My cousins son at the age of 3 or 4 only wanted to play with dolls and be in dresses.   This is who he was born to be and no one influenced him.  His other siblings genders matched their biological gender.   He was a very sweet and kind child.  At puberty she chose to transition to a female gender as best as she could with modern medicine.   Her father who had been supportive up to that point, disowned her, which was cruel and shameful on his part.   She continues to be a wonderful caring person.  Had her parents not supported her she would have grown up full of shame and confusion about who she was, and that would only hurt her and those she surrounded herself with.  Please let your son be who he was born to be and just love him or her if that's what she chooses.  And this statement isn't politically motivated, it's only motivated by love.

Last edited by Supernova (July 23, 2024 11:32 pm)

Supernova wrote:

My cousins son at the age of 3 or 4 only wanted to play with dolls and be in dresses. This is who he was born to be and no one influenced him. His other siblings genders matched their biological gender. He was a very sweet and kind child. At puberty she chose to transition to a female gender as best as she could with modern medicine. Her father who had been supportive up to that point, disowned her, which was cruel and shameful on his part. She continues to be a wonderful caring person. Had her parents not supported her she would have grown up full of shame and confusion about who she was, and that would only hurt her and those she surrounded herself with. Please let your son be who he was born to be and just love him or her if that's what she chooses. And this statement isn't politically motivated, it's only motivated by love.

This is phenotype transgender identity. I would imagine that the transition was met with relief and there is little to no need for constant validation. People in this position are not searching for an unobtainable goal. They are not embarking on a journey without end, an endless transit in a transgender state. It is more a case of them remaining who they are, while their physical gender transits towards them.  They are essentially already female and need a body, and presentation that represents who they feel they really are. These are the children who experience gender dysphoria from being born in the wrong body. There are no other influences on them from external sources, and obviously no potential sexual paraphilias present. The Father in this instance needs time and understanding. Possibly some professional counselling in order to help him understand that he is not an abject failure. Of course, this sort of help is difficult for a man to admit to needing. Only after the dust had began to settle and the smoke cleared was he allowed to consider what had happened and what his role was. Fathers set examples for sons. To help them grow into responsible men. He needs to understand and accept that what has happened does not reflect on him as a Father. What does, is the support and care he provided to his child during the process.

Ordinary guy wrote:

..... They are essentially already female and need a body, and presentation that represents who they feel they really are. These are the children who experience gender dysphoria from being born in the wrong body..

Omfg.....no child is born in the wrong body !@#$%^!!

Elle
 

It's a fact.  The idea that the brain develops or exists independently of the body is what is an ideology.  A very old and tired one.

Sam (Admin) wrote:

I suspect this is a troll post. I am contemplating deleting it.

 

Deleting it why? It's a parent asking a question about NOT wanting to indulge a child and perhaps putting them on a gender-affirming path that may ultimately render the child infertile and on lifelong medication? 
Even if this is a gender-critical troll... this is a subject, and this is a parent who should be able to ask questions of others who are at the other age-end of trans ideology

E
 

Last edited by Ellexoh_nz (July 26, 2024 3:07 pm)