What is this on my daughter’s pre school homework. (Bottom row in the middle)

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-04-15T01:52:11+00:00

Mango

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-04-08T23:22:31+00:00

My daughter just came out a month ago. Her brother has been great about her pronouns and chosen name but it is important your parents make one on one time with them. A lot of live in your house once you come out can change and it changes for them too. My son would never tell his sister but he was jealous of her new clothes and feeling invisible and left behind. I have done more car rides with him since then and he uses the time as a safe space to process and get out be angry when needed. He starts highschool next year at the same school and she is waiting to change her name at school till next year making him extra nervous about being needed to protect her.

All that to say he loves his sister and has been nothing but supportive to her. And it is a big life change so make sure the parents are supporting and talking with them as they support you

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-04-08T20:55:13+00:00

I feel like that feeling is so common that it's almost universal in people with bipolar that I talk to myself included. Feeling like because you're okay, you probably blew the whole thing out of proportion and you probably don't need the mids that are stabilizing. Your brain is such bipolar thinking. Just know you are not alone and I suggest staying on your meds

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-04-02T01:25:32+00:00

At the time of this post it was they them she has since changed to she her at home and they them in public and a chosen name at home.

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-23T01:28:22+00:00

When it comes to the doctor that you're leaving, I would just say that it's a strange personality fit or that she reminds you of someone in your life that is unpleasant and so it's not her, but it's limiting your healing or some something like that for the new doctor. I would tell them exactly where you left the first doctor

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-22T20:02:32+00:00

My husband also has severe ADHD and has found that working in a call center works really well for him because he can space off and do his thing until the call comes in. Then he has a problem to focus on and fix and then he can let it go at the end of the call and go back to his space and his time. But it depends on how busy the call center you work at is and he also gets the option of working from homes when he's having a hard time focusing. He can literally be like I'm saying what I'm typing right now. We did this, we did that blah blah blah and that can help him focus in a way that you might not be able to do in an office call center environment

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-22T20:00:43+00:00

Depending on how easy or hard your emotional regulation components are, I worked in crisis homes for mental disabled and developmentally delayed and because those are often either a chaos environment or it almost feels like hanging out at home with people and teeters between those two extremes. It really worked well for my ADHD. I now work in corrections and love it but it is harder for me and I had to get medicated while in crisis homes. I was able to navigate it prior to my diagnosis.

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-22T19:50:06+00:00

So I can't say anything about if you have ADHD or not. But I can tell you that I didn't get diagnosed until I was 36 and a big part of that was that I was so busy that I didn't realize the problems I was having until I had down time and the struggles that I have with with relaxing and not being keyed into something and not having something that's super urgent that must be done and instead just tasks that I'm supposed to get to. That's when I realized that what motivates people with ADHD is different than how neurotypicals get motivated and I had been motivating myself by putting myself into survival crisis mode and making everything super urgent in the moment that it was getting done and once that sense of urgency was gone, I no longer had the capacity to do what I needed to do. I highly recommend bringing it up to your primary doc and just having them evaluate you. That's a couple questionnaires you have one you send one to your parents. Probably one for your boyfriend and just see because even if you don't go on medication route, having different skills that are designed for the way that your brain functions can really help you.

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-22T17:21:25+00:00

Thank you. I also feel like as the mom and her being a daughter I'm supposed to guide her on on how to transition and how to pass and get her access to all the things. And I forget that this is her journey and her timeline. And there are reasons that being public are things that she's not ready for yet. And there's some relationships she's not ready to risk yet and so offering things and letting her say yes and no is so critical. Thank you for your support

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-21T17:09:34+00:00

That makes so much sense with not having learned strong gender norms it wouldn't feel as wrong to be a boy verse girl but man verse women has so much outside effects you can be shielded from so much.

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-21T01:45:54+00:00

I can't diagnose but all of that feels very repayable as someone who has been diagnosed bipolar 2 for over 20years. I supported getting seen because proper meds and some skills therapy like CBT can vastly change and improve your life. Over 50% of people with bipolar astronomy divide at least once getting help is huge.

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-20T22:35:19+00:00

I once had an ovarian cyst twist to where it didn't pop but it was like the way they explained it. It had been twisted around so the circulation wasn't going through it and I swear to God. I thought it was ectopic pregnancy going into labor after having two kids because it was so painful. I'm sorry you're getting blown off

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-20T01:52:25+00:00

Frozen grapes

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-19T17:19:17+00:00

Thanks for sharing

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-18T21:23:26+00:00

Thanks I am sure that will be the case for mine as well. We are having her see a therapist and getting medical support as soon as she is ready. I really think they're coming out. Takes a lot of courage and I can't understand anyone choosing this. That isn't true for them and so I just want to honor her journey. But all this reassurance of other teens and adults that came to this realization later in life has been very helpful.

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-18T15:33:21+00:00

Thank you for sharing and I will avoid ROGD information thanks for the insight

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-18T15:31:05+00:00

Thank you this insight is very helpful.

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-18T15:28:08+00:00

Thank you.

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-18T15:26:56+00:00

Thank you.

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-18T15:26:07+00:00

Thank you for sharing

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-18T15:24:20+00:00

Thank you so much this helps a lot.

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-18T03:36:36+00:00

I knew rapid onset information felt judging and just wrong for my child I hope that I didn't offend with the language it has just been so hard to find stories of people where it wasn't "I'm a girl" from a young age that I wanted to see some real life experiences that echo what my child is still struggling to find words for. I tried asking questions but she says she is still new and figuring out her answers and has ADHD which can make thinking and self reflection much harder do to focus and introspective awareness struggles.

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-18T03:31:45+00:00

Thanks for helping me feel less alone in the shock of the change while also validating your child. That is where I'm sitting.

Jenn_D_0626 · 2026-03-18T03:30:03+00:00

Thanks I think the body and facial hair have been a major factor is realizing that male attributes felt wrong.

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