I've always accepted that he is who he is and done my best to help guide and educate him. He has since remarried and is less involved.) That's the background. He went through a cross-dressing phase when he was small-mostly wanting to wear nail polish and try on mascara-and I felt like I navigated those waters pretty well, but his father made attempts to squelch those impulses.
He was curious about sex from a very young age and very open with me, so his interest in sexual matters gave me ample opportunity to talk with him about safety and consent.
