Yes, I miss it all...I hope and pray that we will return to a decent society, respect Mother Nature, be in AWE of GOD, use our common sense and support GOOD vs EVIL. The past few years have felt like we have been living in a distorted comic book series, like this has all been made-up, and it's not real. But unfortunately, the harm has been done, lives have been lost, children have been manipulated, mutilated, stolen, compromised and Big Corporations and Big Pharma have profited from our pain, our loses, our brokenness, and our crumbled families. Your writing was very good, very thorough and spot on. The BEFORE and AFTER. Makes my heartache. But I never gave up HOPE that the pendulum would swing in the opposite direction and the WRONG would be made RIGHT. I believe the end of this evil-cult is coming to an END! AMEN!
Traditional Understandings: The social truths that emerge from natural laws.
Common Sense: The transcendent knowledge one gains from observing how people successfully consent to the laws of nature.
The Good Life: A way of life based on natural laws, evolutionary acceptance, and common sense that fosters health, happiness, and well-functioning communities.
Something I miss is being a part of my family's political tribe. We all laughed at the same jokes, agreed on who the good guys and bad guys were, and believed that as long as we checked D on our ballots, everything would be okay. For a few years, I've had to bite my tongue whenever politics come up. At least now I don't have to feign delight when family members brag about how much money they've sent to Kamala (I'll send mine to DIAG or to Seth Moulton, thank you very much).
This completely choked me up. I have a son who identifies. Not a daughter. But the Christmas card comment really got to me. I haven’t sent them out the past couple years. Just something I don’t want to deal with. Our son is the only grandson on the male line. So his grandfather has not been told about his preferred name and pronouns. We all just overlook his long hair and black nails. My husband and I are both afraid it would literally kill him.
This document could literally through another wrench into the already wrenching situation ....don't you know people just love to be told what to do and will fall in line like so many tin soldiers? I hope that it will shut down the medical communities wickedness in harming so many of our children but it won't address their minds and hearts. Only God can truly change those things in anyone and last time I checked God was not an orange potato .
As often as your disdain comes through for the current president, I find it ironic that it is the last administration that brought the entire transgender debacle to the forefront and celebrated it and push it into our schools and every part of society it could. It is the left that caused the majority of this, and yet here you are, throwing in your political commentary yet again, when this president is trying to right the wrongs and undo the harm of the last four years, and more. So why don't you leave those remarks out of your every post and concentrate on why we are all here. You have only "progressiveness" to blame for this travesty.
As I am a Canadian I have way less stake in hero worship of this latest evil empire that you all are experiencing. As an observer I'm trying to wake up people to the reality that the orange one has weaponized this issue and doesn't give a fig about our pain. He's just using it as he uses all issues to gain grift and power and infamy. I appreciate that the medical community will be brought to heel and heal instead or harm as they should of, but I don't buy his brand of power. The Kingdom of God is justice and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Don't see any of that in him.
A resounding yes, to most of this. But I could tell right away you are the mother of an afflicted daughter, rather than a son, because in reality most gender dysphoric males don't "smirk", but awkwardly hope to "pass". I see an imbalance of disdain for males vs sympathy for females within the gender critical movement, which is ironic because it's known that male children are generally treated more harshly & punished more severely than females. Progressiveness has fueled a misandrist view of males, going as far as labeling them as oppressors & rapists, and their masculinity toxic. It's no wonder so many reject their maleness. I'm certain this ideology impacted my son. As far as distrust of doctors, this should come as no surprise, since the industry has been practicing forced sexual mutilation of little baby boys since long before "SRS" became mainstream. Forgive me for highjacking a very well conveyed & mostly agreeable essay, but I had to say something. I truly hope and pray your daughter returns, that all our sons and daughters do.
This is a great piece, but the best part is the title: "The Aftermath of Gender Identity Ideology".
Let that sink in everyone: "The Aftermath..."
It is an amazing and wonderful thing to be celebrated. The thing so many here have wished for is, if not realized, at least within sight and the car is moving in that direction. Certainly a new election could throw us into reverse, but that seems unlikely. The worm has turned. The vibe has shifted. Reality is reasserting itself. (As many said it always would.)
But the damage has still been tremendous. Systems of unreality always destroy things, and this one has destroyed (mostly) our girls and young women in large numbers. Even those who didn't medicalize or weren't sucked into the cult will still bear some psychological scars.
So... we take a moment to celebrate. And then we get back to work. We have an administration who is prepared to go to war over this issue. And archive.org has a record of everything the cult perpetrators ever said online. Let's go use it. The people who pushed this need to be destroyed: sued, bankrupted, delicensed, in some cases imprisoned. Experimenting on children is a moral atrocity in all civilized societies. "I was just following orders" is not a defense against war crimes for soldiers; ""I was just following WPATH" shouldn't be a defense for doctors and social workers either.
A very hopeful thing in this regard is Trump‘s freeze of federal money used by Medicaid for transgender „care“. At least this is my understanding of what’s happening, had to read between the lines in that NYT article.
If estranged youngsters can no longer get their breasts amputated for free, that will hopefully put an end to a lot of these surgeries.
Amen to all of this. I could have written it myself, word for word! Thank you for the clarity. Thank you for helping the rest of us to not feel so alone in this tragic nightmare.
Yes, I miss it all...I hope and pray that we will return to a decent society, respect Mother Nature, be in AWE of GOD, use our common sense and support GOOD vs EVIL. The past few years have felt like we have been living in a distorted comic book series, like this has all been made-up, and it's not real. But unfortunately, the harm has been done, lives have been lost, children have been manipulated, mutilated, stolen, compromised and Big Corporations and Big Pharma have profited from our pain, our loses, our brokenness, and our crumbled families. Your writing was very good, very thorough and spot on. The BEFORE and AFTER. Makes my heartache. But I never gave up HOPE that the pendulum would swing in the opposite direction and the WRONG would be made RIGHT. I believe the end of this evil-cult is coming to an END! AMEN!
A return to decency and normalcy.
Traditional Understandings: The social truths that emerge from natural laws.
Common Sense: The transcendent knowledge one gains from observing how people successfully consent to the laws of nature.
The Good Life: A way of life based on natural laws, evolutionary acceptance, and common sense that fosters health, happiness, and well-functioning communities.
Does everyone see the new Executive Order today - Trump signs EO banning trans surgery for minors today
wow
"PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM CHEMICAL AND SURGICAL MUTILATION
EXECUTIVE ORDER"
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-children-from-chemical-and-surgical-mutilation/
Something I miss is being a part of my family's political tribe. We all laughed at the same jokes, agreed on who the good guys and bad guys were, and believed that as long as we checked D on our ballots, everything would be okay. For a few years, I've had to bite my tongue whenever politics come up. At least now I don't have to feign delight when family members brag about how much money they've sent to Kamala (I'll send mine to DIAG or to Seth Moulton, thank you very much).
Oh, hear, hear, on every point. Poignantly captured— your life is my life.
This completely choked me up. I have a son who identifies. Not a daughter. But the Christmas card comment really got to me. I haven’t sent them out the past couple years. Just something I don’t want to deal with. Our son is the only grandson on the male line. So his grandfather has not been told about his preferred name and pronouns. We all just overlook his long hair and black nails. My husband and I are both afraid it would literally kill him.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-children-from-chemical-and-surgical-mutilation/
This document could literally through another wrench into the already wrenching situation ....don't you know people just love to be told what to do and will fall in line like so many tin soldiers? I hope that it will shut down the medical communities wickedness in harming so many of our children but it won't address their minds and hearts. Only God can truly change those things in anyone and last time I checked God was not an orange potato .
As often as your disdain comes through for the current president, I find it ironic that it is the last administration that brought the entire transgender debacle to the forefront and celebrated it and push it into our schools and every part of society it could. It is the left that caused the majority of this, and yet here you are, throwing in your political commentary yet again, when this president is trying to right the wrongs and undo the harm of the last four years, and more. So why don't you leave those remarks out of your every post and concentrate on why we are all here. You have only "progressiveness" to blame for this travesty.
As I am a Canadian I have way less stake in hero worship of this latest evil empire that you all are experiencing. As an observer I'm trying to wake up people to the reality that the orange one has weaponized this issue and doesn't give a fig about our pain. He's just using it as he uses all issues to gain grift and power and infamy. I appreciate that the medical community will be brought to heel and heal instead or harm as they should of, but I don't buy his brand of power. The Kingdom of God is justice and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Don't see any of that in him.
You couldn't be more wrong.
Beautifully said. I’m so sorry for what you’re going through. I’m going through it too.
A resounding yes, to most of this. But I could tell right away you are the mother of an afflicted daughter, rather than a son, because in reality most gender dysphoric males don't "smirk", but awkwardly hope to "pass". I see an imbalance of disdain for males vs sympathy for females within the gender critical movement, which is ironic because it's known that male children are generally treated more harshly & punished more severely than females. Progressiveness has fueled a misandrist view of males, going as far as labeling them as oppressors & rapists, and their masculinity toxic. It's no wonder so many reject their maleness. I'm certain this ideology impacted my son. As far as distrust of doctors, this should come as no surprise, since the industry has been practicing forced sexual mutilation of little baby boys since long before "SRS" became mainstream. Forgive me for highjacking a very well conveyed & mostly agreeable essay, but I had to say something. I truly hope and pray your daughter returns, that all our sons and daughters do.
Have a listen: https://open.substack.com/pub/thedisagreement/p/episode-12-gender-affirming-care?r=8g0pe&utm_medium=ios
I agree with all you have articulated-sadly.
I miss my handsome son who believes he’s become a woman and is for women rights.
So true 🥲
Ditto
This is a great piece, but the best part is the title: "The Aftermath of Gender Identity Ideology".
Let that sink in everyone: "The Aftermath..."
It is an amazing and wonderful thing to be celebrated. The thing so many here have wished for is, if not realized, at least within sight and the car is moving in that direction. Certainly a new election could throw us into reverse, but that seems unlikely. The worm has turned. The vibe has shifted. Reality is reasserting itself. (As many said it always would.)
But the damage has still been tremendous. Systems of unreality always destroy things, and this one has destroyed (mostly) our girls and young women in large numbers. Even those who didn't medicalize or weren't sucked into the cult will still bear some psychological scars.
So... we take a moment to celebrate. And then we get back to work. We have an administration who is prepared to go to war over this issue. And archive.org has a record of everything the cult perpetrators ever said online. Let's go use it. The people who pushed this need to be destroyed: sued, bankrupted, delicensed, in some cases imprisoned. Experimenting on children is a moral atrocity in all civilized societies. "I was just following orders" is not a defense against war crimes for soldiers; ""I was just following WPATH" shouldn't be a defense for doctors and social workers either.
And it just keeps improving.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-children-from-chemical-and-surgical-mutilation/
Short form: "you do teen trannies, you get no federal money".
A very hopeful thing in this regard is Trump‘s freeze of federal money used by Medicaid for transgender „care“. At least this is my understanding of what’s happening, had to read between the lines in that NYT article.
If estranged youngsters can no longer get their breasts amputated for free, that will hopefully put an end to a lot of these surgeries.
Amen to all of this. I could have written it myself, word for word! Thank you for the clarity. Thank you for helping the rest of us to not feel so alone in this tragic nightmare.