I know I don't put a lot on here about the struggles that I am facing as I wade thru this crappy road we are taking but thought this one was worth sharing.
My son who is 8 1/2 has been having a very hard time with my transition. I am sure they are the typical fears that a child of this age deals with, loss of father figure, loss of similar interests, kids teasing him and the list goes on. Many times he has said to my wife and I that he does not want to be the only boy in the house....
Anyways we were sitting around tonight trying to talk thru some of these issues when he made an off topic comment that he would rather watch "that Stupid Kardashian" show than another my wife watches. (His words lol )
So seizing on an chance to show others go thru the same thing we explained about Caitlyn's transition and it was like a light bulb went off in his head and he was suddenly ok with it. The association with knowing someone that he has seen on TV that has also gone thru it really seamed to help and he quickly got out of the upset mindset and moved to the inquisitive stage. He spent the next hour and a half asking all kinds of questions.
I just pray that this is a turning point for him. He has taken it so hard up to this point. Sometimes it just sucks as we work so hard to fix us so we can be happy that in the process others get hurt.
Megan