Transgender young people detransitioning

[glatt]

I just skimmed the transcript and the facts are essentially true.

It's a Jerry Springer episode.

The dad feels like he's fighting for a principle, but he's losing his family in the process.

[henry quirk]

Originally Posted by glatt

The dad feels like he's fighting for a principle, but he's losing his family in the process.

Seems to me: the dad simply loves his daughter and desperately wants to stop her from injuring herself.

[xoxoxoBruce]

I think you're right but we don't know if what he's attempting to do is best for her. Brass balls does not equal crystal balls.

[henry quirk]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

we don't know if what he's attempting to do is best for her.

We know this: if dad were to prevail, his daughter, at the worst, is stymied only till she reaches the age of majority. We also know, based on posts and links in this very thread, if she is allowed to proceed, she may be doin' herself long-term, mebbe irreversible, injury.

In context: what seems best for her is clear.

[xoxoxoBruce]

I see your point, and again I agree, but probably at this point the rift is too big to ever bridge.

[henry quirk]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I see your point, and again I agree, but probably at this point the rift is too big to ever bridge.

If dad is motivated by love, then I'm thinkin' the rift, as painful as it might be, is not a top priority for him. I imagine he's willin' to suffer separation as long as his daughter is safe (from her own, perhaps transitory, impulses).


Adulthood (legally recognized) is just around the corner for her. It's a shame she can't be persuaded to wait, just a bit.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Ask a teen to wait? Good luck with that.