Oh, I will have to read this over a few times. Very valuable. One thing that jumped out to me was this line: "If we perceive we do not matter, or are not significant, we experience great wounding, and defenses can kick in to protect us from vulnerability that is too much to bear."
Such wisdom.. I am grappling with coming alongside a young adult who feels I am against them since I don’t believe the trans ideology. I believe in her and love her but it doesn’t seem to land. It’s difficult when she doesn’t live under our roof.
Oh, I will have to read this over a few times. Very valuable. One thing that jumped out to me was this line: "If we perceive we do not matter, or are not significant, we experience great wounding, and defenses can kick in to protect us from vulnerability that is too much to bear."
As a parent, who has been devalued and discarded, this hit home. But I am learning to carry on as this piece that I wrote shows. https://thetranstrain.substack.com/p/carrying-on-after-cancellation
Such wisdom.. I am grappling with coming alongside a young adult who feels I am against them since I don’t believe the trans ideology. I believe in her and love her but it doesn’t seem to land. It’s difficult when she doesn’t live under our roof.