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70sEraVet

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6. My grandson is a trans kid ( now 20 years old).

Sun Nov 28, 2021, 08:33 PM

Nov 2021

I remember 5 years ago when he first announced that he was a boy. It wasn't just HIS transition - it was a transition for all of us. I was determined to be supportive.
I took him to Home Depot with me, just to spend a little time with him. I ran into one of the sales clerks I knew, and introduced him as "my grandson". I felt a little awkward.
I'll never forget the soul-clinging hug I got as soon as the sales clerk walked away; it was the hug from someone who had been desperately hoping to be accepted for who he was.

(But I haven't adjusted to using a plural pronoun for a singular person)

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She wanted to help her community. Then they took aim at her child [View all] Jilly_in_VA Nov 2021 OP

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So fucking sad vercetti2021 Nov 2021 #3

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My grandson is a trans kid ( now 20 years old). 70sEraVet Nov 2021 #6

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This is what happens Jilly_in_VA Nov 2021 #10

Ms.Waits sounds like the kind of person I'd like to see on a school board. Girard442 Nov 2021 #11