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How supporting a child's transition can involve unexpected grief

My adult son is transgender and I love him completely but I still sometimes mourn the daughter I thought I had and feel guilty about grieving.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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True acceptance sometimes requires mourning old understandings to make space for new love.

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