03-Mar-2018, 03:21 AM
Hello everyone,
My child is a grown adult. He has always been a very sensitive and caring young man. He adopted feminism with his wife, which I supported as I have always been a feminist. They moved to another province far enough away that any access I have is very limited. I honestly see that my son has been some form of brainwashed. He was not a gender non conforming boy, sailed through the teen years, was well liked, had a few tragic romances and finally married. His wife is extremely supportive of his transition as a non-binary male. He's wearing dresses and makeup, which truly, I don't care about. I've been asked to use his new name and to use his gender neutral pronouns. He has become something of a rabid trans activist and here I am, someone who he would call a "terf". I love him, I worry terribly for him, he's taking hormones, not to become transgender but because he says it helps with his depression and suicidal thoughts. These are new and came with the non binary stuff. He may disagree but I see that clearly. How I support him is not something I have a choice in. If I want a relationship I have to 'respect' his new name and his pronouns. I am doing so. I don't want to lose the possibility of building a bridge back.
My child is a grown adult. He has always been a very sensitive and caring young man. He adopted feminism with his wife, which I supported as I have always been a feminist. They moved to another province far enough away that any access I have is very limited. I honestly see that my son has been some form of brainwashed. He was not a gender non conforming boy, sailed through the teen years, was well liked, had a few tragic romances and finally married. His wife is extremely supportive of his transition as a non-binary male. He's wearing dresses and makeup, which truly, I don't care about. I've been asked to use his new name and to use his gender neutral pronouns. He has become something of a rabid trans activist and here I am, someone who he would call a "terf". I love him, I worry terribly for him, he's taking hormones, not to become transgender but because he says it helps with his depression and suicidal thoughts. These are new and came with the non binary stuff. He may disagree but I see that clearly. How I support him is not something I have a choice in. If I want a relationship I have to 'respect' his new name and his pronouns. I am doing so. I don't want to lose the possibility of building a bridge back.
