My eldest grandchild has just turned 14. About a year ago a new girl started in their class and told them all about woke, how they don’t have to identify as girls if they don’t want to. My granddaughter and half of the girls in her class embraced this new way of thinking. She changed her name to a boys name, as did a few of the other girls with names like James and Ray and in the last month has changed her name again to Billie, a more gender neutral name but wants to referred to as he.
Add to that all the hormones and general teenage grumpyism and we are left in a quandary. We have alway been close to her and she used to love coming here. My son and daughter in law support her with her ever changing changes and don’t seem to challenge the decisions she makes but I find it hard to call her a name other than the beautiful name she was born with.
When I see her she says hello and then buries her head into her computer and her drawing. She stayed over and I tried to take her out shopping but she just isn’t bothered with anything.
I want to be part of her life but I don’t know where to start with this phase of her life.
