My Precocious 8-Year-Old Just Discovered the Concept of Puberty, and He Is Terrified

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Dear Care and Feeding: I know testosterone won’t really make him “stupid,” but how can I comfort him?

I am a married, cis woman in my late 20s living in the same city as my parents and a few hours from my older sister. We have always been a close family. We are also a family of foodies with a problematic relationship to diet culture.

My best friend is medically vegan, so I do this often for her, and I do not find that triggering, but knowing my parents are doing it for a diet, not for health reasons, can trigger thoughts in me around whether or not I also should be dieting and these are deeply unhelpful.It’s been especially challenging recently.

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