JackBootedThug
MURDERATOR
finally the key phrase is spoken-gender dysphoria is a mental illness.I didn’t advise him to take a drill sgt approach. I reminded him that he is the adult, and his kid really needs him to look out for his best interest. Gender Dysphoria is a mental illness. There isn’t a pleasant way to say that. I agree that social constructs have a lot of kid jammed up. That is why good parents make it their business to mind their children’s business and do their best to prevent exposure to anything harmful. There is no nice way to say “ your kid is fucked because your wife and yourself have dropped the ball on parenting. It also isn’t what a person in his situation needs to hear. His son is at risk, and he needs to hear the truth, regardless of how harsh it may sound. Seems to me that he is surrounded by people that aren’t grounded in reality. I didn’t say anything to him that he didn’t ask to hear, and I wasn’t doing it to be an asshole. I gave him something to consider, which is what he asked for, and I wasn’t mean spirited about it. I was honest about it, and in my book that is always the best policy.
edit-I see acceptance mentioned it earlier...my bad...