13-Jan-2019, 01:34 AM
I'm so glad you found us. Please do explore the rest of the board https://gendercriticalresources.com/Supp....php?fid=1. We are all in much the same boat, none of us are experts, we are all making it up as we go along, trying to keep it together and balance being true, caring for our kids and keeping the rest of the family together.
(12-Jan-2019, 08:03 PM)mndad Wrote:Hi GC! I'm so thankful to find this forum. I've been feeling very isolated. My daughter, now 22, came out as trans 3 years ago. I believe she was suffering from depression, dissociation, and possibly misogyny at the time. She acquired an online friend with mental health issues, and was helping this person; but over time, the interpersonal influence shifted, unknown to me. I had many discussions with her about her mental health and the implications of her choices. But she persisted, especially when we moved to a new city when she was 20. The local clinic immediately approved her for transition, and she began testosterone treatments a little over a year ago, honoring my rule not to pursue transition before her 21st birthday and while living in my house. She recently had a double mastectomy, and is pursuing a relationship with a young man who believes himself to be a woman. My daughter is a brilliant kid, having obtained her bachelor's degree in English before her 19th birthday, but has become lost in her identity. My wife does not agree with my daughter's choice, but wants to "support" her, noticing how much more "well adjusted" my daughter has become since beginning transition. Local support groups are all about approval; I don't fit with them. I am also months away from an MSW worker with clinical concentration, hoping to find a position as therapist/counselor and offer help to gender-confused individuals. I am also a Christ-follower and hold a biblical view of the world, which means treating LGBT people (and everyone for that matter) with both compassion and truth. I'm looking forward to walking this path with y'all.
