Congrats for mentally fucking up your kid at two years old..

[Coach is Back!]

....at the age of TWO. I really love these so called "experts".

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/04/23/parents-share-5-year-old-sons-transgender-journey/

[Henda]

Stupid bastards, deserve fucking strangled for doing that to the kid

[Coach is Back!]

You really have to question the ones that truly mentally fucked up. The parents or the "experts" that validate this bullshit.

[muscleman-2013]

Child Abuse at the hands of mentally ill parents.

The child should be adopted by a sane person, the parents institutionalized and the doctor serve life in prison for the premeditated sexual assault and mutilation of a minor.

[Automation]

This transgender shit is out of control!

I think this is next on Tbumbz journey of insanity.

[38-26-40]

The parents just need to admit that they preferred to have a boy.

[Grape Ape]

Child Abuse at the hands of mentally ill parents.

The child should be adopted by a sane person, the parents institutionalized and the doctor serve life in prison for the premeditated sexual assault and mutilation of a minor.

Epic lift from quote section of article.

[Mr Anabolic]

TPTB love this stuff and they promote it.

Whatever you do, please don't have kids and bring them into this shithole of a world.

[Nether Animal]

Abhorrent, sickening, et al.

[lightweight]

Epic lift from quote section of article.

I felt like I was a Tyrannosaurus Rex for an entire summer when I was 4.

Should they have cut my forearms off and reattached my hands at the elbow joint?

[Army of One]

I felt like I was a Tyrannosaurus Rex for an entire summer when I was 4.

Should they have cut my forearms off and reattached my hands at the elbow joint?

Worked for Branch Warren

[Henda]

I felt like I was a Tyrannosaurus Rex for an entire summer when I was 4.

Should they have cut my forearms off and reattached my hands at the elbow joint?

Haha great point, when I was about 5 I wanted desperately to be hawk man off the wonderboy 3 game, yet here I am as a normal adult male and not a sword wielding man sized hawk creature , fuck you parents for not enabling me to be what I wanted as a child.

[Straw Man]

....at the age of TWO. I really love these so called "experts".

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/04/23/parents-share-5-year-old-sons-transgender-journey/

I assume your hiatus is over?

BFD - not your kid and none of your business

Did you even bother to read the article or did you stop at the headline ?

“He was showing real signs of a lot of shame and self-hatred,” Jacob’s father Joe said.
As they studied everything they could on transgender youth — including the alarming suicide rate down the road — the Lemay’s decided the transition from ‘Mia’ to ‘Jacob’ was better done sooner than later.

“We realized how risky it is to not take action and not to allow that child to not become who they feel that they are,” Joe said.
There was no surgery and no hormones. Those are several years off should Jacob stay on this path — as his parents strongly believe he will.

“We cut his hair, changed his name, sent him to a new school so he could start fresh,” Joe said. “That’s all we had to do.”
Indeed Jacob seems to be thriving with his two sisters now — to whom he has given most of his old things.
“I hate that stupid girl stuff,” Jacob said.

His parents are fully aware that they’ve waded into a snake pit of controversy.
While some experts favor transitioning transgender children at a younger age — others believe it’s premature and even dangerous.
The Lemays argue that delay equals damage, and they don’t mind putting their handprints on it publicly.
“I want to change the way that society perceives and accepts transgender people,” Mimi said. “Because this is the society that my son will grow up in.”
Should Jacob want to transition back to a girl somewhere down the road — the Lemays argue the detour has only cost a little confusion and maybe some embarrassment, whereas forcing an unwanted gender on a child might put them on a suicidal path.
They say they’ve gotten overwhelming community support and want to get this subject out of the closet.

[Svengoolie]

I wonder if they considered the possibility she was being molested, and that was her reaction to it.

[dr.chimps]

I assume your hiatus is over?

BFD - not your kid and none of your business

Did you even bother to read the article or did you stop at the headline ?

Coach is too busy with his hiatus for any reading.

[Coach is Back!]

I assume your hiatus is over?

BFD - not your kid and none of your business

Did you even bother to read the article or did you stop at the headline ?

Yeah I read it and even listen to the interview. That being said (and even going by the headline) they fucked up their kid. Sound like you're defending the parents...er, agenda. That kid will more than likely grow up with some serious mental issues. Welcome to your liberal agenda where stories like this shape world views.

[Coach is Back!]

My hiatus limits my posting. This place is too toxic to be on here.

[SF1900]

I assume your hiatus is over?

BFD - not your kid and none of your business

Did you even bother to read the article or did you stop at the headline ?

I don't agree with going "public" with it. Some things are better left in the privacy of a home. There is no need for that, especially at this age. However, I think the parents should let their child explore his own Being as he or she sees fit. If the child eventually grows up and reaches legal age, and wants to transition, that is his or her choice.

Mental issues will come about depending on the type of support that the child receives from parents, family, friends, and the community and/or society at large. Furthermore, the child's own temperamental style and personality (both are distinctly different) will also play a large role in how he or she deals with things. Though, to a great extent, a lot will have to do with how his community, and society at large, treats him. We often underestimate the powerful impact that institutions have in determining our emotional world. We know that Institutional Betrayal has been associated with a whole host of difficulties. Institutions housed within communities and societies can greatly determine this boys emotional world, and how he perceives himself, others, and the world. But that is a "tall order." He will most likely be shunned from certain institutions, which is why it was probably best not to make this a public event.

Its impossible to say whether or not the child will have mental health issues. Granted, there are some variables that have strong predictive power in possibly determining a child's long-term mental health issues, however, it is still impossible to say how he or she will react later on in life.

[Straw Man]

I don't agree with going "public" with it. Some things are better left in the privacy of a home. There is no need for that, especially at this age. However, I think the parents should let their child explore his own Being as he or she sees fit. If the child eventually grows up and reaches legal age, and wants to transition, that is his or her choice.

Mental issues will come about depending on the type of support that the child receives from parents, family, friends, and the community and/or society at large. Furthermore, the child's own temperamental style and personality (both are distinctly different) will also play a large role in how he or she deals with things. Though, to a great extent, a lot will have to do with how his community, and society at large, treats him. We often underestimate the powerful impact that institutions have in determining our emotional world. We know that Institutional Betrayal has been associated with a whole host of difficulties. Institutions housed within communities and societies can greatly determine this boys emotional world, and how he perceives himself, others, and the world. But that is a "tall order." He will most likely be shunned from certain institutions, which is why it was probably best not to make this a public event.

Its impossible to say whether or not the child will have mental health issues. Granted, there are some variables that have strong predictive power in possibly determining a child's long-term mental health issues, however, it is still impossible to say how he or she will react later on in life.

I can definitely see your point of view and don't disagree though the parents did address that in the article and I can see their point of view too.   I don't see it as anything they or their child needs to be ashamed about or hide (and not suggesting that you are saying that either)

“I want to change the way that society perceives and accepts transgender people,” Mimi said. “Because this is the society that my son will grow up in.”

[Parker]

I assume your hiatus is over?

BFD - not your kid and none of your business

Did you even bother to read the article or did you stop at the headline ?

You have to question the "degree" of "self hatred" when you see these articles.
And also what is going on in the house. I believe that the child is the youngest of 3 girls. As someone said, maybe the parents wanted a boy? And maybe they may have "innocently" said something that might have triggered the child? Who knows? When you read these articles, you don't get all the facts. You just get a very small window shot of what is going on. And let's not forget the slant.

[Straw Man]

You have to question the "degree" of "self hatred" when you see these articles.
And also what is going on in the house. I believe that the child is the youngest of 3 girls. As someone said, maybe the parents wanted a boy? And maybe they may have "innocently" said something that might have triggered the child? Who knows? When you read these articles, you don't get all the facts. You just get a very small window shot of what is going on. And let's not forget the slant.

considering the fact that transgender people exist and the assumption (mine) that no parent would ever wish this kind of struggle on their child I'm willing to just assume the parents are being honest with what was reported in the story

[calfzilla]

Coach; these days people get to choose their gender.

[Coach is Back!]

Coach; these days people get to choose their gender.

Of course. Sounds like strawman is suggesting that this TWO YEAR OLD was struggling with her gender (even though she had no clue what that was) and wanted to be a boy so the parents encouraged it and went with it. Forget about letting the kid develop into his own. I'm sure the parents meant well but at the same time being brainwashed by watching gay rights advocates and supporters of the transgender organizations. You'd think at two the parents would have enough commonsense to let the child develop and make his/her own decisions. Bottom line is this poor kid has no idea what any of this even means.

[SF1900]

I can definitely see your point of view and don't disagree though the parents did address that in the article and I can see their point of view too.   I don't see it as anything they or their child needs to be ashamed about or hide (and not suggesting that you are saying that either)

The preferred course of action is to allow the child free space to explore within a safe environment. Whether or not the child grows up to be transgendered or not is impossible to say. But forcing something on the child, whether it be homosexuality or heterosexuality, is probably not the best course of action.

[wes]

Back in my day................