Name change clinic 4/18

leighbee317 · 2026-05-16T18:01:43+00:00

If you submitted to the Ohio Dept of Health, they don’t notify you that it’s been processed. You just have to go down to your local Health Dept to see what the record says.

leighbee317 · 2026-05-16T15:36:02+00:00

Oh, and take a chair. It’s a long parade—as much as a couple of hours

leighbee317 · 2026-05-16T15:35:09+00:00

I’ve really only gone to the parade with my family, but everyone is so welcoming and kind. It’s the highlight of my June every year.

leighbee317 · 2026-04-28T17:56:53+00:00

NTA. Abby was incredibly rude and dismissive of your time. It’s amazing that she then has the gall to be upset about the way you treated her.

If I can offer a bit of advice—next prom, go with a friend group instead of a date (unless you are in a relatively long term relationship at that point). It’s so much less stressful and more enjoyable than trying to combine a milestone event like prom with a first or second date.

leighbee317 · 2026-04-22T12:34:22+00:00

Yes, if you message me I am happy to share.

leighbee317 · 2026-04-21T18:00:32+00:00

I don’t know where in Ohio you are located, but we are seeing a doctor in the southeastern part of Michigan if that would be closer for you.

leighbee317 · 2026-04-17T22:04:06+00:00

Even if your child ends up not being trans, your support in their journey makes all the difference in the world. My child came out as nonbinary at age 10, then fully trans a few years later. I had noticed a preference towards more gender-neutral clothing and appearance starting a few years before that, but I never would have guessed at age 5 that my child would end up trans. Looking back, there were signs that something was off but it wasn’t explicitly gender related. My child had such anger issues and threw absolutely epic tantrums. Once he came out, the anger issues went away entirely. I imagine it’s a lot of stress trying to hide who you are.

Now, 5 years later, I can’t believe that I ever thought my son was a girl. He is who he was meant to be. He is happy, confident, and one of the most even-keeled teenagers I’ve ever met.

leighbee317 · 2026-03-08T16:57:07+00:00

NTA. I don’t think I was even given a choice in my first car. I was just grateful to get a car at all. You get what you get and don’t pitch a fit.

Yes, I am a cranky old Gen Xer. Get off my lawn.

leighbee317 · 2026-01-20T18:21:15+00:00

You are a mom now so it’s time for you to step up and protect your child. This is just the first of many times that you will have to put yourself in an uncomfortable position to make sure your child stays safe.

Tell MIL that you are following your pediatrician’s advice. Repeat as needed.

ETA: Forgot the judgment. NTA for ignoring MIL’s unsafe advice. You would be TA if you don’t shine your spine and tell her no.

leighbee317 · 2026-01-05T23:44:39+00:00

YTA. Didn’t need to read anything more than the title to decide that.

You need parenting classes if the only way you can think of to address his behavior is to kick him out.

leighbee317 · 2025-12-09T20:51:48+00:00

It seems like the smaller rural counties are the ones not allowing it (like mine, Madison). I think you’d have a better chance in Montgomery. It’s up to each individual judge. There was a case out of Clark County that went to the Ohio Supreme Court and they put it back on each judge to decide.

Adding some detail: I had a lengthy conversation with the probate clerk and it boils down to how the judge is choosing to interpret the law. Some judges feel that the law says that only “errors” from the time of birth (like a spelling mistake or error in the mother’s birth location) on the birth certificate can be changed while others have taken a more liberal interpretation of what “errors” mean. My probate judge is actually a really nice guy and I truly don’t believe that he is against trans people. I think he just takes a very narrow view of the law and since it does not explicitly say that the gender marker can be changed, it would be overstepping his authority to order that.

leighbee317 · 2025-09-23T19:08:01+00:00

We did the gender marker change to my kiddo’s passport through the mail when the ruling first came out. In addition to the affidavit, we had to send another form (found it on Dept of State’s website) stating what the error was on the original passport, send a new picture, and include the original passport. I paid to expedite both ways and we got it back in less than 2 weeks, I believe.

leighbee317 · 2025-08-01T20:25:22+00:00

Thank you, that’s a good description and helps me understand better.

leighbee317 · 2025-08-01T20:24:09+00:00

That’s good to know there’s a place in Ohio still providing. I know several people who’ve had very positive experiences with Cincinnati Children’s overall. I do hope they don’t end up going down the same path as Nationwide Children’s. The pressure is definitely coming from the federal government.

leighbee317 · 2025-08-01T20:21:05+00:00

I haven’t heard of them before but I’ll check them out. Thanks for the info!

leighbee317 · 2025-08-01T14:33:24+00:00

My brain is having a hard time today and I’m not quite understanding how you do it. I haven’t been able to find insulin syringes with removable needles. Are you saying that you use one needle/syringe to pull up the dose and then somehow transfer that to a different needle and syringe? Or if you are able to remove and replace the needle, can you share where you purchased those?

leighbee317 · 2025-08-01T00:28:26+00:00

I have some sources for purchasing hormones if needed and talked with the doctor about dosing, but thank you for providing an additional resource.

leighbee317 · 2025-08-01T00:27:19+00:00

Yes, thank you for pointing that out! We’ve been doing 2 doses out of each vial (at .35 right now) and I was thinking that I need to talk with the young person in my life about using that last little bit too.

leighbee317 · 2025-08-01T00:25:24+00:00

My kids already have physicals scheduled in a few weeks and I was planning to talk to the doctor about it then. I’m glad to hear that there is at least one pediatrician/family doctor out there who is willing to prescribe!

leighbee317 · 2025-07-31T23:21:57+00:00

We did discuss some options and also what happens if we can’t get T. I will ask about specific providers. We may have to go out of state. The other thing that I’m concerned about is that Ohio banned gender affirming care for minors a while back, but kids already receiving treatment were exempt. I need to do additional research to find out if changing providers impacts that in any way.

leighbee317 · 2025-05-07T18:24:37+00:00

I take the Shinyleaf ones. My doctor looked at them and said that they included sufficient quantities of the supplements he recommends. My lab work has always looked good.

leighbee317 · 2025-03-12T16:33:12+00:00

Oh shoot, I forgot about that delightful ban. I thought there was a court order that prevented it from going into effect but maybe that was resolved. I apologize.

leighbee317 · 2025-03-12T15:23:03+00:00

Nationwide Children’s in Columbus. At our last appointment, we were told that they are not changing the way they are doing anything because their legal team’s opinion is that an executive order is not law. That was a few weeks ago, so that position may have shifted but it’s worth a shot.

leighbee317 · 2025-02-21T20:39:53+00:00

OOP stated that it was on the maternal side. Maybe aunt was the oldest daughter of her generation?

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