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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD’s and her friend are both 12 and have been best friends since childhood. Her friend was having some trouble and stayed home from school a lot this past school year. She totally shut DD out and at that point DD was so hurt and cried so much when she found out that the friend had transferred to a different school the last two months of the last school year.  DD was concerned and reached out but didn’t get any reply. Last week we bumped I to this friend and he has transitioned into a boy. He changed his name, cut his hair short and wears boy clothes. It came as a shock to DD since she had no idea. When we got home she cried and took it really bad saying she wasn’t there for her friend when he needed her the most. I encouraged DD to reach out and they have been hanging out a lot this week. It seems like now DD is having a difficult time with the relationship since they went from talking about somewhat “girly”  things like JoJo and nails to only talking about sport and baseball players. She said they spent 6 hours together and that was the only topic of conversation. She said her friend was relaxed and happy but she thought that he was trying too much to prove he was a boy. DD says she doesn’t mind talking about these things but it’s all the friend wants to talk about. How do you advise your daughter to be there for her friend but also to find a balance in this friendship. [/quote]

Is a new name and a haircut really transitioning?  How are parents defining this?  Was updated legal paperwork involved/possible at this age?  My DC did the former for 1.5 years.  Still played on assigned gender sports team and enjoyed that very much.  [/quote]

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