Pause and Be Patient — My Approach to Parenting Gender Non-conforming Kids

Balancing support with caution and common sense

An animated drawing of a short-haired girl standing at the start of a twisting maze. In the picture are depictions of clocks. The background is utopian nature. Author created image using Bing AI Image Creator.

Last week I booked my daughter an appointment at the bank; it was another step in moving from child to grown-up. Naturally, I knew what the transaction would entail, but what I didn’t expect was having gender identity part of the equation.