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When supporting someone means mourning your assumptions

My daughter is transitioning and while I'm trying to be supportive I keep grieving the person I thought she was and feeling guilty about that grief.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You are discovering that love sometimes requires grieving your own expectations to make room for someone else's truth.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Integration — not getting over but getting with?”

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