For those of you that have your son’s back but still clinging to the identity, I am happy for you. But how are they doing, physically & mentally? The author writes that they visited him in hospital, was it to do with his ‘GCA’, years of wrong sex hormones? ❤️🩹
As I was reading, I kept holding my breath for a happy end... I hope it will come one day soon and you will write another essay here on PITT - or perhaps your son will.
I love this! It is so similar to our situation. The estrangement with our son is over. He lives close by again, I am able to visit with him, hug him, hear his voice and his laugh again, have meals together, etc. He knows we love him and we know he loves us. He still clings to the transgender ideology and believes he is a "trans woman", but I am more at peace now, my mother's heart is happy. I have my son back, though not completely. Still praying that God will bring him to complete restoration.
The gender madness is like the flood in the bible. I would like the dove to be our symbol of hope. According to Genesis 8:10–11, the dove returned in the evening “with a freshly plucked olive leaf in its beak,” which was a sign that the flood was receding. All the grieving parents are looking for a sign.
I hang onto every nuanced comment or story from my son that even in the slightest way may indicate he is having a change of heart. I know I'm being desperate and reading into his words. So much do I want my son out of this hell scape. I need so much. After nearly 10 years I still cannot believe this is happening to him, our family, and me as his mom. I think the dove sounds like a wonderful idea
Hugs from another Midwest mom whose son made it to the coast over a decade ago. We fear he too is not doing well but have no one to let us know if so. Rejoicing with you in this recent connection. May it be the beginning of the path out of this madness.
This sounds like our family. Our adult son is married with two small boys. His wife agrees/supports/encourages his delusion that he is a woman. He has changed his name, is taking estrogen and they consider themselves a lesbian couple. My husband and I have become estranged from him because we will not affirm his new identity. We still text and I send gifts for the children, but seeing him in person has become almost impossible. He would happily see us as long as we affirm his new identity. I devoted most of my life to him and now I have decided that my health needs to take priority. When we are with him, it takes us weeks to recover. (blood pressure sky rockets, I can't sleep, crying all the time) So we concentrate on our other two children and live with the sadness. I would have never believed that something so evil would invade our family, but here we are. I would have never believed that I would not want to see my own child but his choices have made having a relationship impossible. Transgenderism is a dangerous cult that must be stopped before it ruins more lives.
I just can’t imagine how his wife & childrens brains can process this. She married a man? Her kids have a father. This destabilizes me to my core. The human race cannot be altered in this way. It’s madness
Thank you for your vulnerability and sharing the raw truth about what this ideology has done to your family. This is a Club Nobody wants to belong to, but I can honestly say I get it, I understand, me too. And the story isn’t over. Keep being a loving mom. I have to believe that Love will win.
Thank you for your understanding. I was inspired to try again to log into my blocked X account. It appears to be permanently shut down after I posted what may have been seen as a “transgender phobic” comment when X was Twitter.
That’s what we have, too. Our daughter is on T, had her breasts removed, and continues to pretend she is a boy, but she hugs us back and says, I love you.”
I try not to think about the “should have been” and focus on those two things in the “what is.” Occasionally I go down the wrong path and quickly need to yank myself back to the reality of those two things.
We want so much more for the girl that made us parents.
For those of you that have your son’s back but still clinging to the identity, I am happy for you. But how are they doing, physically & mentally? The author writes that they visited him in hospital, was it to do with his ‘GCA’, years of wrong sex hormones? ❤️🩹
As I was reading, I kept holding my breath for a happy end... I hope it will come one day soon and you will write another essay here on PITT - or perhaps your son will.
I love this! It is so similar to our situation. The estrangement with our son is over. He lives close by again, I am able to visit with him, hug him, hear his voice and his laugh again, have meals together, etc. He knows we love him and we know he loves us. He still clings to the transgender ideology and believes he is a "trans woman", but I am more at peace now, my mother's heart is happy. I have my son back, though not completely. Still praying that God will bring him to complete restoration.
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The gender madness is like the flood in the bible. I would like the dove to be our symbol of hope. According to Genesis 8:10–11, the dove returned in the evening “with a freshly plucked olive leaf in its beak,” which was a sign that the flood was receding. All the grieving parents are looking for a sign.
I hang onto every nuanced comment or story from my son that even in the slightest way may indicate he is having a change of heart. I know I'm being desperate and reading into his words. So much do I want my son out of this hell scape. I need so much. After nearly 10 years I still cannot believe this is happening to him, our family, and me as his mom. I think the dove sounds like a wonderful idea
Hugs from another Midwest mom whose son made it to the coast over a decade ago. We fear he too is not doing well but have no one to let us know if so. Rejoicing with you in this recent connection. May it be the beginning of the path out of this madness.
This sounds like our family. Our adult son is married with two small boys. His wife agrees/supports/encourages his delusion that he is a woman. He has changed his name, is taking estrogen and they consider themselves a lesbian couple. My husband and I have become estranged from him because we will not affirm his new identity. We still text and I send gifts for the children, but seeing him in person has become almost impossible. He would happily see us as long as we affirm his new identity. I devoted most of my life to him and now I have decided that my health needs to take priority. When we are with him, it takes us weeks to recover. (blood pressure sky rockets, I can't sleep, crying all the time) So we concentrate on our other two children and live with the sadness. I would have never believed that something so evil would invade our family, but here we are. I would have never believed that I would not want to see my own child but his choices have made having a relationship impossible. Transgenderism is a dangerous cult that must be stopped before it ruins more lives.
I just can’t imagine how his wife & childrens brains can process this. She married a man? Her kids have a father. This destabilizes me to my core. The human race cannot be altered in this way. It’s madness
Thank you for your vulnerability and sharing the raw truth about what this ideology has done to your family. This is a Club Nobody wants to belong to, but I can honestly say I get it, I understand, me too. And the story isn’t over. Keep being a loving mom. I have to believe that Love will win.
I am a clinical psychologist.
I am ashamed of my 'profession'.
I grieve for what was done to your family.
Here is my article about this.
I am so, so, sorry.
https://x.com/Psychgirl211/status/1816566075355730225
Thank you for your understanding. I was inspired to try again to log into my blocked X account. It appears to be permanently shut down after I posted what may have been seen as a “transgender phobic” comment when X was Twitter.
Hi there
You should try again.
X is very different now!
That’s what we have, too. Our daughter is on T, had her breasts removed, and continues to pretend she is a boy, but she hugs us back and says, I love you.”
I try not to think about the “should have been” and focus on those two things in the “what is.” Occasionally I go down the wrong path and quickly need to yank myself back to the reality of those two things.
We want so much more for the girl that made us parents.
But we’ll take the hug and the ❤️