Did I Miss The Signs My Child Is Transgender?

Parent-of-the-year awards won’t be coming my way.

Zada Kent
Zada Kent
Nov 4 · 3 min read
Kid with glasses by Canva

I was nervous when I told my mother-in-law that her granddaughter was now living as a boy. She was from a different generation. A generation where men were the bread-winners and women were homemakers and child-rearers.

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Zada Kent

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Zada Kent

Parent of a transgender teen, book devourer, and writer of spooky short stories. http://www.ZadaKent.com

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