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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
I adopted my son because at 8 it was obvious he was gay, and the kindly but profoundly Christian families that tend to adopt older kids are rarely good with these issues and I didnt want the lad back on my doorstep at 15, I have been entirely neutral, never expressing anything to him but my love regardless of who he is, now at 13 he calls himself Jade and goes to school in girls clothes and makeup which scares the crap out of me because the beating that would have brought down on a kid in the 70's when I went to school, she or he will decide for him/herself and I will support and love him or her, if she/he asked me now to go onto hormones I would support that, she/he is old enough to make that call.
Would I suggest it? no, my place is to be a loving parent and with that comes great influence that I need to keep to myself, I wish my son was straight and wasn't about to go through the stress and pain of being gay or transgender but she/he isnt and I will love him or her no matter what and walk whichever path we have to walk together.
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Thanks for sharing, it's stories like this that can change people's opinions. You sound like a great parent and I'm sorry if I caused you any pain with my bullish and somewhat ignorant statement. I still don't think all parents are going to do what's right for their kids and alot can go wrong, but it's not really the state's job to police this kind of thing, unless it's funded by tax dollars imo.