Nevertheless, it will help them to hear it at this point. Usually, there are three things that parents find particularly difficult to understand about homosexuality. The first is choice. Many believe this is something you have chosen to do, or have been persuaded into by someone already homosexual. Try to point out how unlikely this is.
Adolescence is difficult anyway.
It is unlikely. Someone who has faced these possible consequences can hardly be called unsure of their mind. On the contrary, they have overcome tests and obstacles far beyond anything people who are not gay ever face. It is true that some people can, for a while, influence others to go along with their sexual desires, but besides being rare, this is not something confined to homosexuals. This leads on to the second thing that most parents find very difficult.