29: “My ex has transitioned to a woman and I worry for my children.”

“My ex transitioned to a woman 4 years ago and I am concerned about the impact this is having on my children. They meet her every week but the emphasis is always on my ex – how she is now a woman; the latest clothes she has bought and how they fit her etc etc. My children love my ex very much but I fear that they are silently confused and afraid to discuss their distress out of loyalty to their ‘Dad’. I don’t know what to do and I don’t know how to handle this.

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Secrets of the Motherworld is a podcast created to help mothers feel less alone. We're two psychotherapists with a special interest in parenting. Listeners send us their anonymous stories about their own experiences in the Motherworld -- experiences that are too intensely private to share anywhere else. Each week, we read a listener's story and give our own reflections. It's a thoughtful exploration of the most intimate aspects of motherhood.