Our child is not using correct pronouns or name when they was before…is this a typical journey?
Hey Reddit 👋🏻 So my wife (M2F) and I (cis woman) have a 10 year old son (male). We have all been in therapy to work through my wife’s transition and be supportive. Our son has been talking a lot about Jesus and wanting to go back to church. We were raised Catholic and he received first holy communion. Then we stopped going. My wife doesn’t believe in God and I’m not sure what I believe in. Last week our son’s mood seemed off. After a little prodding, he confessed that he HATES ALL THE CHANGES. I was stunned. 😳 He seemed to be managing everything so well. What changed? Idk. Then he said that he doesn’t believe in transgender. That there is only two genders and that’s what he believes. Then he stopped using “Mom” and “she/her”. When I would correct him he would just stare at me. Usually he corrects himself.
Like…I have no idea how to proceed lol. I told my wife and she didn’t seem phased by this. She said, yeah this journey is going to take time … sometimes you’re at a level 5 and then you drop back to a level 2…it doesn’t mean that he doesn’t love her or is mad at her.
How do I be supportive of my son when he doesn’t seem to be supportive of my wife at the moment.
Any advice is appreciated! Thank you ☺️
Edit to add: I asked him where he heard that there are only 2 genders and he said it was YouTube!!! I am shocked. But am I? I will have to check what videos he is watching.