Yes, please, get this kid to Scarleteen — I do NOT trust this parent to give frank, accurate, affirming, consent/pleasure-centric advice about sex and healthy relationships!!
(Also, parents who snoop on their kids are the goddamn worst — I understand having a bad feeling and checking for suicidal ideation, but once you saw that your kid was writing personal, private fiction, CLOSE THE FILE AND STOP READING. Everyone deserves the privacy of their own thoughts and feelings, and the right to anonymity if they want to share with like-minded people.)
(I sent my tween to Scarleteen, and also had multiple, open-ended conversations about books we read, current events, things going on in friends’ lives, etc., to have “the talk” as a gradual thing. Also, ironically, we’re both into advice columns, which provided great discussion fodder!!)
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(Also, parents who snoop on their kids are the goddamn worst — I understand having a bad feeling and checking for suicidal ideation, but once you saw that your kid was writing personal, private fiction, CLOSE THE FILE AND STOP READING. Everyone deserves the privacy of their own thoughts and feelings, and the right to anonymity if they want to share with like-minded people.)
(I sent my tween to Scarleteen, and also had multiple, open-ended conversations about books we read, current events, things going on in friends’ lives, etc., to have “the talk” as a gradual thing. Also, ironically, we’re both into advice columns, which provided great discussion fodder!!)