You asked: "What have you learned about or had to develop in yourself through this painful parenting circumstance? Answer: resilence and empowerment. I speak up (write) despite attempts to silence, censor and shame me. I speak my truth with compassion. I will not cower to falsehoods or shrink from attempts to undermine my knowledge, experience and wisdom as a woman and as a mother.
You asked: "What do you feel your child needs you to model most right now? How will modeling in this way challenge you to grow and support your own experience in and of the world?" I model a strong, resilent woman and mother who wants to protect her daughter from harm. As I stand strong in my own family, I also stand with other mothers and women of the world to protect their daughters as well.
I cannot undo what my daughter has done. It's done. She is an adult. Since her peers and society celebrate and empower this identity--there is no reason for me to think she will have second thoughts.
"Ultimately I realized that this phase of cultural psychosis is not something fixable, rather something we all need to ride the waves through together."
So, true, Guest Poster.
And I am glad you are doing well.
I saw this post by Just Dad regarding Mark Carney's trans-identified daughter. I do agree with much of what Just Dad says. Leave the daughter out of this. And give Mr. Carney a break on the subject of his trans-identified daughter.
You asked: "What have you learned about or had to develop in yourself through this painful parenting circumstance? Answer: resilence and empowerment. I speak up (write) despite attempts to silence, censor and shame me. I speak my truth with compassion. I will not cower to falsehoods or shrink from attempts to undermine my knowledge, experience and wisdom as a woman and as a mother.
You asked: "What do you feel your child needs you to model most right now? How will modeling in this way challenge you to grow and support your own experience in and of the world?" I model a strong, resilent woman and mother who wants to protect her daughter from harm. As I stand strong in my own family, I also stand with other mothers and women of the world to protect their daughters as well.
thank you so much for sharing your responses to the prompts!
I agree, EyesOpen.
I cannot undo what my daughter has done. It's done. She is an adult. Since her peers and society celebrate and empower this identity--there is no reason for me to think she will have second thoughts.
"Ultimately I realized that this phase of cultural psychosis is not something fixable, rather something we all need to ride the waves through together."
So, true, Guest Poster.
And I am glad you are doing well.
I saw this post by Just Dad regarding Mark Carney's trans-identified daughter. I do agree with much of what Just Dad says. Leave the daughter out of this. And give Mr. Carney a break on the subject of his trans-identified daughter.
https://x.com/justdad7/status/1901787293272150132
I do disagree that there are three types of parents in this situation. It's more complicated than that.
In conclusion, there is nothing we can do about the choices our children make after age eighteen.
We can still speak our truths. And we can still work to stop the harms.