The Lost Virtue of Our Time
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To Any Parent of a Child Identifying as Trans
Originally, I sent this to an unnamed comic, but it applies to all who might face this in their own families. In this era of everything goes, it may make you a bit uncomfortable. But hopefully, it will give you strength to fight for your kids.
We all love our kids. But there is a spiritual and emotional line no parent should ever cross. It has to do with intellectual honesty in representing objective truth.
The trend to claim alternative truths that run counter to objective biological truth (fueled by society and a desire to fit in) has become huge in the youth culture. Follow up studies tend to show there to be a high incidence of depression and regret, with the worst in those who seek gender reassignment. Years after 'choosing' this path, there are many unforeseen fallout issues. Emotional health suffers. The compassionate thing to do is to walk along side the young person, encouraging counseling that can explore both the precipitating event(s) that may have caused this confusion, and the biological reality (physical and DNA) of his/her body. Denying what is objectively true of gender sets the psyche up for a huge disconnect. Hence, the regret and depression later.
All of this is important. But the Spiritual component is even more compelling to not go down this road. If you haven't come to terms with the fact that there is a God who designed all that we see, it is important to discover this overriding starting point which has eternal consequences. God, in His infinite wisdom, created all of creation with specific function and reason in order to sustain life and humanity. It is what is called Natural Law. Everything has a purpose, and the Divine Design makes it possible for the purpose to succeed. When a human turns away from the function and purpose created by a loving God, there is a disconnection from all that was intended for designated functioning. The Creation has just usurped the Creator, overstepping his role as a created being. He has decided for himself that the Creator was in error. That simply is not possible. And it is in essence turning from God.
All parents want the best for their children, both here and in the hereafter. By acting co-dependently, we instead offer them a false reality. Truth matters. And objective truth matters most. If a person can look in a mirror at their unclothed body and deny what is the objective truth about their gender, it is a serious problem in recognizing reality. And if a person is willing to believe what is not true simply because their mind tells them something else, what other falsehood will they adopt?
Parents, please love your child by not compromising truth. Never reject or withhold love. Show them what is true, but do so utilizing the Full Armor of God, especially the Belt of Truth . Satan awaits any chink in the armor in order to destroy our kids with lies disguised as truth. Your children need as much protection from these new gender lies as they do from lies about the Faith.
Please, as a parent, support your child to seek what is true...not what he fabricates as 'my truth'. Reality should not be up for negotiation.
I am a mother of seven and grandmother of twelve. I was blessed to homeschool the youngest from second grade through high school. I spent many years as a singer-songwriter. One of my songs was in the semi-finals at Music in the Rockies, and I was a semi-finalist in a Billboard contest. In 2017, I co-wrote with my husband my first book: 95 Questions for Protestants, which answered urban legends about the faith. A few years later, I published Confessions of a Catholic Homeschool Mom, which chronicles how I stumbled my way into homeschooling our youngest. I publish a blog (www.95-Questions.com) that addresses issues of faith, politics and current events. I am in the process of a children's book series, and developing a Catholic apologetics board game for families. As you can see, I have been writing in one form or another for most of my life. I truly hope you enjoy reading my pieces here.
