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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks again for all the responses. I thought I would update this from time to time in case it might help someone.

So, a week ago, I thought we were on the verge of this being over. In my initial post I had mentioned that son had been watching lots of videos on the internet that seemed to influence him. What I did not fully appreciate is that son had met an older trans kid (born male) and spent all day with him for three weeks at a camp. This kid apparently has become my son's trans mentor. The kid is only a grade ahead of mine so it may be partly psychological for me but he towers over my son and has already developed a lot of adult male characteristics so he looks much older. Frankly, this makes me more than a bit uncomfortable. It is a tough situation because son has had very few friends in his life and has really latched on to this kid.

The week before last son went away to a week long sleep away camp. Since his return he has not mentioned hormones, girl's clothing or wearing makeup. Apparently, after 5 days away from the internet and his mentor, he started to develop some misgivings. Early last week, son wrote on a social media site that he had been certain he was a girl but now was having considerable doubts. So, that's when I thought that it might be over. But after he discussed this with the trans mentor kid and one other kid who is sort of an echo chamber, the decision was that he should push the doubts out of his head and keep moving forward as a girl. He is still asking that we refer to him by a girl's name.

We are looking at options for a new therapist but it is quite difficult these days, especially if you need someone who takes insurance.[/quote]

Watching Youtube videos unsupervised at age 11. Posting on social media at age 11. Parent of the year.[/quote]

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