April 03 - What Your LGBTQ Teen Hears When You Say, “Let’s Not Tell Anyone Yet” - 60s - Custom - 9:1

8 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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This content was created by Heather Hester. This content was uploaded by Heather Hester. This is a YouTube clip titled "April 03 - What Your LGBTQ Teen Hears When You Say, ‘Let’s Not Tell Anyone Yet’ - 60s - Custom - 9:1" (created 2026-04-08T00:14:21Z). It contains a spoken monologue by Heather Hester addressing parents of LGBTQ or questioning teens, explaining the common protective instinct to keep a child’s identity private (e.g., “let’s keep this between us”) and emphasizing that while the intent is protection, the impact can create distance — a point parents often skip but that matters most.

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I'm Heather Hester. This episode is for the parent who loves their child, the parent who is trying, who wants to protect them, the parent who worries about how the world might react when their child comes out. So when your child told you that they were gay or trans or questioning, your instinct wasn't rejection. It was protection. And that protective instinct made you say something like, "Let's keep this between us for now," or "Maybe we don't need to tell anyone yet," or "Let's just keep this private." You didn't mean to create distance, but intention doesn't erase impact. And this is the part most parents skip over. It's also the part that matters most.