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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trans boy mom. Understand you have had a different experience and your daughter’s experience is more like what I’ve noticed. My child is a ROGD “girl” and in the end if she is trans so be it, but it’s not the same as your trans boy.  That’s the problem. Why do you assume we don’t know our girls well but you know you pr boy and girl? Do you believe all girls who say they are boys should transition? Are you aware of the rate of desisting and detranitioning? If a girl is born female with no hormonal or physiological issues and “feels” like a boy suddenly after watching trans videos and having trans friends yet still acts girly and has no typical male interests and has some shame regarding her new adolescent body she should take testosterone? Are you aware of teen girl social contagion? In the UK it’s trans kids parents (meaning those who affirm their trans kids and help them transition) who are the loudest critics of ROGD. Do they need to hurt other kids just to defend their own decisioN? I would not judge a transboy’s parents’ decision to support transition assuming a qualified professional has worked with the kid. This phenomenon is hurting girls and not helping “real” trans kids because when all these girls detransition you will feel the backlash. No offense meant just frustrated beyond belief.

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I was saying I have a girl who doesn’t like being a girl but doesn’t feel like she’s a boy, as well as a trans son. I didn’t say everyone who feels like they are the opposite sex should immediately transition, nor did I judge anyone. I just pointed out, as a parent of a girl who’s unhappy with her gender as well as a trans son, that you don’t know the whole process the kids are going through if you’re not extremely close to them. Sometimes it seems like a sudden transition, when in reality it’s been a slow, private process.

I didn’t push my daughter to take hormones the moment she decided she doesn’t like being a girl. That would be ludicrous. She’s not doing any hormone therapy, she still uses female pronouns. We just try to be gender neutral when we can. When my son needed hormones, we worked with his medical team to start the process. We didn’t discuss it with anyone, so it probably seemed like a sudden decision. I’m not sure why you felt the need to call me out specifically, considering I was only explaining why sometimes decisions seem sudden from the outside when they’re actually deliberate and well thought out on the inside.

If you’re the OP, it wasn’t clear that you’re the parent of one of these children. It seemed like you’re judging your child’s peers, and probably aren’t privy to all the ins and outs of the decision making process. If you’re not the OP, I’m not sure why you took what I said so personally and with such offense.

Every family needs to support the child in doing what’s best for them.

Just out of curiosity, what kind of supports/help are you getting for your child that don’t involve transitioning? I’m always curious when people say that, but I don’t know anyone irl well enough to ask. [/quote]

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