This hits close to home for me. Without going into too much detail, navigating relationships with two teen granddaughters who have bought into the trendy transgender beliefs is a constant question of loving them and letting them know that (in the true sense of wanting what's going to be in their best interests) while refusing to play along with the idea that girls can be boys born into the wrong body. It's not love to teach or support destructive beliefs just so they will like me. So far we have good relationships but I realize daily that this might be the hill those relationships die on. I know many others are walking this road and to any who are tempted to give up, hold fast to truth but do so respectfully and lovingly. Remember that it's not enough to be right if they feel you don't truly care about them. They are living in incredibly confusing times without years of observation and experience to balance what they are being told from all sides. You might be the only person who can see beyond the current fads and beliefs to provide a sense of stability in a chaotic world. I'm a Christ-follower and I answer only to Him. That makes all the difference when I waver in my commitment to truly love these girls.
This hits close to home for me. Without going into too much detail, navigating relationships with two teen granddaughters who have bought into the trendy transgender beliefs is a constant question of loving them and letting them know that (in the true sense of wanting what's going to be in their best interests) while refusing to play along with the idea that girls can be boys born into the wrong body. It's not love to teach or support destructive beliefs just so they will like me. So far we have good relationships but I realize daily that this might be the hill those relationships die on. I know many others are walking this road and to any who are tempted to give up, hold fast to truth but do so respectfully and lovingly. Remember that it's not enough to be right if they feel you don't truly care about them. They are living in incredibly confusing times without years of observation and experience to balance what they are being told from all sides. You might be the only person who can see beyond the current fads and beliefs to provide a sense of stability in a chaotic world. I'm a Christ-follower and I answer only to Him. That makes all the difference when I waver in my commitment to truly love these girls.