If your child asks you about gay parents of his friend

[UZ]

Re: If your child asks you about gay parents of his friend

@khattichic

Uz, I haven’t yet had to broach this subject with my children, but I would handle it exactly as Muzna did.

My husband and I are very big on open dialouge with our boys. No subject is off limits. We use very age appropriate language to answer whatever questions they may have or explain sensitive topics. I don’t ever want my kids to lie in judgement of anyone else, no matter what their lifestyle is, even it is in direct conflict with our morals and norms. I teach my children that everyone is a creation of Allah, and it is Allah alone who can hand down judgement of right and wrong.

I don’t agree at all with being scared of the influence of gay couples regardless if they are Muslim or not, nor do I use lessons from Islam as scare mongering tactics. Yes, the world is becoming a scary place to navigate, but I feel like we have been given a perfect deen, and the tools neccessary to avoid the pitfalls and bad stuff. I don’t need to shelter my family from the realities out there, instead I choose to surround them with the positive and good that is found in all walks of life and all people, both Muslim and Non Muslim.

I don’t believe in hiding stuff from my children, they have to grow up one day. I want them to be prepared rather than confuse minded.