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Image is of a man dressed in a light blue long-sleeve top, pants, and knit cap, squatting in front of a car with his head down and face hidden like he's sad about something. Sometimes your emotions just get the best of you and you need a minute to recover. There’s No Timeline on Your Emotions
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There’s No Timeline on Your Emotions

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 justplainbethLeave a comment

Around the time of the first anniversary of Leo’s coming out as transgender, I sat in my therapist’s office. I had just seen her a few weeks earlier, before Christmas. She knew, however, I was going to need extra support as that day drew near. So she scheduled me to come in. As I stared… Continue reading There’s No Timeline on Your Emotions

Letting go of children Letting Go of Who I Thought My Child Was
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Letting Go of Who I Thought My Child Was

February 13, 2020April 16, 2021 justplainbeth4 Comments

It wasn’t until I became the parent of a transgender child, and had to do the hard work of letting go of the expectations I held of who I thought they were, and what I thought their life would be like, that I realized I had expectations for them to begin with. It was an… Continue reading Letting Go of Who I Thought My Child Was

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Hi. I’m Beth Richardson. I help moms of teens and young adults who’ve just found out their child is transgender to find answers and support by offering them shared experiences and resources so that they can have hope that both they and their child will be okay.

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