Here’s what parenting can look like.
When I told my dad I was trans, my dad’s response was, “Oh! I can send you jewelry now!” (He was retired and made jewelry as a hobby).
Two days latter, I had a letter in the mail addressed to Joelle, the first time “Joelle” ever got mail, with a necklace in it. Later he made me this one. He told me, “I hope I got the colors right, I looked it up online.”
You don’t have to mourn a child transitioning. You can be the first to do so many affirming things.
@joelle Awww!
That was pretty much my sister-in-law's reaction to my daughter coming out. 😁 
@joelle This is beautiful.
Five years in and my mother and family still can't get my name right, yet alone stick with consistently using my pronouns.
Glad you've had such support and I truly mean that. :)
Lovely story!
Loving your child for who they are shouldn't be amazing, and it's kinda sad that it is amazing.
that is beautiful. tell your dad we love him too.
Wow. <3
Although an annoying pedant part of me was like "He could have sent jewelry pre-transition, too!" xDThat is the kind of parent all of us should hope to be…
Give your Dad a big hug from the internet.
That's such a cute gift. 
You got to read this post:
https://mastodon.social/@guncelawits/112838534091935773
As a (cis) dad of a (currently cis) kid, this makes me smile, every time I read it.
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(Both the necklace and your Dad’s attitude.)
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