A mother in South Africa expresses her anger and distress at the lack of exploration when her daughter said she was trans. Transcript I’m a mother from South Africa. Early this year, my adult daughter came out as trans, completely out of the blue. Despite her 10 year history of mental health issues, depression, anxiety, […]
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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 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
A mom from South Carolina describes the impact of pre-adoption trauma on her daughter, and recommends parents read ‘Hold on to Your Kids’ by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté. Transcript I’m a mom from South Carolina. We adopted our daughter in 2005 from one of the worst orphanages in China, at 13 months. She weighed
A mother in the midwest asks why medical professionals won’t tell the truth about transition. Transcript I am a mom from the Midwest. For the past five years, my 21-year-old daughter has believed that she is a gay man. Throughout her childhood, my daughter largely conformed to gender roles, although that is not something I
Californian parents speak of online and real-life influencers and clusters of children having the same experiences. Transcript Hi, my name is Avery and my husband’s name is Scott. We are happy to have a couple of minutes to share a little bit about our family life. We have a daughter who’s 16, who has always
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