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Big hugs friend ...
Just an apropos of nothing ....
I've had two friends tell me how they're sick of this woke shit. I said, I hear more whining about woke shit than any woke shit so you're gonna have to be specific. He said, "Chris' kid thinks he's trans now, like he's too young what the fuck is that?"
I was like, "I've never met Chris' kid and it seems you think they're doing it for attention but what if they are ..?"
It's like ... trans people got their own shit that they're going through and some of my friends act like it's their problem somehow.
The claims of "doing it for attention" are so silly to me. I can think of so many easier ways to get attention
Also, like... so what if they are? Maybe it really is "just a phase" or whatever the fuck else someone wants to dismissively ascribe any behavior to.
Does that really mean the kid is any less deserving of the attention, connection, and understanding ear they are clearly crying out for? Is ignoring, shunning, or otherwise socially punishing them really the best way to address it?
Like you said, there are much easier ways to get attention. If someone is willing to claim to be trans just for the attention, then they are in serious need of a better support structure in their lives. Giving them shit for it isn't going to help anything.