14yo leaves note to tell parents he's transitioning overnight

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metro.co.uk/2018/11/26/transgender-14-year-old-leaves-note-to-tell-parents-hes-transitioning-overnight-8178053/

Follows the template very closely. Never liked girls' toys, much happier now with short hair and a re-decorated bedroom and wearing boys' clothes. Not like the older girls in the family. Hates developing body. Family saving up for mastectomy if the NHS won't pay for it. Let's hope somebody gets it through to them that they'd be better off spending money on counselling. Poor kid.

Yeah they talk about a mastectomy as if it's nothing?

Sorry yes stepdad. Mum is apparently 'overly attached' to him and has changed her surname to his on FB as well as her first name to LisaDarren

She even felt different when she was pregnant with "Josh".

Jesus Christ I've heard it all now

Why is it always about clothes, toys and bedroom-colour preferences? They could have made all those changes and been ‘happier’ without feeling they had to declare now male. It seems as if the parents went straight into supporting this with no challenging of gender stereotypes.

As a teen (80s), I had a black and red graffiti wall bedroom, wore a male cousins’s hand-me-downs and had no interest in make-up. Thank God there was no bloody YouTube.

Excuse me I am.josh mum and his got no friends who are like him so his not been pressured into anything. His autistic as well and I'm very proud of him and will love him no matter what. Love the positive comments and ignoring the nasty ones against a child

Not once did she call him 'her' that's how much she believes this farce.

Well I read all that wrong! Ignore me!

Over half of FTMs have been sexually abused. Most common perpetrator by relative prevalence in the population is a stepfather or mom's boyfriend

Can you back that up?

I was thinking that tbh. The focus on a few recent articles on the level of sexual harassment in school, street harassment experienced by girls in uniform and even rapes and assults in primary schools, it would go a long way to explain why girls are trying to.identify out if all this.

Sounds like the mum is heavily into gender stereotypes saying she gave birth to a little princess. Growing up being told you are someone's little princess must be stifling if your true nature is much more into traditionally male pursuits. Better to transition and get unquestioning support than tell your mum her way of being a girl/woman is bollocks.