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[–]CastleHoward 27 insightful - 3 fun27 insightful - 2 fun28 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Holy shit! Reading that made me so sad because there is no opportunity for anyone to go against the status quo. No room to step back and think. I'm a parent to a 10 yo girl and I'm in charge of all the decisions because I'm the fucking grownup. I decide which neighbourhood we live in, which school she goes to, what food we eat, the media she consumes etc.... But if she were to say she wanted to start puberty blockers, change her name and wreck her life I would have to hand all of the decisions over to a child and a lunatic healthcare system. Watchful waiting would be considered child abuse.