After the incredible amount of pain our family has endured the past few months, my wife feels very strongly that she would like to spare someone else that kind of pain. Obviously, if I had transitioned as a child, it would not have eventually involved my wife, her family and my son. So here is the situation. We have an 8 year old boy who lives on our block who has show many of the early signs of possibly being transgender. For as long as we have known him, which is nearly three years, he has shown a desire to be identified as a girl during play, prefers girl toys and playing with the girls on the street. We have heard him say that he wants to be a girl. Anyway, his grandmother seems to indulge him with girl things, but his parents seem a little uneasy and embarrassed, but not totally opposed to their son's behavior. We don't know if he is seeing a therapist or getting any other kind of help. Anyway, my wife would like to approach his mother (with whom we are on friendly terms) and tell her our story in the hopes that they might take the situation more seriously. Maybe see the real world impact ignoring the problem can have on his life down the line. I am kind of wary, but I do feel a responsibility. I wish someone had done something like that for me when I was 8.
So what to you think ladies? If you agree with my wife, how would you approach it?
