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[quote=Anonymous]I’m a Gen X mom of a trans autistic tween. I’ve been doing tons of work on myself to be the parent he needs. I read the books and follow all the Instagram accounts etc. we’ve done therapy and parent coaching, etc. we’ve come a long way. My own parents had their failings and, of course, came from a boomer mindset that is much more authoritarian.

I’d love to read fiction or watch shows or movies that depict parents doing this right - so I can coach myself in my mind, like “what would so and so do at this moment?” All my former parental role models from pop culture aren’t parenting trans SN kids. The best I can summon in my mind when I need it is Olivia Colman’s warm performance as the mom in “Heartstopper.”

What can we watch to see this in action? I also think my husband would be more amenable to watching a fictionalized tv show about parenting SN kids than he has been to date about reading the Ross Green books, etc. DH is doing the work in his own way. I’d just love to develop a shared vocabulary through watching some good role models on TV. [/quote]

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