A buddy of mine who lives a few houses down has a 14 year old son who is going through this right now. He and I get beers and talk every other week and he is at a complete loss of what to do. The kid has tried to kill himself a few times, most recently he wrecked his car on the highway and is now in a wheelchair while learning how to use his legs again. The parents were adamant that the kid not transition until he was 18 and could make it his own decision but now they're wondering what to even do.
It's a hard, hard situation. He has four other kids that are all honor students and off to college, one is at Harvard. All of the other kids support the parents, but are urging them to just let the kid do what he wants so he doesn't end his life. I'm very much opposed but even I'm telling him it might be a lost cause at this point.
If you hear all the pro trans Counselors they keep telling the parents well it’s better have a trans child than a dead child. And they always tell the family how high the risk of suicide is. I have a dear friend who is going through this now and she said everyone keeps telling her this. I think they know it’s a quick and easy way to manipulate the parents to agree with them.
But no I don’t have any sauce which is why I said, “I believe” in the post above.
A buddy of mine who lives a few houses down has a 14 year old son who is going through this right now. He and I get beers and talk every other week and he is at a complete loss of what to do. The kid has tried to kill himself a few times, most recently he wrecked his car on the highway and is now in a wheelchair while learning how to use his legs again. The parents were adamant that the kid not transition until he was 18 and could make it his own decision but now they're wondering what to even do.
It's a hard, hard situation. He has four other kids that are all honor students and off to college, one is at Harvard. All of the other kids support the parents, but are urging them to just let the kid do what he wants so he doesn't end his life. I'm very much opposed but even I'm telling him it might be a lost cause at this point.
The Trans community encourages them to use suicide to convince their parents, I believe.
Do you believe or have evidence of this?
If you hear all the pro trans Counselors they keep telling the parents well it’s better have a trans child than a dead child. And they always tell the family how high the risk of suicide is. I have a dear friend who is going through this now and she said everyone keeps telling her this. I think they know it’s a quick and easy way to manipulate the parents to agree with them.
But no I don’t have any sauce which is why I said, “I believe” in the post above.