“My daughter has a beard, a deep voice, a sunken, scarred chest and a body covered in hair. And that is just the part I can see. I have nightmares imagining the state of her internal organs.”
Does he have a smile, though? I mean, not around you, of course, but in general, is he happy?
“We have an on-off relationship. If I slip up and say something unacceptable to her, she stops talking to me for months.”
OH! You’re trying to have it both ways. To maintain contact with your daughter, but pretend JUST enough to not piss off your son.
You’ll have to pick one. Eventually he’ll decide you’re not even worth putting up with, since you will NEVER accept him or give him more than lip service.
“I have to compromise all the time to keep our connection.”
MeMeMe.
“I am tired. So, so tired.”
No sympathy. I mean, I’m a parent of three.I hope to never alienate them. THey couldn’t alienate me if they became Republicans.
"I wish I could have a break from all of it, but this is my life. There is no way out.”
You could get therapy. I’m sure there are programs for relatives of transgenders that want to find out what their point of view is. Maybe get the new reality through your thick skull, if it’s not too far up your ass….
“I have written many articles and letters to newspapers and magazines, most of which go unpublished,”
I imagine they have a quota for transphobes and you’re rarely the ont picked.
"I argue on Facebook and post articles in response to all the pro-trans ideology propaganda even though it feels pointless.”
Might consider WHY it’s so pointless….?
“Very few of my family and friends support me.”
Because your’e in the wrong.
"If another person asks, 'Why can't you just accept it and move on?' I will scream.”
Why can't you just accept it and move on?
Why can't you just accept it and move on?
Why can't you just accept it and move on?
Why can't you just accept it and move on?
Why can't you just accept it and move on?
Why can't you just accept it and move on?
“My family has been torn apart.”
ANd it’s your fault.
“My marriage is suffering from the fallout. My husband won't talk about it.”
Probably because he feels it’s pointless?