Declarations seem to come out of nowhere and often peer pressure is involved. Many of theses girls describe feelings of body image issues 2/
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And not being comfortable in their bodies. But because of the influence of social media this is interpreted as gender dysphoria and 3/
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Their new transgender identification is celebrated. Meanwhile parents are left reeling- what happened? With many questions and concerns 4/
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Parents want to support their kids but have concerns about hormones and surgery and long term medical risks of these interventions on 5/
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Children. Parents concerns are silenced and parents are called names- transphobic, terf etc. These kids are having real feelings that 6/
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Need to be addressed but not necessarily by jumping into permanent interventions that can cause long term harm. Kids need therapy and 7/
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And questioning of these feelings- teenagers brains change a lot and no 13 year old is capable of making permanent decisions that 7/
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Affect their entire life. Parents need to be parents and not just enable the whims of their teenager in the name of making them 8/
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"Comfortable". Transition may be right for some kids but maybe not all. Many will outgrow and change their mind. But parents attempting 10/
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To find support and ask questions are silenced by activists who believe that questioning denies a
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Case at all. Adults have the right to do whatever they see fit in their life. Children do not. Parents deserve to be able to ask 12/
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Questions and express their concerns wothout fear of reprocussion. More support is needed for parents of these kids. Parents need help 13/
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To determine the best course of action for their kid- kids should not get instant gratification on such life changing decisions. Slow 14/
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Down and take your time. Kids want everything now but don't understand long term. Parents need to help them see this. 15/
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#transactivist try to silence parents for asking questions? 16/Show this thread
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