What a fabulously brave question to ask! I applaud you @joanstewart and thank you for bringing this important topic to the table.

I don't feel to write a whole post on this topic (mostly because I'm trying to find a gentle, sustainable way to post on Hive and I'm currently out of juice) but I do want to say, in brief, that if I had children or grandchildren of my own I would say something like this (depending on my exact relationship with the child, the beliefs of the other adults who care of them and the age of the child):

Sweetheart, I love you so very much and want you to know I accept you as you are.

I know you have questions so let's talk about them. I might not have all the answers to your questions but I bet we can learn some of this stuff together. How does that sound?

Please tell me about what it feels like to be you.

I look forward to reading posts by any human in this group who personally does not identify with being cis-gendered. If that is you, you are welcome to put a link to your post/answer to this week's LOH question below this comment so that more people may find it.

!LADY !LUV