How soon did you know?
My(36f) child(5) is AMAB and has come to me explaining that she feels like a girl. After reading some books, processing, and having some surprisingly great conversations for a 5 year old, she has decided on she/her pronouns. I guess my main question is - how early did you know?
I'm so excited (and a bit nervous) to start this journey with her. We live in a heavily conservative state with some barbaric anti-trans laws, so we are now looking at moving in the future because I wouldn't be able to get her blockers here when the time comes. With her permission, I did have a very positive discussion with her principal about changes for next year, and she was so supportive, looked into what she can/cannot do, and informed me that the school does have unisex bathrooms for her to use. The principal's main concern, as was mine, was bullying. She thinks most kids in that age range are more curious than anything, so we will see how this goes. We are going to spend the summer discussing bullying and questions to expect so she can answer them confidently and stand up for herself. We are also starting therapy for her so that she can build a relationship with a counselor, and have someone safe to talk to if she feels she can't come to us.
What else can I be doing? I want to support her however I can and not be insensitive, obviously. I just didn't think we would be doing this so early! I joined Mama Dragons and have received so much love. It gives me immense hope for her future.
Edit: Thank you all so much for the stories, kind words, and just overall love. This has meant the world to me and I wish I could give you all a big hug. Keep it all coming! (Especially those book recs!)