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I share your concerns. Too young. We believe in this country that a person is not competent to decide whether or not to engage in sexual activity prior to 18 (16, in some states), but we think they are competent enough to change their gender by permanently altering their body before that age?
My biggest concern at this point is that it has become en vogue to have a transgender child. There is every reason to worry about parents pushing their child into this.
What they fail to realize, and what is hard to get across to people, is just how horrifying this is. It does seem as though some think it's trendy to be TG. Nothing could be further from the truth. The truth is I spent a lifetime trying to wish it all away, until I finally had to accept it. I'm not saying I'm all that in the IQ dept., but I'd love to meet this child's Psychologist, because I'd (metaphorically) tear him to shreds in a debate about this.
Honestly, people shouldn't be allowed to change the gender of a child. It's not only disgusting, what if you're wrong. If your son changes his mind later he now has to live life without a wiener..
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That's the last thing we should be concerned with. The damage to this child's psyche if they are wrong will be catastrophic. That might sound melodramatic, but it isn't. Once one goes far enough down this road, there is no way back.
I share your concerns. Too young. We believe in this country that a person is not competent to decide whether or not to engage in sexual activity prior to 18 (16, in some states), but we think they are competent enough to change their gender by permanently altering their body before that age?
My biggest concern at this point is that it has become en vogue to have a transgender child. There is every reason to worry about parents pushing their child into this.
En vogue? I don't know about the parents of *this kid but I can tell you it has been a horrifying experience for me. It's not fun. It's not trendy. It's scary. I worry about my kid all the time. My kid came out to me as gay in middle school. I always suspected that and coming to grips with that was easy. Really easy. Transgender is much more complicated. And in my kid's case they aren't 100% transgender, though I suspect that might be coming. If someone is using their kid to feel en vogue, as put, then that makes me sick.
I actually saw a former "sissy boy" classmate on facebook. Married with kids. I just can't see starting treatment on anyone before they reach the age of puberty at a minimum.
You do realize, I hope, when you and your classmates were thinking this guy was a "sissy boy", that was your perception of him, not his perception of himself.
En vogue? I don't know about the parents of *this kid but I can tell you it has been a horrifying experience for me. It's not fun. It's not trendy. It's scary. I worry about my kid all the time. My kid came out to me as gay in middle school. I always suspected that and coming to grips with that was easy. Really easy. Transgender is much more complicated. And in my kid's case they aren't 100% transgender, though I suspect that might be coming. If someone is using their kid to feel en vogue, as put, then that makes me sick.
With you as a parent. your kid will be fine. I really believe that. My family disowned me, I figured this out largely on my own. Your kid has the support I never had; and aside from some metaphorical cuts, scrapes and bruises I'm doing pretty ok, and I'm surprisingly sane lol jk. I'm thankful your kid has you as a parent.
I know a transgender...his sister was my best friend...she was indeed a people magnet, everyone loved her...she was intelligent, and had so many artistic skills, plus the will of a lion....
I think he wants to be his sister...he idolized her so much so, he wears a wig that looks just like her hair...and he looks a lot like her.
In this particular case I have to wonder how much the parent/s were responsible for this so called change? The parent stated that she realized her son was different by the age of 2 and (in the original link) stated: "My child was very feminine, flamboyant and dramatic. No matter how I tried to punish, reshape or discipline her, she continued being very feminine." However, as parents, we all have our 'unique' style of instruction for our children. We all expose our children to differing degrees of exposure to the world through the use of television, radio, internet, school, social events, and friends and family. Plus, as we guide our young, our interpretation of what they see and hear can reflect our own personal perspective.
I am just hesitant to approve of the identification of transgender children at such a young age. I am not saying that it is impossible; I would just be more comfortable if this decision was left up to the kids as they had more time to experience life.
With you as a parent. your kid will be fine. I really believe that. My family disowned me, I figured this out largely on my own. Your kid has the support I never had; and aside from some metaphorical cuts, scrapes and bruises I'm doing pretty ok, and I'm surprisingly sane lol jk. I'm thankful your kid has you as a parent.
Thank you, geekigurl. I know that my kid is OK with me, but it's a big world out there. That's what I worry about. And when I read that it's somehow trendy to have a kid on the trans scale, it makes me nuts. I'm so sorry about your family's response.
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