Parental dysphoria is a new condition, growing in prevalence as the transgender trend that is indoctrinating our children picks up steam. Specifically, it’s the discomfort with your sense of self and view of reality that results from your child’s sudden announcement that he or she is transgender.

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[–]clownworlddropout 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I believe that's already called despair.

[–]Alienhunter糞大名 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's psychologically depressing to be sure. But I'm an avowed asshole so basically the way I see it, it's impossible to be a perfect parent, so while self reflection on what you could have done better is valuable, the past is the past and cannot be changed, and it's also a simple fact that kids are their own person capable of making mistakes and their own choices regardless of whether or not you've done everything right, or wrong. Plenty of successful smart kids coming out of absolutely broken homes, plenty of fucked up crazy kids coming out of otherwise good environments.

Don't compromise on your core values, if your kid is making a bunch of demands in such areas you don't have to be supportive. Just say no. And if they kid whines and complains about it "validate me or you'll never see me again" yeah that's gonna hurt, but the only good response to that is basically "ok bye bye then, come back when you feel like it".