The Witness: True Stories of Children and Gender Identity

A mother describes the difficulties her daughter with ADHD and high functioning autism has fitting in with her peers. Her daughter vacillates between believing she is a girl and a boy and finds communities that support her confusion and seemingly accept her.

Follow this mom's reflections on her journey with her trans-identifying daughter. She finds meaning and tries to "savor and appreciate the moments of closeness."

You can find StoicMom's written piece and more from her here: https://stoicmom.substack.com/p/pivotal-moments

Most episodes for The Witness are read and recorded by voice actors. This episode was done with the voice of the author, StoicMom.

A mother details her daughter's pathway to a "trans" identification and the inconsistencies and maladaptive strategies she observes along the way. 

This father takes a turn in his strategy with his ROGD daughter as they navigate the ramifications of a "transgender" identity. This is part 5 in a 5 part series.

Loving father continues to have impactful conversations with daughter and navigate how to handle an ROGD adoption.

Father continues the long process of loving discussion with his ROGD daughter and offers guidance and reassurance for other parents.

Conversations between a father and ROGD daughter. Part 2 of a 5 part series.

Listen to this father have lighthearted conversation while discussing trans-identification with his ROGD daughter in this 5 part series.

A mother chronicles how the courts and other adults facilitate the loss of her young adolescent daughter and the breakdown of the bonds they once had.

In this love letter a parent holds steadfast and nurtures the relationship with her daughter with truth and reality. Link to article on the PITT substack https://pitt.substack.com/p/dear-daughter?utm_source=url.

This parent of a 13 year old daughter lays out her 10 part strategy that helped her child to desist.

Tune in to this loving conversation between a mother and daughter who examine the many misguided reasons behind adopting a gender identity. This is part 4 of a 4 part series.

The conversation continues between this mother and daughter. Fostering mutual respect and understanding, they continue to navigate the murky waters of gender identities. This is part 3 of a 4 part series.

Listen to how this mother and daughter continue to navigate and examine the murky waters of gender identity ideology. This is part two of a 4 part series.

Listen to how this mother and daughter maintain a loving relationship while navigating and examining the murky waters of gender identity ideology. This is part one of a 4 part series.

Daughter identified as female her whole life until dealing with anxiety and depression in her first year at college and decided she was “transgender.”

Mother asks a series of important, exploratory questions to her ex-husband who affirms their daughter in a new gender identity.

3 Stories from Gendermapper.org :

1. Dr. refuses to look into mental health issues before prescribing hormones.

2. Female hormones suspected to cause stroke in 24 year old son.

3. Endocrinologist at Gender Clinic Recommends Medical Transition of 11 Year Old son with no Mention of Therapy or Side Effects.

In this interview a 16 year old desistor gives insight into the reasons she became attracted to the trans identity she adopted and why she eventually realized her ideas seemed to have some logical fallacies and she desisted.