![]() Ultimately my anguish led to me finding others who were like me, and it was an amazing gift to know I was not alone, that there were many others just like me maybe, just maybe, he was one of us too.Ī few weeks later he asked to see me again and was ready to talk. I wasn’t sure what to do next, so I just told him my story of how I was forced to live my life as a girl and how it made me feel. Finally, after letting him know that I was just a Transgender man trying to help him, I felt a small amount of tension slip away. I wasn’t a therapist and I made sure he knew that I was a safe person to talk to. He remained silent the entire visit and I could sense his fear and distrust. Mary brought her child in, and he and I had a private session to talk. I asked her if she could bring him to see me and I would do whatever I could to help. I knew that pain, I knew that uncertainty he must be going through. I listened to her story, and it filled me with memories of my own childhood. She loved him so much she would move mountains to make him happy. She tried to talk to him about what she had found in her research, and she made it clear that no matter who he was, she would love him. She was extremely concerned about him because he cried a lot, was performing poorly in school, had few friends, and seemed depressed. She sat down with me and told me all about her child. She came to me for help because she knew her child was not fitting in as female and after a lot of research, she was convinced he was Transgender. He was assigned female at birth, which made him extremely unhappy. I first met her when her son was only 12 years old. Mary is the Mom of an amazing Transgender man I know. For this Mother’s Day edition I will tell the story of a determined and compassionate Mother who, like many others, had to lay a foundation to support her child through his struggle and transformation. Mothers teach us how to navigate the world, build our self-esteem, and to love unconditionally. It is a time to recognize and celebrate Mothers who have been the foundation of our lives. ![]() Mother’s Day lands on the second Sunday in May.
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