“I’ll go talk to the principal and we’ll work something out, okay? If she keeps doing that, I promise you’ll be moved to a nicer teacher. Okay?” Tina asked.

Marie/Mario beamed. “Yeah. Thanks Mommy.” She/he hugged her and then walked out. Tina sighed and leaned back into her sofa. She began thinking about what her daughter/son just told her.

Slowly, she felt anger rising in her body. Who did that woman think she was? Why did she treat her kid like that? Why did she think that it was any of her business how her child identified? Why did she cared about how her child was dressed? She would talk to the principle, show him the rapport on Mario and he had to do something about this because otherwise, Mario would stop attending that school right now.

Then Tina’s thoughts wandered to how life would be when Mario will become a teenager. Breasts, periods and larger hips. It’ll be hell for him. Nevertheless, she couldn’t start with hormones when she/he is only 9. That was just insane and Tina didn’t think that was even possible. She just hoped that Mario was a late bloomer and wouldn’t go into puberty until she/he was 13 or 14. She could also try to delay puberty by letting Marie take medicines. Then when he/she was 16, he/she could decide if he/she wants to take hormones. Maybe that was a good option but Tina didn’t want to start with that right now. She would wait until Marie/Mario was about 11-12 because Tina wasn’t fond of drugs. Yesterday, Tina had searched on the internet and had found out what testosterone did to the body and what most FTM Trans genders went through. Thickening of the vocal chords and deepening of the voice, facial hair growth, increased body hair growth, increased body musculature, enlargement of the clitoris (a little weird to think about that while it’s about your kid but it was included), cessation of monthly periods, potential hair loss at the temples and crown of the head, migration of body fat to a more masculine pattern, increased activity of the skin’s oil glands, increase in red blood cells, change in cholesterol levels, scent of body odors and urine may change, skin may become rougher in feeling and an increase in sex drive. It was weird to think that would all happen to her daughter/son.