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How to Maintain Relationship When Values Clash With Child's Identity

My adult child won't speak to me after I didn't support their decision to transition and I don't know how to bridge this gap without compromising my beliefs.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The collision between deeply held convictions and unconditional parental love creates an seemingly unbridgeable divide.

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