@Strandjunker The difference in our son’s mental health, once we started using his name and pronouns, was very noticeable.
When he came out as trans, it was a hard, hard grapple to adjust the images, thoughts, memories in my head. We talked a lot trying to understand where we each were coming from. I love him dearly—nothing could ever change that—but the words just no longer landed the same as they had when he was younger.
When I made the choice to be ALL in, he began to thrive.