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When family transitions affect reproductive futures

I want to support my trans son but I am grieving the grandchildren I thought I might have and I feel terrible for making his identity about my losses

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Supporting loved ones' authentic selves can simultaneously trigger personal losses, creating guilt about legitimate grief.

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