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Scenario

When your child's gender transition challenges your parental narrative

My son came out as trans and I am struggling with mourning the daughter I thought I had while celebrating the son I actually have.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Supporting a child's authentic identity can require grieving assumptions about who they were meant to be.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Parental identity — becoming and losing?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.