I find it deeply cynical and disturbing that so many people think telling children they were born wrong, especially those that are neurodivergent or naturally non-conforming to cultural stereotypes, is helpful, kind, or normal in any way. Would we say such a thing to someone with
When my daughter developed anorexia, two of the most useful pieces of advice we were given included "staying off her wave" and "don't bargain, collude or otherwise enable the illness."
When she got emotional, we had to remain calm and rational but loving and sympathetic, while
My daughter developed a heart arrhythmia during her latest bout with anorexia. Yesterday, when I made a follow-up appointment with her pediatric cardiologist, the woman on the phone was quite unhappy that I wouldn't provide my daughter's preferred pronouns. No, I don't have to
In my 13 yr oldβs math class, half of the students identify as non-binary or trans. Guess how many are natal females? Yep! 100%!! At what percentage will school administrators start acknowledging this as a social contagion & act accordingly?
@salemkeizer
I just did the craziest thing. Someone at a friend's party asked why people have pronouns in their email signatures now & I managed to keep my mouth shut for exactly 60 seconds before the weight of the last 3 years of suffering in silence came spilling out.π§΅
I firmly believe that the activists are only winning because the majority of people in Western countries don't know what is really happening. If they did, pediatric gender transition would not be a thing.
The nurse from my sonβs school just called to say that I can either come in and pick up the bottle of ibuprofen that I left to treat his migraines or she can throw it away. Apparently, they wonβt trust kids with ibuprofen but they will trust them with adopting fanciful gender
The Wachowskis are challenging my belief that adults should be able to do what they want, even if itβs self-destructive, because the damage is never constrained to just one person. The more they share their experiences, the more it will be spread to others, paving the way toward
Now that the cat is out of the bag though, I realize that I need to have a shorter "elevator" pitch ready for future opportunities like this. It was scary but honest, spontaneous conversations like this are how we will reverse this insanity. /5
Thanks
@salemkeizer
for socially transitioning my child without informing me. Thanks to you, her mental health has taken a nosedive since your intervention. My once happy, straight A student is now struggling with anorexia, anxiety, and depression. /1
working behind the scenes to change the laws to elevate gender identities above sex. They were uniformly clueless and shocked about how the schools go behind parents' backs, socially transitioning kids without their knowledge. They had never heard of men /3
being transferred to women's prisons. One person had heard about Lia Thomas competing and winning against female swimmers but had no idea that wasn't an isolated case. I think they believed me but I have no idea if there will be fallout from my outburst. /4
I'm sure my husband is going to kill me later but I absolutely couldn't be silent any longer. These are people I've known for years and, even better, they are highly connected in our state government AND they were all clueless about how activists are /2
I met a new neighbor recently and discovered that her job is to determine what is and isn't covered at a major insurance company. Of course, I couldn't resist asking about how her company intends to support the new HB2002c law in Oregon. Her response was, "Oh, we already cover
@MsgFrmThMndFld
Iβve never heard of him but will check him out. It has been a nightmare. Ironically, my daughter only started getting better when we dumped her doctor, therapist, and the ED program. Turns out that being in charge of making food for our two dogs was more helpful than anything.
@Real_EdDiehl
Thatβs usually the point in the convo when they either resort to calling you a fascist Nazi or try to shut you up for being βtooβ concerned about childrenβs genitals.
@POTUS
You donβt care about women and you certainly donβt care about our sports, as your administrationβs changes to Title IX prove.
#SaveWomensSports
@FondOfBeetles
His "be kind" attitude reminds me of that Thomas Sowell quote: "It's so easy to be wrong and to persist in being wrong when the costs of being wrong are paid by others."
@michaelshermer
It is madness! The same professions that brought us the Satanic Panic, Recovered Memories Syndrome, lobotomies, and the Opioid Epidemic seem incapable of self-regulation or correction. They do not deserve the trust and respect that theyβve been given.
@Rob_ThaBuilder
I have a friend who used to work in the state prison system here. When I asked why men were being placed in womenβs prisons, he said itβs true that some people believe the βborn in the wrong bodyβ claims but itβs probably more right to say that people just donβt care about women
@s_e_t_h_w_
Your story is heartbreaking but all too familiar now, especially for those of us already fighting against this cult. Iβm curious about your parents. Did you manage to maintain your relationship with them? Are they trying to raise awareness too?
@CherieCurrie3
As a parent with a child in this cult, I am grateful to you for having the courage to speak out. Too many people are silent on this issue because they are afraid of being canceled. Even mainstream media are largely silent and so the lies continue and the number of children being
Your policy needs to change. Parents must be involved in decisions that impact the health of our children. We deserve to have our parental authority respected. /3
One thing I know for sure as a woman and a parent: Predators always find the gaps in our defenses. ALWAYS!! Thatβs why I will never give in to the pressure to just βbe kind.β Iβm not gonna reframe my trauma, ignore my instincts, or let my empathy and kindness be weaponized
2/ Do you not understand that social transition is a powerful therapeutic intervention that should not be undertaken without proper support and guidance?
@CEJacksonLaw
@segm
My pediatricianβs excuse for affirming my child is that she was just following AAPβs guidelines even though she personally thinks the spike in teen trans ID is a fad. The medical chain of trust is definitely broken.
You are failing at basic safeguarding principles and abrogating your responsibility to protect the children that have been entrusted to your care. Your job is to educate, not indoctrinate. /4
The first person to tell me that I needed to affirm my daughter's self-diagnosed gender dysphoria was her pediatrician. Later, the same doctor told me that she KNEW it was a fad but she affirms these kids because of the suicide risk. In hindsight, I wish...
@stillgray
My son was attacked by three other students on the 2nd day of middle school last year in Salem. He fought back and, fortunately, didn't get in trouble because it was caught on the surveillance cameras. Guess who else was not punished? The three students who attacked him. My son
How many children will be harmed before you change this policy? How many families will suffer the consequences of your social justice activism masquerading as kindness?
@OregonGovBrown
@salemkeizer
/5
@Katheri14581439
My daughter has been at Legacy twice for anorexia. Every day, someone asked why she wasnβt on blockers or hormones as if treating GD can magically cure the ED. The evil these people do while thinking theyβre the good guys absolutely haunts me.
@1813_eliza
No, the most helpful advice came from other parents. My daughter didnβt start to recover until we fired the βexperts.β Treatment for eating disorders is every bit as screwed up and unhelpful as gender dysphoria.
@GemmaRaphael
@MsgFrmThMndFld
Iβm not exactly sure. I had the idea it might help because multiple ED programs integrate equine or animal therapy. When our older dog started refusing food and losing weight, we decided to try making our own. I suspect being responsible for his weight recovery while also
@fandaflames
Iβve talked to multiple doctors who say the same thing and, yet, none so far are willing to tell their patients the truth or to go public. Most are too worried about activists threatening them or their families. Itβs insane.
@blueboatmom
She is doing better. Having a job has done wonders for her confidence, I think. Sheβs also still in charge of making food for and feeding our dogs. Keeping my fingers crossed that she stays on track when college starts this fall.
I see this all day, every day with my daughter. Anorexia & gender ideology is stealing her life away. I guess thatβs why Iβm here, screaming into the void, mostly so I donβt go insane.
"The reality is, I was punishing myself β my body β for having gone through puberty without my permission. I was disgusted by my own nature. I felt betrayed by it. And the betrayal was total. I wanted to escape it, kill it, obliterate it, so that it could never betray me again."
@babybeginner
Gurwinder Bhopal calls them Neo-toddlers, which I like a lot because it calls out the childish behavior. Although your βLord of the Fliesβ thread is spot-on, I worry that calling them βLordsβ of any kind might stroke their egos, which Iβd like to avoid at all costs. π
@HollyGrayle
@bjportraits
Jennifer Billek has been right all along. This is about deconstructing the reproductive capacity of humans for money and setting the stage for trans humanism.
@GadSaad
As Elie Wiesel famously wrote: βThere may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.β
@roseg
Thatβs a really good way to describe it. Itβs uncanny too how someone can be so ill yet sound so normal about everything else but this one thing.
@aquickdraw
@salemkeizer
We pulled one child. Sadly, the damage was already done with the other but we are making progress. There are nearly 40k students in the district though with approx. 20% trans-IDβd. Itβs a huge social contagion and parents are mostly still clueless.
@brandubh4
@blackbirdpeeja
If only we could give these trans identified males the full female experience. Iβm convinced they wouldnβt last an hour with PMS symptoms. Forget child birth. Theyβd be begging for mercy. π
@NowThisIsNews1
Thatβs where it gets complicated & may not be useful in initial convos. Itβs being driven on multiple fronts incl. Big pharma and med centers, which stand to make a ton of $$.
@bjportraits
has been writing about this for years.
I had thought to ask her, if she was so worried about my child (without evidence or even asking any questions), why didn't she refer us to someone who was qualified to assess her mental state and ACTUAL suicide risk? And why the hell wasn't she worried /2
@sometherapist
This just makes me so sad. This child is destroying her health and her future for short-term attention and membership in a group that doesn't care about her or her long-term health and happiness.
@real_dystopia
Thatβs funny. The nurse told me the same thing. She also agreed that it was a silly policy but not even in the same league as letting kids socially transition themselves. Adults are failing to adult.
@CultExpert
@jk_rowling
I hate to break this to you but the call is coming from inside the house (aka the Far Left). Most of the kids that have fallen in with this cult come from progressive families like mine. What we're dealing with is a pseudo religious cult masquerading as a social justice movement
@detransaqua
I think youβre right. My husband and I reached this same conclusion about our daughter. We initially used the new name and pronouns at the insistence of the eating disorder clinic but her health and mental state continued to worsen. It wasnβt until we started pushing back,
Why is it that progressives rail against colonization in all forms EXCEPT when males colonize womanhood and childhood? Then, they celebrate those males as Stunning and Brave? Is there a better example of patriarchy than that?
@Jeeeez17
Sheβs maintained her weight by herself for almost a year. The GD is still entrenched though because everyone else around her affirms including her stupid dietitian.
@Serena_Partrick
@geraldposner
@JournalofEthics
I did this when I last renewed my license and I encouraged my family members to do the same. I have to wonder why I ever believed medicine was guided by ethics when there is so much evidence to the contrary.
about triggering my daughter's anorexia again? Two years later, I confronted the same doctor because I now know that the evidence for suicide is about 19x higher post transition. She said, "Well, it's all part of your daughter's gender journey." /3
@MeghanEMurphy
The media has much to answer for across the board but they're still too busy telling all of us how stupid, racist, bigoted, and transphobic we are to do any self-reflection. It has not yet occurred to MSM that THEY are the problem; that they've abdicated their roles as truth
and to a healthier relationship with her body. I would not wish this journey on another soul and I pray that she and the others like her find their way out without too much damage to their lives and their relationships. /end