I wonder if anyone has given thought to a documentary, or any writings, about parents who have been left behind by their 'trans' adult children? Another issue we can't talk about as the world, whether secretly or boldly, wants to say that these parents must have done something wrong to have their own children walk away from them. My own …
I wonder if anyone has given thought to a documentary, or any writings, about parents who have been left behind by their 'trans' adult children? Another issue we can't talk about as the world, whether secretly or boldly, wants to say that these parents must have done something wrong to have their own children walk away from them. My own incredibly beloved son declared his trans-ness at 33 and left us in the dust but not before he screamed as us, vilified us and of course called us transphobic. He was living with us at the time so he could go back to school and get on his feet. We did ask him to slow down and we were very worried about medications he was on that were changing his personality. No amount of trying to connect has been fruitful. We are in our late 60's and 70's and just heartbroken. No family wants to talk about it for fear they too will fall off of their virtue signaling pedestals. My son who I thought I was so close to acted like someone I didn't now and treated me in a way I have never been treated in my life....by anyone. I miss the 'old' him dearly and am deeply heartbroken and feel unsupported by family and the world in general. We haven't heard from him in over 2 years.
I’m so sorry. There are so many heartbroken parents out there. That story needs to be told, too. I’m not minimizing trans widows, don’t get me wrong. But to have your child go through this, even as adults, it’s so sad.
I wonder if anyone has given thought to a documentary, or any writings, about parents who have been left behind by their 'trans' adult children? Another issue we can't talk about as the world, whether secretly or boldly, wants to say that these parents must have done something wrong to have their own children walk away from them. My own incredibly beloved son declared his trans-ness at 33 and left us in the dust but not before he screamed as us, vilified us and of course called us transphobic. He was living with us at the time so he could go back to school and get on his feet. We did ask him to slow down and we were very worried about medications he was on that were changing his personality. No amount of trying to connect has been fruitful. We are in our late 60's and 70's and just heartbroken. No family wants to talk about it for fear they too will fall off of their virtue signaling pedestals. My son who I thought I was so close to acted like someone I didn't now and treated me in a way I have never been treated in my life....by anyone. I miss the 'old' him dearly and am deeply heartbroken and feel unsupported by family and the world in general. We haven't heard from him in over 2 years.
I’m so sorry. There are so many heartbroken parents out there. That story needs to be told, too. I’m not minimizing trans widows, don’t get me wrong. But to have your child go through this, even as adults, it’s so sad.