A group of mothers are suffering. I am one of them.

My son is a sweet boy, a caring, gentle and sensitive boy. But everything changed since the day he turned into a different person who I do not recognize. His behaviour changed a couple of months before that day. I noticed significant and out of character behavioural changes from him. He limited his food intake and slept a lot during day time. He used a commanding tone when speaking to me. He tried to avoid conversation with the family.

I felt something wrong and started digging and digging. Then I found the cross-sex hormones in his room. It was a big shock. I had never noticed him having any issues or distress related to gender. When my husband and I tried to talk to him and tried to find out what was going on, he gave us the text book type of answer such as “This is what I want.” “I feel good.”, etc. When we asked why he wants to trans to a woman, his answer was so superficial. He talked about dressing in women’s clothes and wearing makeup. When we finally found a clinician who was willing to help him, our son left home and cut off contact with us.

That day was the darkest day in my life. Since then I lived in the hell.