I'm curious, OP - when you sent those letters, especially the last one, were you willing to call your son your daughter, use his new name and pronouns, and cheer on transition (if he hadn't ended up changing his mind)? I think that is an important data point in understanding this dynamic and how you ended up with a happy ending - many co…
I'm curious, OP - when you sent those letters, especially the last one, were you willing to call your son your daughter, use his new name and pronouns, and cheer on transition (if he hadn't ended up changing his mind)? I think that is an important data point in understanding this dynamic and how you ended up with a happy ending - many congratulations, by the way.
I have read some of Joshua Coleman's stuff. Like another commenter here, while I am happy to apologize for anything we did that contributed to a less than positive dynamic (and I have already done that at times), I will not apologize for telling the truth. And I will not compromise on that, because for me personally, the truth is all we really have in this fight, you know?
My daughter is 20 and we are still in contact, but I expect that once she's done taking money from us for college, she will go no contact. We have stressed numerous times that we can disagree on this and still be a family; we will always try to keep the bridge open and never be the ones to break contact with her. Whether she will come around at all remains to be seen.
I'm curious, OP - when you sent those letters, especially the last one, were you willing to call your son your daughter, use his new name and pronouns, and cheer on transition (if he hadn't ended up changing his mind)? I think that is an important data point in understanding this dynamic and how you ended up with a happy ending - many congratulations, by the way.
I have read some of Joshua Coleman's stuff. Like another commenter here, while I am happy to apologize for anything we did that contributed to a less than positive dynamic (and I have already done that at times), I will not apologize for telling the truth. And I will not compromise on that, because for me personally, the truth is all we really have in this fight, you know?
My daughter is 20 and we are still in contact, but I expect that once she's done taking money from us for college, she will go no contact. We have stressed numerous times that we can disagree on this and still be a family; we will always try to keep the bridge open and never be the ones to break contact with her. Whether she will come around at all remains to be seen.
I know OP. The answer is no. Parents never used nor would have used fake names, pronouns or agreed that he was a woman.
Thanks :)