As a Christian dad with a daughter raised in the faith, who came out as a lesbian after “grooming” during a time in a halfway house. And now, more than 30 years later, a confused adult woman who, I hope and pray, has given up the idea of sexual change surgery. Thank you for your story.
This is wonderful! I’m so glad he’s come to his senses and is back! I wish I had been as calm as you were. It’s been nearly three years, and although we’ve been very calm and communicated with love since the initial shock, she has gone “no contact” with me and remains convinced she’s male. I don’t know how to live like this.
Thank God for your loving, gentle intervention & happy ending!! Your story will be a beacon of light to other families struggling with this heart breaking issue. May the Lord bless you as you continue guiding your children in truth.💟🙌🏻🛐
You write that your world stopped last month upon finding pills and since he has thrown them away after a long time considering transition. He may not be out of the woods as the ideology takes deep roots and you might be only see the surface. Praying for a positive outcome over the long run for your family.
Thank you for the extended quote from Ephesians. So important, for me at least, to remember the diabolical face behind this human pain and suffering. Thankful for your son’s response!
Great cautionary tale for those steeped in gender ideology and wanting to priviledge the subjective self-identies of young people without regard to other factors. Thanks for telling it.
Praise God, you got him back from the enemy. Your husband showed great restraint and compassion for his son. Many dad's (and mom's) would fly off the handle, but he stayed the course and along with your prayers you broke through to your son. Thank you for this magnificent story of triumph.
I see a ray of sunshine as well from the American Society of Cosmetic Surgeons. They have decided not to support "affirmative" :care" for minors. Lawsuits must be getting noticed.
But the U.S. consensus now appears to have its first big fracture. In July, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, a major medical association representing 11,000 members and over 90 percent of the field in the U.S. and Canada, told me that it “has not endorsed any organization’s practice recommendations for the treatment of adolescents with gender dysphoria.” ASPS acknowledged that there is “considerable uncertainty as to the long-term efficacy for the use of chest and genital surgical interventions” and that “the existing evidence base is viewed as low quality/low certainty.”
I have wondered if homeschooling would have made a difference. It’s clear it’s in the “air” like the scripture you shared says.
I have also noted how these kids, including mine, really lived a double life, sometimes for years, just waiting to get old enough to embrace a life they have secretly been wanting ( coveting) for a long time.
The double life has got to cause so much mental stress. That broke my heart, learning how conflicted she was, it had to be torture.
I needed to hear the torture and her reasons and cry with her, weep for her pain.
After two years and I think the chance to see for herself ( go to Pride stuff) and be around others who identify this way and see she actually is not trans. ( come to herself- as The story of the prodigal son) I am so thankful that story is there.
Thank God’s for your husband but also I’m thankful for you and your self-reflection. There is so much opportunity for growth and learning what love really is. But boy is it brutal! The story of Jesus on the cross has not always made sense to me but as I have gone through this I get praying, feeling like I’m sweating drops of blood, I get giving it all over “ not my will but your will be done”. I get the feeling of being betrayed by friends and family and I see a path to forgiveness and hope through the cross that is so powerful trying to put it in words only diminishes it.
So happy to hear a success story! Thank you for sharing as it gives us all a little more hope. Your husband did an amazing job and obviously has a close relationship with your son because your son responded to his caring and kindness. We are on this site because we have all been touched one way or the other by this evil trans cult and we can all learn from one another. I know that God hears our prayers, and He heard yours. Best wishes to you and your family.
As a Christian dad with a daughter raised in the faith, who came out as a lesbian after “grooming” during a time in a halfway house. And now, more than 30 years later, a confused adult woman who, I hope and pray, has given up the idea of sexual change surgery. Thank you for your story.
This is wonderful! I’m so glad he’s come to his senses and is back! I wish I had been as calm as you were. It’s been nearly three years, and although we’ve been very calm and communicated with love since the initial shock, she has gone “no contact” with me and remains convinced she’s male. I don’t know how to live like this.
Thank God for your loving, gentle intervention & happy ending!! Your story will be a beacon of light to other families struggling with this heart breaking issue. May the Lord bless you as you continue guiding your children in truth.💟🙌🏻🛐
If I were a church-going type, I'd share this essay with my pastor.
You write that your world stopped last month upon finding pills and since he has thrown them away after a long time considering transition. He may not be out of the woods as the ideology takes deep roots and you might be only see the surface. Praying for a positive outcome over the long run for your family.
Thank you for the extended quote from Ephesians. So important, for me at least, to remember the diabolical face behind this human pain and suffering. Thankful for your son’s response!
Amen🙏
Great cautionary tale for those steeped in gender ideology and wanting to priviledge the subjective self-identies of young people without regard to other factors. Thanks for telling it.
Crying, thank you, keep praying for us ! That all the plans of the enemy turn to dust
Praise God, you got him back from the enemy. Your husband showed great restraint and compassion for his son. Many dad's (and mom's) would fly off the handle, but he stayed the course and along with your prayers you broke through to your son. Thank you for this magnificent story of triumph.
So thankful for your prayers, dear sister in Christ. Praising God with you now for His grace and mercy towards you and your boy!
I see a ray of sunshine as well from the American Society of Cosmetic Surgeons. They have decided not to support "affirmative" :care" for minors. Lawsuits must be getting noticed.
plastic surgeons - My error in memory
https://www.city-journal.org/article/a-consensus-no-longer
But the U.S. consensus now appears to have its first big fracture. In July, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, a major medical association representing 11,000 members and over 90 percent of the field in the U.S. and Canada, told me that it “has not endorsed any organization’s practice recommendations for the treatment of adolescents with gender dysphoria.” ASPS acknowledged that there is “considerable uncertainty as to the long-term efficacy for the use of chest and genital surgical interventions” and that “the existing evidence base is viewed as low quality/low certainty.”
I have wondered if homeschooling would have made a difference. It’s clear it’s in the “air” like the scripture you shared says.
I have also noted how these kids, including mine, really lived a double life, sometimes for years, just waiting to get old enough to embrace a life they have secretly been wanting ( coveting) for a long time.
The double life has got to cause so much mental stress. That broke my heart, learning how conflicted she was, it had to be torture.
I needed to hear the torture and her reasons and cry with her, weep for her pain.
After two years and I think the chance to see for herself ( go to Pride stuff) and be around others who identify this way and see she actually is not trans. ( come to herself- as The story of the prodigal son) I am so thankful that story is there.
Thank God’s for your husband but also I’m thankful for you and your self-reflection. There is so much opportunity for growth and learning what love really is. But boy is it brutal! The story of Jesus on the cross has not always made sense to me but as I have gone through this I get praying, feeling like I’m sweating drops of blood, I get giving it all over “ not my will but your will be done”. I get the feeling of being betrayed by friends and family and I see a path to forgiveness and hope through the cross that is so powerful trying to put it in words only diminishes it.
Our Lord Jesus is always there! What a blessing!
What was the exact intervention your husband made to precipitate the positive change?
So happy to hear a success story! Thank you for sharing as it gives us all a little more hope. Your husband did an amazing job and obviously has a close relationship with your son because your son responded to his caring and kindness. We are on this site because we have all been touched one way or the other by this evil trans cult and we can all learn from one another. I know that God hears our prayers, and He heard yours. Best wishes to you and your family.
I know he hears your prayers too. I will continue to pray for your family and grandkids too.