Until this point, I have always directed the grieving parents I encounter to 4thwavenow. It’s been such an encouragement. I’m saddened to see this development. I feel less confidebt sending them there if this is how they’ll be treated. 
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Replying to @briejnm
Relationship is a two way street. If the options are “Play make believe, force yourself to lie, and embrace my delusion, or I’ll have nothing to do with you,” that’s not a relationship. It’s a dictatorship. Sometimes the most selfless act of love is to refuse to enable this.
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Replying to @KaeleyT
Except what you have in quotes isn't remotely what Brie said. She commented on a tweet which said young ppl who had undergone medical transition were "harmed beyond repair" and would "never come back to us whole." You and others had the option of ignoring that tweet. Instead,
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Replying to @4th_WaveNow @KaeleyT
Brie may not have said that. But very often kids say those exact words to their parents. Is that relationship? This is a very real problem.
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Replying to @ClearlyClaire2 @KaeleyT
That's emotional blackmail and no, it's not a relationship. There's a vast landscape of middle ground between caving to those demands & sending the message that a kid is "damaged beyond repair." Nuance matters.
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Replying to @4th_WaveNow @KaeleyT
But you do realize that nuance doesn’t always speak much to kids. A lot of the time it’s black and white, you’re either on board and a friend or you’re not, and the enemy.
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Replying to @ClearlyClaire2 @KaeleyT
Yes, I do realize, because I was there: My kid DEMANDED T and surgery from Day 1. But a parent can have a nuanced approach whether the kid appreciates it or not (at the time). Nuance in our case = support GNC, don't endorse wrongbodyism. But there's no magic formula for all.
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Replying to @4th_WaveNow @KaeleyT
Forgive me, but kids are getting harmed big time. Will a nuanced approach affect any change to that? I rather doubt it. TRA’S are nit nuanced.
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Replying to @ClearlyClaire2 @KaeleyT
What are you having a problem with exactly? What kind of "nuance" are you objecting to? I'm talking about trying to walk the terrible tightrope of parenting a trans-identified teen, setting limits while not having them shut down completely.
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Working to change the transition industry = focusing like a laser on the practice of "affirmative" care. That's a different topic than what will be effective in keeping a line of communication open w/your own kid--especially when they don't HAVE to listen to you anymore (over 18)
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