and honestly, hanging out with the kids and engaging with them where they're at would go some way towards them knowing that there are other ways to be (even if they don't seem relevant at the moment) and can help them go into the future with the knowledge that Odd Aunt LW is a good egg and might be able to help if someday they should find that they are not as cishet as Dad might want. Even if that's subconscious knowledge.
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