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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Yes. But there are serious consequences that don’t go away. Of course we don’t think they are beyond help or repair. We hope and pray every day for them to fine back. But the damage is deep.
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So I think some of your statements were a bit lacking in nuance.
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Everyone is human. And this is Twitter. The same could be said of you and others. IMHO assuming good faith engagement--even with people you vociferously disagree with--is key. Have you read "Impossible conversations"?
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I suspect these conversations would go much better in person. Facial expression, body language, none of it is here. Of course parents grieve, but detransitioners have shown us they aren't simply ruined regretters. And not all trans-ID'ed ppl are TRAs. Does this make sense?
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Of course. We know this.
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The crux of the issue, especially when talking about and with legal adults (for better or worse--we KNOW 18-yr-olds aren't all grown up), is that they may not agree with your assertion that they are damaged. Then what? It's not a simple issue, & to insist it is also lacks nuance.
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I wouldn’t recommend telling them that they are damaged. Of course we must leave a path. The path is all there is. But the damage is so so real. The world is headed down this headlong rush to turn toddlers into trans. Our kids ARE getting hurt. Who will speak then?
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