Quote:"just a phase."
The "just a phase" gambit is something parents concocted so they don't have to immediately shit in their pants.
My parents told me it was just a phase 40+ years ago. Now they are both dead and I guess it is a very long "phase."
Understand that by rejecting their fairy tales you are rejecting them ( in their p-o-v). Be happy that she thinks it's a "phase." If she asks you about it again just reply "phasers on stun."