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Bre's avatar

I’m so very sorry for your loss. My heart breaks for you and family. I hope there will be law suits because I think that’s the only way this will stop. The school convinced my 7th grader that she was born in the wrong body, too. They convinced her to keep it a secret from her parents. This agenda is pure evil. This happened 9 years ago. When my daughter comes to her senses, I worry what will happen to her. I pray for these poor lost kids. I will also pray for you and I thank you for sharing to help other families and bring awareness.

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potato head's avatar

To borrow a phrase (in part), there's a special place in hell for teachers, school administrators and particularly health 'professionals' who have done this to your son and your family. I'm unsure whether I'm more enraged or saddened by your plight but I pray you can find peace.

So far I have been lucky keeping my 11 yr old son safe from the groomers but it will only get harder as he goes into middle school and then high school. But I'll fight it as though his life depends on it, because it might. And I will think of you.

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Annette Lopez's avatar

I am so sorry for your loss. I have no words. My son was brainwashed 3years ago and it has been a living nightmare. I pray God gives you strength and comforts you like only He can.

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BrownWoolHat's avatar

This is so painful. I read this a few days ago, while in the car with my husband and audibly gasped. I worry about my son, even though he too has detransitioned. I worry that life is just too hard for him. I often think this is a bigger issue some of our children are facing.

You are good, loving parents.

My son has talked about taking care of us in our old age too since detransitioning, and about wanting a family someday, and a good job that can support that.

I do worry that all of this, and the ability to handle what life has thrown at him, may be too much at times. I don't know how to help him. I know focusing on gender is distracting from the real issues he is dealing with.

My heart hurts for you, for your spouse, and your family. I'm so sorry. I know that doesn't help you much. Thank you for sharing your very personal story, and for trying to use your pain to help others. It will not be in vain. God bless you.

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Treppy's avatar

Sorry for your loss. I have no words and can only imagine the pain you’ve suffered. The one positive is that your son’s final words were, “I love you, Mom.”

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MartaMV's avatar

This breaks my heart. Missing my daughter too. It’s been a year and a half since she was captured.

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Faith Kuzma's avatar

Also missing mine!! They do not know how much we care for them.

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Toni Smith's avatar

I was so hopeful when you said your son came home - there aren’t any words that I can say to express the grief. You and your son were robbed of so many memories. I’m sure he’s in heaven and at much more peace - this world can be evil as we all know on this Substack. I’m so glad you got to see him come home - he knew how much he was loved

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Mara Allard's avatar

I am so sorry.

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Teucer's wife's avatar

I am deeply saddened to read about the pain you and your son have felt. My sincere condolences.

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David Ziffer's avatar

Democrats are destroying us by forcing everyone to kowtow to the ridiculous: "The Transgender Emperor": https://daveziffer.substack.com/p/the-transgender-emperor

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David Ziffer's avatar

How many more must die or otherwise be destroyed before parents stop sending their children into the jaws of the enemy? GET YOUR KIDS OUT: https://www.publicschoolexit.com/

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Hazel-rah's avatar

I am so sorry.

This school-to-trans pipeline will not stop until we the majority who know it's BS speak up and step up, and take control of our schools' policies and curricula. Right now they are in the hands of zealots with a radical-minority viewpoint.

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David Ziffer's avatar

We will never take control of the public schools. They've been insane for at least eighty years and most of us have never woken up - we keep mindlessly sending our kids there. Decades ago we fought the "Reading Wars" over the schools' insane reading instruction ideology and we lost. Before that, another generation fought the same battle and lost. How long before realizing that our only option is to GET OUR KIDS OUT and build our own parallel systems? READ: "My Child Will Read": http://mychildwillread.org/

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Hazel-rah's avatar

Thanks for the inspirational comment! /s

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Cecilia Caporossi's avatar

Horrific. It sounds like the school taught your vulnerable son an ideology that isolated him from you- they set him up to run away to a shelter? When he needed to be at home, getting actual mental health care? Sounds like a lawsuit to me. Surely there’s grounds for some kind of manslaughter charge when an adult responsible for kids’ safety tells a vulnerable kid with psychiatric issues “your parents don’t love who you really are” and then facilitates an emotional and then physical separation between that kid and their parents. Child endangerment charges? Can it be proven that the separation that was facilitated prevented the parents from getting the child psychiatric help?

I’m so, so sorry for your loss.

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Denise Menagh's avatar

Legally it sounds like a stretch because the school admin/district and the teacher will be able to defend themselves against (in the current/past culture) their ability to predict that a death would occur (with all the government and medical agencies that are on board with the ideology). Also, they would have a hard time finding evidence that grooming/coercion occurred since the defendants would have to impeach themselves and they are not likely to want to do that. They can simply say they don't remember, and they thought they were doing the right thing. Then they would claim they were protecting the child, merely responding to the child's distress, trying to provide the proper guidance, and likely turn around and accuse the parents of neglecting their child or of causing harm (emotional distress) by rejecting the alternate identity. WE know this was grooming, but not sure if there is any legal precedent (not knowing what state or county this occurred in) that links the coercion of a child (grooming) to their adult suicide years later. It is possible these matters are covered under the federal FERPA laws. These are difficult and complicated questions and my only experience with personal injury and wrongful death was seven years working with attorneys (I am not a lawyer). For wrongful death the statute of limitations in most states is two years (after the death). Most states do not have a statute of limitations for child sexual grooming (coercion, enticement, exploitation), so that would help their case. If I were this family, I would reach out to Partners for Ethical Care International (Chicago, IL) or Child Parent Rights Campaign for help on the legal issues and consulting with local attorneys. Here is a link https://childparentrights.org/legal-representation/ My heart goes out to this mother and the family in the loss of their dear son. Wishing you much luck in pursuing the matter. The more lawsuits, the better, and the faster this cult nightmare will end.

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BusyMummy's avatar

Heartbreaking story. Have no words. So sorry for the loss your family have suffered.

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Oregon Mom's avatar

There are no word. So very sorry for your loss. I hope you win this fight. Someone needs to pay!

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Awoman's avatar

Hi Everyone!

I've been following a male Detransitioner named Alexander who is around 28? He has made a video on how to communicate to your child depending on where you stand on the issue. It's really worth watching. Link: https://youtu.be/y5HrfGo5CNc?si=AO_zenzOUEVirrNu

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