To all my social media friends…
I’m sorry…
I’m sorry that when I see the photos of your sons dressed in nice suits and standing next to their dates for a dance, instead of feeling happy for you, I cry. I cry because I might not get to see my son that way ever again.
I’m sorry for feeling jealous when I see your kids going to school sporting events and having the best time of their lives with their friends.
I’m sorry that I also feel jealous of all the things your young boys are accomplishing this year.
I’m sorry for hating that you get to experience all these wonderful milestones with your sons while I don’t with mine.
I’m sorry that I think life is not fair because my son too should be doing all the things yours are doing.
I’m sorry for hiding your posts as I scroll down my social media newsfeeds. It’s just that it hurts…it hurts more than you will ever know.
Very sad my heart hurts from reading this. I have posted here before I’m a pediatrician. Just finishing with my AAP (american academy of pediatrics) national meeting. Trans issues nowhere. The topic has disappeared. Don’t know how or why. Don’t know if that’s good or bad. Only reporting what I didn’t see. No sessions in trans.
It does hurt, not only them for not engaging in life as they should, but the people who walks in their circle, especially their parents. I am estranged from my son (2 years) and now from his older ally son. He is getting married and we are not invited for not using his brothers new name. I wonder if my sons think about how it not only hurts us, but them in not having a family surrounding them. Has there ever been a generation that willfully and easily discards their family because parents question why a son/brother thinks he's a girl and there can not be any discussion of it. For some reason, today is a sad day for me. Need to refocus.