My adult daughter came out as transgender and my spouse is struggling with using her new name and pronouns while I adapted more quickly and now there's tension between us about how to support her and whether we're both being accepting enough.
More people experience this than they realize.
Partners are experiencing different speeds of adjustment to fundamental changes in how they understand their child, creating conflict about whose response is more loving or appropriate.
“Where Are You with Parental identity — becoming and losing?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.