I often think Ava may be species dysmorphic, as she’s spent much of the last three years defiantly being a cat, answering in miaows, learning to purr and she’s now decided she’s called Mittens, only answering as such. I’m sure she’ll grow out of it, but at five, she’s been a cat a long time. But hats off to this mum’s eloquent reasoning about taking decisions that will alter the course of life for her young trans daughter. I can only imagine how agonising decisions such as these must be. But letting children decide who they are rather than forcing them into a mould is the only route to happy adulthood and a successful relationship with your son or daughter. So good luck to them both. But my concern is this: despite Ava’s conviction that she’s a cat now, one day she may well change her mind. And it’s much easier, it seems,
to return to being a human than it is to swap genders.
Parenting blogs flourish on WordPress.com, and today, we’re pleased to introduce you toGendermom, whose site tagline, A chronicle of fun and fear, or, daily life with my young trans daughter, says it all. Gendermom’s daughter M. was born a boy. He knew early on that he should have been born a girl. Gendermom writes anonymously about the challenges and joys of raising M. Her site is a great example of how bloggers can educate, inspire, and build supportive communities.
Your son approached you at age three to tell you he believed that he should have been born a girl. How did you come to terms with him as a transgender person?
Well, it’s taken time. As far as I knew, I’d never met a transgender person before my child came onto the scene, announcing shortly after his third birthday that he was actually a she…
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