I'm very upset. When I became aware of the current situation it was all very abstract but it still worried me. Now it's personal.
I have a friend who is super invested in gender. Without being outing she pushed her daughters to do stereotypical girl activities which took up a lot of their time in their childhood. I didn't approve because I believe it set them up for placing all their self worth in their looks, but never said anything, because live and let live and all that.
Even though one developed an eating disorder and was still pushing this 'beauty' lifestyle. I'm pretty sure said daughter was hospitalised because mum puts this sort of thing on social media for all and sundry to see.
Then I saw both mum and older daughter had been taking part in the trans scene.
Now younger daughter has cut off her hair and is getting the new identity treatment. She's also got autism. I want to do something to stop her going down the medical path. But what can I do? I'll just be accused of being a hater. Her social media is full of you go, be your true self ick ick. I knew this would happen because the daughter has been obsessed with clocks and mechanism since she was a toddler and the princess beautiful narrative always jarred.
How can you get people to put the breaks on without seeming judgemental.
And sorry, but I do massively judge her. We raised our children gender neutral to combat sexism, not enhance it. How difficult is it to see?!
I also am in a role where safeguarding is big. But of course there's no advice other than don't use stereotypes yourself. But if the child is already seeped in them, what can you do?
It's a car crash heading towards a double mastectomy and I am powerless to stop it.