You find out your 25 years old son is a crossdresser.

[Eryn]

...CDs maybe slightly biased....

Ya think?

Of course we'd be biased, but in a positive way. We've been there, we've felt the fear, disgust, and self-loathing, and we've at least partially found our way down this road.

If I am presented with anyone in the same situation, son, daughter, or friend I would want to help them find their true path as well.

From what I've seen on this forum is that parents are accepting of surprises from their children whereas wives most often feel deceived, cheated on, and hateful.

Lynn Marie, that's a mighty broad brush. There are a lot of spouses who are accepting. We don't hear as much about them because they don't generate as much drama as those who are not. Nearly every time I go out with other TG people our spouses are in integral part of whatever activity we are doing.

...Dressing to satisfy a strong internal feminine identity is a completely different animal than dressing for sexual excitement...

This is true, but at a young age the lines are blurred. A youth doesn't really understand why they are driven to experiment in this way and virtually everything will have a sexual component. Later on the sexual component may diminish.