A mother in New Zealand fears for the future of her vulnerable, autistic son and the path he has chosen. Transcript Hi, I’m a mum from New Zealand. I had our son at 47 years of age and he was born a high functioning autistic. As a boy, he had all the typical male behaviours […]
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A mother in Pennsylvania describes how her son stepped back from identifying as female, but that things could have been so different if she had taken him to the gender clinic as she had initially planned. Transcript I’m a mom in Pennsylvania and my kid is apparently a they/them non-binary person now with a gender-neutral
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A Mom in Maryland describes how her son’s trans declaration came out of the blue after an uncontentious childhood and how she found a community of like-minded parents, questioning the wisdom of life-changing interventions to treat an ideological state. Originally written for PITT, this story is read by a fellow parent. Transcript I’m a mom
A mother of a trans-identified teen in the USA remembers her own desires to lead a new life, but that this was a result of wanting to escape herself, not her life. This originally appeared as a PITT essay. Transcript I’m a parent of a trans-identifying teen. I know a lot about this subject and
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A Mother in the Southern United States describes the external influences on her son through social media sites, including exposure to extensive pornography. Originally an essay on PITT, contains some explicit descriptions. Transcript I am a parent living in the southern part of the United States. 12 months ago in my inbox, waiting for me,
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A dad in Bristol, UK, grapples with the unscientific basis for transgender medicine, and the ideological lens through which only one pathway emerges – medical and surgical transition. This story was originally on PITT, and to protect anonymity, it was read by another parent. Transcript I’m a dad in Bristol. When my son came to
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A mother in the UK describes her experience of having a son who removed himself from his family and changed beyond recognition in his quest to find his place in the world. Transcript I am a mum from the UK. Unfortunately, like many other loving parents I have met, our 19 year old son doesn’t
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A mother’s heart breaks and then finds solace with others who also feel their sons and daughters have been taken from them. Transcript This morning, Facebook reminded me that I once had a handsome son with a smile that would light up a room. Staring at me on the screen was this dark and handsome,
A mother in Colorado describes how her son’s difficulties were made worse by clinicians agreeing with his self-diagnosis. This first appeared as a PITT essay. Transcript I’m a mother in Denver, Colorado. My son was a happy go lucky kid in every way until high school, then suddenly he became self-conscious and insecure about himself
Mother of a son in North Carolina This story initially appeared in PITT – Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans (https://pitt.substack.com) Transcript: I’m a mother in North Carolina. My child is a very impressionable, self-conscious, extremely smart 13 year old. He does well in school, has no depression and no visible body dysphoria. He has
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