Perspectives of a Concerned Parent II
Where I dive deeper into what’s actually going on with the trans agenda
¡Hola, amigos!
It’s been a productive week—we renewed our residency without too many hiccups last week, spent an afternoon boogie-boarding with friends, and Tom and I went on a much-needed evening out, after 3 months…funny how one or two excuses can mess with a good habit!
We’ve realized “dates” don’t need to be expensive. A friend of ours came over and spent a few hours with the girls on Sunday afternoon. And we ordered some pupusas, drove up to the property, and spent a few hours hiking around and dreaming of our future there. It was a great time of reconnecting…and the sunset highlighting the ocean with mountains in the foreground was incredible! I know—I’m obsessed with sunrises and sunsets :) But they’re awesome!!
So…I’ve veered off the path of talking about our lives in El Salvador. But the topic I’m on is actually a BIG part of why we’re here, which I’ll dive into further in a bit. I appreciate all of your feedback on my last post. I wrote it with quite a bit of trepidation, BUT I knew if I didn’t post it, I’d regret holding back and staying silent.
As a good friend of mine says,
“It’s the SILENT MAJORITY who support the things they oppose. By NOT speaking out, they support whatever is happening and whoever is doing those things, even if they don’t agree with (or participate in) them. This has happened throughout history, and the Holocaust is a clear example.”
Let me be clear on one thing before I go on: I firmly believe that people who identify as the opposite gender (to their biology) are just as human as anyone, and should be treated with dignity, love, and respect.
What I am addressing here is the HUGE push to tell our kids they can be any gender (or identity) they want, in their formative years. By distinguishing between these two things, I realize that I’m being politically incorrect. Because in countries like Canada and the US, those two things now almost always go hand in hand.
**Note: If you want to read any of the articles I reference, click on the link provided wherever there is an underlined word.
I came across this tweet by a 20-year-old woman today…and it reminded me why I’m writing…
Why are countries like Sweden saying no to this push on kids? Why are “gender-affirming clinics” and hormone treatments being strictly limited now for youth in places like Sweden—which notably was the first country to do the surgeries?? And, meanwhile, dozens more are being erected across North America every year? Have we missed something over here?! In many countries, huge cautions are being taken, and kids are referred for psychological help before anything else.
The Swedish government says:
“The risks of puberty-suppressing treatment…and gender affirming hormonal treatment currently outweigh the possible benefits.”
Why don’t the governments of EVERY country say this..? Who makes these decisions?? Why is this agenda being disguised as “empowerment” and “progress” when it will cost our next generation untold misery down the road?
We can cover our ears and our eyes, and miss half of what’s really going on sometimes…we can see the “brighter” side of things. Or feel that we need to “tolerate and accept” things because nothing’s THAT bad, right?! Some things can be A LOT worse than what the tip of the iceberg reveals, as you’ll see if you read on…
We’ve been out of Canada for two years now. But we had already begun to think about leaving over 4 years ago. There was a man in our province, B.C, who was imprisoned for speaking out about this stuff. He refused to call his daughter by her preferred pronouns and use her chosen name, after she started her “gender transition.” He attempted to shed some light on what’s happening to kids, and they tried to silence him for speaking out. He was sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined $30,000 for speaking out, and charged with “violence” against his child. We realized that this was such a slippery slope, it could soon be us in prison, if we took a stand.
Along with millions of parents, I draw the line when it comes to my kids. Goodness—these are the same little creatures who will believe in Santa and the Tooth Fairy. Children are little sponges, learning about everything, taking things we say at face-value, and they are INCREDIBLY vulnerable. We don’t let them drink alcohol, do drugs, drive a car, go on a date yet…BUT we’re allowing them to make permanent decisions about their bodies that they can NEVER undo?!
A friend told me recently,
“When I was 11, I didn’t want to develop…I liked being a “tom-boy” so I was hoping to stay ‘boyish.’ Then I hit 13 and my body started changing more, and I felt awkward for awhile. But eventually I grew into it (mentally). I think if I’d been told I could be a boy in those early years, I would’ve thought it was a good idea.”
Now she is in her 30’s and happily married.
Why are there not more people taking to the streets across North America for our children’s futures? Or going into their kids’ schools to protest what’s being taught? Kids’ brains are still developing up until they’re about 25 years old. Did you know that hormone-blockers can stop that development…? It’s our job as their parents, teachers, and health providers to protect their innocence AND their health.
Many people experiencing gender dysphoria have experienced childhood trauma or have body insecurities. And most often their counsellors and doctors are saying, “We can start you on the hormone-blockers asap..” before anything else (like trauma counselling) is looked at as an option. This is a common thread in many of the stories coming out now. Here’s a quote from a woman who identified as a man for 10 years. She later had trauma counselling, found inner healing, and then detransitioned.
**If transitioning is so “empowering and progressive” why are SO many trans people experiencing untold health issues AFTER their “transitions…? Why have I read multiple accounts of post-surgery infections and other horrific “post-transition” issues being DISMISSED by the same doctors that recommended those hormones and surgeries in the first place..??**
Studies done have shown that when a child or teen had gender dysphoria, there was an 80% chance they’d outgrow it by adulthood. Is that statistic being ignored because of the $ involved..? There may be something to this theory…
So many “gender-affirming” doctors will say, “Hormone-blockers just PAUSE puberty…” But vital physical and mental changes are happening during puberty, and doctors still don’t know the long-term impacts that these drugs may have on the bodies and minds of these children. A quick Google search on possible side-effects of these “blockers” made me wonder how these drugs are even considered legal at all…
Hormone-blockers can cause:
infertility
osteoporosis (weak, brittle bones), often severe in women
cognitive changes, including difficulty focusing
mood swings and mental changes (including depression)
Impulsive, irritable, risk-taking behaviour
weight-gain
headaches, even migraines
joint pain, often severe
fatigue
hot flashes, including early menopause for girls
stunted physical growth
higher rates of suicide
95% likelihood to undergo surgeries to permanently alter or remove one’s sexual organs
And yet, if a young person in Canada (or many states in the US) speaks with a school counsellor or a Planned Parenthood rep, about their insecurities or “gender issues,” they are usually advised to start taking these powerful drugs ASAP! You can’t make this stuff up. They often hardly even mention the harmful consequences—there are many testimonials…like this one…
Here (video) is one of many examples of how easy it is to get started on these hormones, and to get a doctor to sign off on you “needing” a surgery. This young woman (pictured above) took testosterone and identified as a man for awhile, but now she says,
“Even as an adult, it took me a long time to figure out who I was and who I wanted to be. KIDS ESPECIALLY need to see a therapist before going on hormone blockers, and surgeries especially. I mean, they don’t even know what they want for dinner tomorrow, let alone what gender they are!”
Chloe Cole is the 19-year-old woman I mentioned in my last post who de-transitioned and now speaks out about what she went through as a youth. At age 12-13 she felt awkward in her body (as most adolescents do) and didn’t like how her changing body was attracting unwanted male attention. She saw a psychologist who advised her and her parents that she needed to be put on hormone blockers right away. Then testosterone. She then had a double mastectomy at the age of 15. When her parents had concerns, they were told by doctors, “Would you rather have a dead daughter or a living son?” Chloe says that she wasn’t at all suicidal at the time, but just somehow thought she’d be happier as a boy. Taking testosterone changed how she felt mentally though, and she hated how low it made her feel. She says that little to no guidance was given to her as to the side effects or long-term impacts of the drugs and surgeries. Later on, in high school she was in a class discussing reproduction and realized she might want to have children someday…BUT would that even be possible for her now, after everything…?!
Her parents (like thousands) were blackmailed—told that if they didn’t go along with the hormones and surgeries, they would LOSE their child.
Why can’t children wait out their awkward years, like Chloe wishes she had been able to do..??
Today she speaks boldly to youth and parents around the US about why no child should undergo what she did:
“I will NEVER know what life could have been like if I had just been allowed to be a kid. I am so INCREDIBLY angry that ANY adult feels they have a right to do this to a kid. It is never, EVER appropriate for a child to go under what I went under. No child can consent to anything like this.”
—Chloe Cole
She is now facing huge losses, including never having the adult body she was intended to have. The hormone-blockers, hormones, and surgery have caused her untold grief: frequent UTI’s (urinary tract infections), weeping scars, blood clots, a deeper voice, and other physical issues, just to name a few. She is advocating for children to wait until at least 18 years old and be given more information before they decide. See article.
Why is our culture telling kids they can be whatever they want, and rushing them to start on hormone-blockers and then “gender affirming hormones” and even surgeries at such a young age?
Often this is all being offered without even trying to help them navigate their insecurities in other ways. Is there a financial incentive for these doctors and therapists? Where did this agenda spring from? When we were kids, it seemed like life was complicated enough, especially in our teen years!
Why has this become such a popular idea in recent years?
The number of gender-affirming surgeries done in the United States nearly tripled between 2016 and 2019, a new study shows.
The number of medical appointments related to gender identity disorder rose from 13,855 in 2016 to 38,740 in 2020, the study found.
—CNN, August, 2023
Wow. A lot of people are trying to say that this agenda in schools is about our kids being more comfortable around “trans people.” Hasn’t it gone WAY beyond that?
If a child starts and continues on with hormones, pharmaceutical companies and doctors are making HUGE amounts of money from that person for the rest of their lives. And those people must rely on doctors to keep them “healthy.” 95% of kids that start hormone treatment end up transitioning. Surgeons performing these “affirming care” surgeries are raking in millions. Hasn’t this become an industry? Each person who transitions profits pharmaceutical companies $1.3 million (from Matt Walsh’s documentary, What is a Woman?)
In my next article I will talk a bit more about this, and even how Canada is trying to get this agenda into El Salvador. Thankfully, there are millions here who are adamantly opposed to it.
I have to go—I’m taking my kids to the pool to play with their friends soon.
Life is beautiful 💛
And we have so much to be thankful for!!
I encourage everyone out there to be bold, strong, and courageous. Do some research and talk to people around you with love and boldness—you never know who you may be impacting!
“Be strong and very courageous..”
—Joshua 1:7
Thanks for reading this serious (and long!) message. I had to share what’s been burning inside of me, as a protective “mamma bear.” Standing up for TRUTH will cost us, but it will be SO worth it!!
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