I (39F) have a “daughter” (15 masc, 15M?) who I guess is now my son. He identifies as masc, which I guess is masculine? So I guess I will use he/him pronouns. And he prefers to be called James or Jimmy. Jimmy has talked about wanting to be a boy before, but he has been very vocal about it as of recent and at first I was just thinking it was a tomboy situation but now that he identifies as masc, I was thinking of how I can support Jimmy and get used to it.
You know all those changes kids go through during puberty, because of the hormones? The good news is we invented synthetic “hormone blockers” that can delay or temporarily halt puberty. If Jimmy takes those, puberty will immediately stop. And if he changes his mind and stops taking them, puberty will immediately resume right where it left off. That’s an option I want you to be aware of, in case Jimmy isn’t happy with nature’s puberty. When he’s 18, he might decide to take testosterone and have a male puberty.
That’s the good news for Jimmy. The good news for you is, you’re gonna see your child get so much happier over the next few years if you support him.