared something serious with you and you didn’t believe her. Cutting yourself for attention or to fit in (as you imply) is still serious and she urgently needs support with her mental health.
I’m really reluctant to say anything at all because I really don’t want to take the focus away from Rach but some of the comments recently about your kids being LGBT+ just for attention or to fit in are very concerning. It is not the norm within schools and will do very little for their popularity- it will however allow them to fit in with a small group of kids who everyone else thinks are “weird”.
Have you considered why your child would be so desperate to fit in with this specific social group? Could it be because they genuinely feel aligned with them and comfortable with them? Sure your kid may not be bisexual or a lesbian, as they grow up and understand themselves better it may be that their sexuality isn’t quite what they first thought, but the fact they’re questioning it in the first place suggests there’s something there to be questioned.
If you’re all as super duper ok with it as you claim to be then why are you so quick to assume that your kids are lying or have been peer pressured? I’m sure you’re all really good parents but homophobia is still deeply embedded into our society and I think some of you need to consider why you’re so keen to deny what your children are telling you about themselves.
I knew her cutting herself wasn't genuine because she said she'd done it earlier that day and there was NO evidence at all, she had never done it before and hasn't done it since. I spoke to her school about it and they also said they had absolutely no concerns about her mental health either.
She's now friends with another group of friends that are more accepting and my bubbly, chatty and bright girl is back. And before its said, no, she's not masking anything; I have a very good relationship with my daughter and she knows she can talk to me about anything, which she does, often.
I'm not implying my daughter is lying about her sexuality - since leaving that circle of friends she has had two girlfriends and a boyfriend, which suggests this wasn't just to fit in. As I said originally, as long as she's happy and healthy that's all I care about, which she now is, once again. I was merely trying to demonstrate how, whether you like it or not, some kids use their sexuality and/or mental health as their identity and to help them fit in. This is no different than people saying people are using the 'anxiety card' for engagement, which is common trend on many of the tattle threads.