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NoVaCloudDev's avatar

An indoctrinated parent’s response to that final question would be: I know my child, and my child would never ask that question, because they would never have regrets.

I honestly believe that these parents will go to any length to absolve themselves for truly terrible decisions as a form of psychological self-protection that is mostly subconscious and automatic. They can never doubt, because to doubt would be to admit possibility of guilt.

Dave's avatar

And yet it’s taking a president who himself seems to border on insanity to help to end this insanity. When will we have politicians who exercise simple common sense across the board? I fear the Democrats are a total lost cause and dread their return to power.

Sven Scharpen's avatar

“I feel like you gave this to me because I looked the part - I have autism”, FIRST QUOTE CITED!

I remember being in a situation where I felt like I could never be loved as the unique American man God had created me to be. Autistic folks are almost always taught this in one way or another.

In my case I had been forced to do preschool level assignments in fifth grade, faced social restrictions, and had absolutely no school choice resulting in losing four years of relationship progress, all because I was diagnosed with autism at two years old.

For an undiagnosed person it’s a reality that they know they’re different, just not how, and these people often end up isolated and stigmatized, thus making them believe that they can’t be loved as they are.

Either way, if you’re autistic, you’re completely screwed. This gives the trans cultists a massive opportunity to promise the things you’ve yearned for so much for your entire life, but only if you “transition”. They’ve skewed the meaning of “trans” to mean the things you typically experience when you grow up autistic. We’re an easy target, especially since there’s literally no truthful organizations for us out there. ASAN, AWN, and more will all push you down the trans path. All the trans cult has to do is kick in the door to an autistic person’s heart, and they’ll have them immediately hooked.

This is so heartbreaking to me as an autistic person myself. We already didn’t have friends, romance, education, jobs, or sometimes even families. This was the absolute last thing we needed, because our minds, bodies, and families are all we had, and we don’t even have those anymore. And this goes beyond just those who get sucked into the trans path.

As for me, I narrowly avoided this by the grace of God, but so many haven’t. We’re talking about my peers, my potential romantic partners, the people most similar to me. So many will have parts of them missing, physically and mentally.

It gets even worse. If the percentage of autistic people who claim to be trans gets too high, then our government and schools will begin treating every autistic person as if they’re trans, whether they have any desire for that or not. This already happened to an autistic friend I met last year.

All of this is why I’m even here, why I founded an entire organization called the Autistic Freedom Network (autisticfreedom.com), the first ever conservative autism support group, and why I’m trying to go public with this. I won’t let myself or my peers continue to suffer like this. My prayers go to every child with autism in the entire West, and I will not stop fighting until every child, regardless of diagnosis or perceived condition, grows up naturally and to live free.

Christa's avatar

Literally rips my heart out that last plea 'lets call the surgeon' for help she will never get.

Richard Seager's avatar

Crimes that's what they are.

paleblue's avatar

They intentionally confused an entire generation of children about their very nature.

INTENTIONALLY.

Alistair P-M's avatar

These testimonies make me so sad and also angry. Not just with the system that did this to these children (and adults), but with the weak people who defend trans ideology for some sort of intangible emotional benefits that one has to *believe in*, while ignoring the very obvious and very real physical damage it does.

I seem to have lost friends to this (https://open.substack.com/pub/alipmcg/p/pity-the-based-children-of-woke-parents) because I won't go along with the lie and I'll tell them they shouldn't either, for their children's sake if no one else's. It truly feels like fighting against a cult

pat's avatar

Not safeguarding. A horror -- that adults are counseling removing body parts & sterilization of the young and vulnerable.

Vic Holtreman's avatar

I will forever feel guilty that I didn't take a stand. I was so afraid to lose my daughter that I went along. And I ended up losing her anyway.

CA mom's avatar

How could we not feel afraid with the repeated chanting we hear about a dead daughter or a healthy son? I hope that you will treat yourself with the same compassion I imagine you treat others with. Self forgiveness is the hardest, in my experience. I hope healing comes to your family.

paleblue's avatar

Sorry for the sports analogy, but they bull-rushed the parents off the line of scrimmage with near-total control of the medical, psychiatric and educational institutions, media, and one political party. Especially with threats of the child committing suicide. It was nearly impossible for parents (if they hadn't glimpsed the playbook) to realize just how evil the project was. I certainly sympathize with you, but in my opinion the families can't move forward until they fully acknowledge what was arrayed against them in the first place.

pat's avatar

It works. The parents do not stand a chance-no matter which way they move.

pat's avatar

my heart goes out to you

Oh Susanna's avatar

There was an evil surgeon some time ago speaking in some kind of event who said something along the lines of, if kids want breasts later in life, they can just go and get them again. As if people were Mr. Potato Heads with pluggable, removable body parts.

Anonamom's avatar

joanna ohlsen-kennedy. still practicing even though children's hopsital los angeles stop their pediatric program. She is married to a self-hating female, who decided she would be better off looking like she was in a hetero couple rather than a lesbian.

Alexander Joseph Hamburger's avatar

No public documentation shows CHLA revoking privileges, suspending her, or terminating her employment.

The only confirmed institutional action is removal of her presence from CHLA’s public materials.

There are lawsuits pending against Johanna Olson-Kennedy and Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles. No judgement has been reached so far.

I think it is a travesty that she retains her board certifications in pediatrics and adolescent medicine. We have to condemn the certification boards and the hospital for failing to remove her credentials and allowing her to continue practicing. There is no admission of guilt or wrongdoing. To the public, the hospital is pretending the gender clinic was closed because of political pressure from the federal government, but there is no acknowledgement that the “pressure” to close down is based on wrongdoing on the part of the hospital or Johanna Olson Kennedy or any other staff member or administrator.

Alexander Joseph Hamburger's avatar

Thanks. She is a monster. After seeing her on that video, i believe johanna olsen kennedy has no empathy and lacks a grasp on reality.

Anonamom's avatar

you are too generous

MLT's avatar

You can't put back functioning breasts. They do have a function other than attracting the opposite sex. This surgeon is definitely evil, and a moron on top of that. Disgraceful.

pat's avatar

Not how it works. Evil! And knows. Ask any woman who had a mastectomy for cancer.

rejoicinginhope's avatar

Heartbreaking. Absolutely heartbreaking. 🙏🩵

Adri Mans's avatar

Great question, what parents that allowed this to happen will say to their children. That is what you wanted??

Parents don't allow their sons and daughters to drink a beer, you cannot drive until 15, and the list goes on but you know better regarding gender???

People should understand that this transgender thing is insane and only insane people go for it. Parents are not doing their job, they want to be "friends" or "be loved " or to "fit in" with their children and specially if they are divorced, they want to be the "cool" parent. We cannot call adults parents those that have that kind of immaturity.

Do what is right and stand for it, and you will never have a child that come to you and ask why you let them. This is a condition called gender dysphoria, always was, always will be and it has to be treated as a mental condition, sadly there are predators out there that prey in our insecurities out there and in the mental instability that characterized our times.

Eleganta's avatar

PLEASE BE AWARE EVERYONE:

Two key bills would ensure long-term protection for Missouri's children from experimental interventions to modify sex traits:

House Bill 1607: Removes the 2027 sunset from the SAFE Act provisions banning “gender-transition” surgeries for minors.

House Bill 1608: Removes the same 2027 sunset from the law prohibiting opposite-sex hormones and puberty blockers for individuals under 18.

ANYONE, regardless of where you live, can easily and quickly submit written testimony online — this is a 5-minute action! Even a short note makes a difference.

The last chance to submit testimony is end of day TODAY, 1/19/26!

Easy Steps to Submit:

Go to: https://house.mo.gov

Click on Hearings in the menu.

Look for “Submit Online Witness Testimony” (usually in the upper right corner).

Select the appropriate hearing/committee: Emerging Issues.

Check the following bills and ‘In Support Of’

HB 1608 - Billington - GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES

HB 1607 - Billington - PARTICIPATION IN ATHLETICS COMPETITIONS

Fill in your details, reference HB 1607 and/or HB 1608, and submit a brief statement of support (e.g., “I strongly support HB 1607 and HB 1608 to remove the sunset clauses and make these child protections permanent.”).

Check your email to verify your address.

Please act TODAY and share this alert with friends and family in Missouri or elsewhere who value protecting kids.

Luc's avatar

Yep, a whole generation reduced to their "feelings".

Elisabeth MacKinnon's avatar

It began with the normalization of obese people refusing to see the harm they do to themselves (and society because of healthcare costs)

. There were very few obese people in the 40s and earlier.

Alexander Joseph Hamburger's avatar

So true. Healthy nutrition is a huge part of healthy mind and body. The professional associations for dieticians have been pushing food guidelines that make people fat. 50 years ago if a child wanted a snack parents would say “you are going to spoil your dinner”. But nowdays, the kids have to be fed five times a day, and they are given fruit and vegetables to fatten them up, not protein to build muscle and bone. They are not given animal fat to build their brain and hormones.

Mama Ain't Playin''s avatar

Yes. For most of the history of the species, our problem was getting enough calories to survive & breed. Now we in the west have solved this problem so overwhelmingly that we live in an obesogenic world, & our challenge is now to choose the most nutrient-dense calories, not the most available.

There are no solutions, only trade offs!

Nicola's avatar

There is that. I also think it started with boob jobs. Everybody has to have one. Except me of course.

Mac's avatar

Totally not related, but, elves have horns?? (I do agree with everything you are saying).

Nicola's avatar

I thought elves had pointy ears