Question about parents who have transitioned

[Anonymous]

Brody Jenner is getting "heat" about misgendering Caitlyn and calling her Dad. What is appropriate for a child to refer to a parent who transitioned?

[Anonymous]

He is still technically Brody’s dad. Isn’t Caitlyn the one with the sperm?

[Anonymous]

I don’t know what they agreed to in their family. In general, it’s rude and disrespectful to call someone a different name than they prefer. If I ask to be called nana and you call me grandmother, if I ask you to call me Jennifer and you insist on Jenny, or if I ask you to call me mom and you keep saying Dad, those are all examples of disrespect. However, when you spend decades calling someone a particular name, it can be difficult to switch gears and use a new name, not just because you dislike the new name for whatever reason. A parent might see their child struggling with the transition and not push them whereas they’d expect everyone else to use the new name because there’s no emotional issue preventing them from transitioning.

TL;DR yes it’s rude but Caitlyn and Brody might have some sort of understanding.

[Anonymous]

I think people need to give Brody a break. He spent 30 years calling Caitlyn “dad” and using the pronoun “he” and now he supposed to kid tchange in second. Families have transitions to make that need support too. I impinge it feels like a real loss to Caitlyn’s kids in many ways. There just seems to be so little support for the families who may also be in crisis.

[Anonymous]

If you do bloodwork on Bruce, Bruce is still Bruce and is a man...

I hope Brody continues to call Bruce his Dad!

[Anonymous]

So ridiculous all around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you do bloodwork on Bruce, Bruce is still Bruce and is a man...

I hope Brody continues to call Bruce his Dad!

this has nothing to do with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brody Jenner is getting "heat" about misgendering Caitlyn and calling her Dad. What is appropriate for a child to refer to a parent who transitioned?

I think that is entirely between Brody and Caitlyn. I would imagine that each parent/child dyad would have their own opinions on this. Unless Brody is getting "heat" from Caitlyn then the concern is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

What is he supposed to call him, his mother? Mom?
This nonsense can’t end soon enough.

[Anonymous]

If I were Brody I would call my dad "Bad Driver."

[Anonymous]

Is this a specific question about how to support a person you know?

Because I'll be honest -- it feels like a post to stir the pot. And trans people's challenges are not here for your entertainment.