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Originally Posted by Garfie

Much as I don’t like her behaviour which can be very immature, I don’t believe that Hallie is perceiving being a woman as a novelty that will wear off. As she says, she has always been a woman trapped inside a man’s body, and I trust her on that. I think we have to respect the fact that she knows who she is at her core, and I think maybe the tantrums will naturally decrease when she has had her op and feels complete as the woman she is.

yes with respect, perhaps what I wrote was a little clunky, but I do feel you're painting a slighty unfair take on what I wrote none the less. I was not questioning her gender identity in any way, just noting how different life can be for an 18 year old and how it's easy to be impulsive about things that can have long reaching consequences.

I do hope for Hallie's sake that any precautions have been taken because to arrive at 30 something and be surrounded by new borns and preschools while you yourself cannot concieve is not a situation I would imagine anyone would find pleasant