Nova
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K_Z, I was 6'4" years before I reached 18. My nephew is 6'9"! I'm very glad neither us (at least so far) has wanted to transition to the opposite sex. Talk about your ATTACK OF THE 50-FOOT WOMAN!
I'm not going to mention names, but another poster here shared with me the process her daughter was undergoing. (The daughter was born without either male or female genitalia. The mother waited until the kid was sure who she was and then let her decide for herself.) Yes, there is risk, but, as you know, there is also risk in delaying treatment.
My point here is that the daughter had exactly the sort of committee you recommend (including a psychotherapist).
When you write that your "gut reaction" is to leave well enough alone, I hear the instinctive conservatism (I mean the word in its psychological sense; I'm not talking about how you vote) I was discussing above. I think most of us have the same gut reaction, and yet most of those who really know and have experienced teen therapy seem to feel otherwise.
Obviously, you have expertise with which I cannot begin to compete, but you were speaking of your "gut reaction", not your formal training or experience. Feel free to tell me what I am missing. But when I imagine my life as a 6'4" woman with men's size 13 shoes, I doubt I'd be very happy, and particularly not during my teen years. I realize there are beautiful women who are that height, but I doubt I would have been among them.
I'm not going to mention names, but another poster here shared with me the process her daughter was undergoing. (The daughter was born without either male or female genitalia. The mother waited until the kid was sure who she was and then let her decide for herself.) Yes, there is risk, but, as you know, there is also risk in delaying treatment.
My point here is that the daughter had exactly the sort of committee you recommend (including a psychotherapist).
When you write that your "gut reaction" is to leave well enough alone, I hear the instinctive conservatism (I mean the word in its psychological sense; I'm not talking about how you vote) I was discussing above. I think most of us have the same gut reaction, and yet most of those who really know and have experienced teen therapy seem to feel otherwise.
Obviously, you have expertise with which I cannot begin to compete, but you were speaking of your "gut reaction", not your formal training or experience. Feel free to tell me what I am missing. But when I imagine my life as a 6'4" woman with men's size 13 shoes, I doubt I'd be very happy, and particularly not during my teen years. I realize there are beautiful women who are that height, but I doubt I would have been among them.