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Space Between's avatar

I wish we could all get together and scream! Your words are my words. Your thoughts are my thoughts. Would they rather have a dead parent or an affirmed child? Brutal

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Dee's avatar

I have a feeling most all of us here have had those same feelings. WE are being abused and manipulated by our own children. My son has cut me off - he is all I have. My prayers are that God will protect him, bring him safely home to me.

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Lisa Salamone Coaching's avatar

Oh mama, your pain is palpable. It’s time to turn the definition of ‘selfish’ on it’s head. It is not selfish to go inward and focus on our own mental and emotional health in this crisis. It’s all we have control over. You dear mama, are not crazy. The WORLD has collectively gone crazy and it can trigger such cognitive dissonance within ourselves. You’re a fiercely loving mom who wants to protect her kids. It’s primal. It’s how we are made. This being said, unfortunately we often have no control over others, even our kids. Our control lies within. Who do we want to be during this crisis? How do we want to show up? What would our highest selves think, feel and do? You can choose to be compassionate and gentle with yourself. You can practice showing up in a way that empowers you and is in alignment with your values. You’re the mama. You have the power to create the standard, tone and culture within your family and relationship with your child. If I may, I suggest accessing your intense emotions and first learning how to de-escalate your nervous system so you can find some relief in your suffering. It’s then you can begin to cleanly answer the questions I posed above and move forward in your faith as well. You’re love is FIERCE. 🌹

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GenCrit in N. California's avatar

To the Author: a new video you might like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69TFVaNkxMs

Sasha Ayad, a therapist who soley works with gender identity issues with teens, who has many wonderful YouTubes, just posted this last night.

It made me think of you. I hope it is relevant and supportive.

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charlotte johnson's avatar

Yes, yes, yes, my dear friend. I hear you, I know you, I AM you. Every word you speak is truth and the TRUTH WILL BE REVEALED.

My mantra:

THE TRUTH IS LIKE A LION-YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DEFEND IT-JUST SET LOOSE.

It’s going to take ALL of us, never giving up!!

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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Lost Mom's avatar

I will be the enemy till the day I die - I will not feed into these lies !!!

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Katya Clancy's avatar

This spoke volumes to exactly how I'm feeling. I'm exhausted by all of it. I feel empty inside with nothing to give. And I'm so tired having to fight this to protect my daughter, to protect women, and to keep us safe.

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Jane Says's avatar

You are not alone. My heart breaks for you and all of us, no matter where we are or have been on this road descending into hell. I never considered myself a person of faith, but as we know, there are no atheists in foxholes. A wise friend told me, "your kids see you fighting for them, even if they don't know it yet, one day they will." I can only hope its enough.

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Lynn Meagher's avatar

Losing my children to this evil cult shattered me into a billion pieces. I used to have faith. I used to find comfort in prayer, in scripture. I no longer believe. And that’s ok. I have more peace this way. I prayed, begged, wept. Silence. Silence from above, silence from my long term faith community, who didn’t know what to say or believe and so did nothing at all. I walked away, and I’m glad.

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Mary Drou's avatar

Truer words couldn’t have been said. Thank you for making it so I don’t feel alone.

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Anita's avatar

This is my life. I operate on automatic and avoid thinking because it is exhausting. It's everywhere and gender ideology has taken over my kid, my home, my profession and society. I have never been suicidal but think that if one day it all ended, that it would be a relief. The institutions that I once loved and trusted are now pushing my child towards a life that would make him a permanent patient and my profession views me as phobic. If I speak up, I am attacked, if I am quiet then I am complacent. I bond with other parents because they are the only people who truly understand what we go through. Thank you for writing this.

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Sweet Caroline's avatar

Tears stream down my face as I read this story you wrote about me and my current life. It's so good I almost want to print a copy and throw it in my daughter's face and tell her to read about what she and her cult are so narcissistically doing to their families. I know I can't but sometimes I wish I could be the one to throw the tantrum and give her a little shock of reality.

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Anna Shchemelinin's avatar

You affirm your child's "identity," and you put her on the pass of self-destruction, mutilation, misery, and regret that will come when it is too late to reverse the damage.

You don't affirm it, and the cult that kidnapped your child from you and from herself makes you your child's worst enemy, your child's "dead family."

As long as the cult is allowed to exist and is funded by a corrupt medical establishment, it will not get better. The cult doesn't afraid that its victims will suffer. For the cult, it's either another victory over "non-supportive bigots" parents or another number to add to their statistics to push for more mutilation, more misery, and more kidnapping of kids from their families.

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Miss Eve's avatar

My heart breaks for you. Please stay strong!

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Person's avatar

Brilliant. Thanks for offering us your wise words. The truth will come out. This internal suffering is difficult for me to express. You have done it for me!

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Sharon Lee COWAN's avatar

You can start by contacting the group admin through this link: https://genderdysphoriasupportnetwork.com/contact. They will respond promptly, and probably set up an initial Zoom conversation with you. I hope to see you at one of our meetings soon! SHARON LEE

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