>>342904I know several trans people. Also know a few who had a phase where they thought they were. I've heard all the stories. The common pattern in all of them is that if it's not a phase, there's two ways it goes down. The parents reject that shit violently and the kid still does it in secret/behind their backs (because not a phase), and later invariable turns into a disgusting annoying cretin who cries suicide as a cry for attention, drops out of college, and can't hold down a job; this is the end result every time. If instead the story involves the usual huge drama when they first talk to their parents about it, but it only lasts about a few days and then the parents accept at least some of what they intend to do, they actually grow up into otherwise decent human beings who can and do function in society. If it's a phase they never do it again when mom inevitably walks in on them with his sister's skirt on and some object lodged in his asshole; they live with that shame forever but dodge the fag bullet (non-/pol/ kind).
If the kid shows interest your best bet is to let them wear what they want and grow their hair, kids are pretty androgynous as is. If they stop (they're gonna have to take some banter), it's a phase, they'll be embarrassed but it'll all be fine. If years pass and they're still doing it, you have a legit trans/mentaly ill kid on your hands. So honestly what the parents are doing in this case seem like best practice to me. Of course if the kid has trans parents he's gonna question himself more readily, so do gay parent's kids. If they want it enough to withstand all the nasty looks for years they won't cave, so let the kid start taking hormones at that point if you don't want them resenting you later. If you don't want anything to do with them later on in your life when they're a grown-ass faggot then that's completely fine, but trying to make it as worse possible for your kid later on would be a disgusting level of petty and miserable.
