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Twelve milkmen is theoretically possible. Thirteen is silly.

Obviously the bill is horrible, but does anyone think that the government will stop increasing its warrantless spying if the bill gets voted down?

Everyone should read the Plastics Paradox. It's good to be well informed.

This doesn't work. I've tried it several times. There's no difference between having a wooden spoon on tge pot or a metal spatula. It just doesn't work.

Next it's going to start demanding rights and food stamps.

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They do.

No! I'm trying to avoid ideology and find practicality. I'm looking for a community of family members that have dealt with this, so I can have an honest discussion. Nonody here knows anything about my child except the gender dysphoria that I mentioned, yet so many are telling me what I need to do and what my motives are.

I'm looking for the exact opposite of what I'm finding here. There is no " one size fits all" approach because everyone is different. I'd like to be able to talk to family members and find ones whose child has had other similar issues and find out what has and hasn't helped.

I'm looking for a community of family members, more in the vane of Alanon. As you can see from the comments people are either accusing me of being dishonest, or telling me just to affirm.

I am apposed to affirming, but I'm not opposed to being proven wrong. What u would like to do is have a discussion with families who have dealt with this and discuss what was successful and what wasn't.

The people telling me to "love", "accept", or "affirm" know nothing of my child and their issues outside of the gender dysphoria. They are just projecting their macro ideas of gender onto my micro situation.

Anyone who has a "one size fits all" approach is not worth listening to, in my opinion. I'd like to talk to family members of children with gender dysphoria and find the commonalities between their child and mine, and find out what has worked and what hasn't.

I'm trying to find people to talk to. I'm not trying to push any opinion or agenda. My child is having issues. I don't believe that just affirming them will solve their deep rooted problems, but I'm willing to have a back and forth with people who have had both success and failure with that approach. I want a place where I can speak honesty and not have people start calling me dishonest or saying I have some agenda or I'm trying to push some kind of politics.

I guess I'm looking for a sort of Alanon type environment, where people can share their experiences without judgement. I don't mind if someone says they think I'm wrong and are willing to share their experience to back up their statement. I actually would welcome it.

If I were looking for confirmation bias, then that would be easy. What I'm looking for is a real and honest discussion with people who have dealt with this issue, both personally and professionally.

It's this kind of political thing that I'm trying to avoid. I thought I made it clear that I'm looking for help, not politics.

I need to find a community of family members and/or psychologists who have found success (or failure) in dealing with this issue. I'm not trying to say that it's good or bad. My child is struggling and I can't seem to find objective help. It all seems political and unhelpful.