Parenthood is something I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. Mind you, it won't be for a while since I’m obviously very young, but I can't wait to be able to love and hold my child and protect them from everything… including themselves. I will love and support my child through everything, no matter what gender they identify as.

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Recently I read an article where a woman discussed how she refuses to let her children identify as transgender. She even went as far as to say that if her children were to identify as transgender and not “the biological sex that God ordained for”, she would get them help. As in therapists, counselors, and physicians. As if someone who is transgender has something wrong with them. You can read the article for yourself if you want to see where I’m coming from.

I'm not going to address every single point made within this article, as I would probably never stop writing, but here's my piece.

My children will grow up in a house that loves them. My children will know support and acceptance from the second they are born to the end of their lives. I will never let my children think there is anything wrong with them, regardless of sexuality or religion or looks or gender.

If my child identifies as transgender, that's OK. If my child doesn't identify as any gender (called identifying as nonbinary), that's OK. If my child identifies as all genders or a different gender every day (called identifying as bigender or demigender), that's OK. The only thing that is not OK is if my children think they are broken because of what gender they identify as. They're not. I refuse to let them think they are.

There are people who believe there are only two genders. There are people who will believe my children are flawed when they express who they are. It's fine. They don't have to agree with me. As long as they don't try to shove their opinions at me and my children and make them feel as if they're doing something wrong.

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Nothing will ever make me stop loving my children. They will be a part of me that no one can shake. Their gender or lack thereof will never repulse me. I will love and support them to the ends of the earth. After all, love and support are not tied to a certain gender.