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How to Grieve the Child You Thought You Had While Supporting the Child You Have

My son came out as transgender and I love him but I am grieving the daughter I thought I had and I feel guilty for mourning someone who was never real.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Love asks us to hold both loss and celebration, mourning our own illusions while embracing another's truth.

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