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Can you have your child meet a detransiitoner? One conversation.

This is absolutely a First World phenomenon. We have failed our youth by lowering all the hurdles and nerfing all the battles. We drive them to school so they don't have to walk. We give them participation trophies. We got rid of all the bullying to improve their mental health, now everything we say is "bullying" and their mental health is the worst it's ever been. We might do better by them by taking away their phones and leaving them in the woods. J/s

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I explained to my daughters that transitioning is a grown up decision for people who are mature and economically independent and therefore they could not have hormones or surgery whilst living at home. I said I would not put a single cent towards what I see as the destruction of their natural health but would do everything I could to support their journey to becoming economically independent and healthy adults. I refused to get them a therapist and instead put the money into paying for their gym memberships, camping gear, singing classes, overseas holidays, horse riding, anything within reason that would bring them joy, new experiences and skills, and that highlights the importance of not being a perpetual medical patient. So far, the 20 year old is still at home with us and the 17 year old has another year of high school before she can make decisions for herself. We use their birth names but both of them use trans names with their friends.

It’s a nightmare balancing act that could all implode at any second. I’m so angry with doctors and lawyers for creating this organ-sacrifice family-destroying social contagion.

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