This all sounds great. You can certainly be proud of her (and you obviously are). I can’t help but notice that you were purposely silent as to her gender issues, which likely means status quo. I gather you’re thinking this “crutch” is helping her to function quite well I the world at the moment. Maybe she will find as she matures that she can put the crutch away. But your main point seems to be that she is progressing through life, maturing and going through appropriate phases - and there is no reason to see anything else at this moment. This is obviously the right approach, and I will try to have the same perspective - focusing on the many great things in my daughter’s life. Thanks for the update!
I did consider tacking on a paragraph about this and decided not to and you picked up on that, methinks. When I tried to write it, I felt I was forcing it. It felt more natural to me to leave it out.
I don't know that there's a right or wrong approach, and other parents might spin my daughter's situation very differently depending on their values. I certainly agree with "she is progressing through life, maturing and going through appropriate phases - and there is no reason to see anything else at this moment."
This all sounds great. You can certainly be proud of her (and you obviously are). I can’t help but notice that you were purposely silent as to her gender issues, which likely means status quo. I gather you’re thinking this “crutch” is helping her to function quite well I the world at the moment. Maybe she will find as she matures that she can put the crutch away. But your main point seems to be that she is progressing through life, maturing and going through appropriate phases - and there is no reason to see anything else at this moment. This is obviously the right approach, and I will try to have the same perspective - focusing on the many great things in my daughter’s life. Thanks for the update!
I did consider tacking on a paragraph about this and decided not to and you picked up on that, methinks. When I tried to write it, I felt I was forcing it. It felt more natural to me to leave it out.
I don't know that there's a right or wrong approach, and other parents might spin my daughter's situation very differently depending on their values. I certainly agree with "she is progressing through life, maturing and going through appropriate phases - and there is no reason to see anything else at this moment."