The “Coming-Out Quandary” Edition
How do I come out to my parents and not also out my identical twin? Help!
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Episode Notes
Prudence is joined this week by Daniel Mallory Ortberg, a lover of peanut butter who—WAIT! Prudence IS Daniel Mallory Ortberg. Buckle up for this rare solo flight.
Prudie tackles letters about how to come out to your parents while also protecting the privacy of your genderqueer identical twin, how to bring up a complicated history of sexual assault issues to your new boyfriend, how to tamp down a tendency to “oversupport” your boyfriend’s acting career, and what to know about starting a conversation regarding your inheritance when you’ve never talked about money with your parents before.
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Production by Phil Surkis.