If your son/daughter were to get a sex change, would you think of them any differently? - General

Here's a serious question, let's say that you're a parent (assuming you aren't one already) and you have a son/daughter who is either an adult or a teenager (either one), and they want to change their gender, would you think of or treat them any differently? Would you be ashamed to be their mother/father? Would you still love and respect them?

Yeah, thats kinda abnormal as hell.

I'd think of them different, of course, but not negatively. Some people simply identify as a different gender.

I'd try to not treat them differently but it would definitely be hard to treat them the same.

It would be weird Hiya so- I mean hi sweetheart. Or vice versa.

Thanks OP, now I'm going to feel guilty if I don't give my child a unisex name like alex

It would be awkward, but I like to think I could accept that if it made them happier I'd adjust to it for their sake. No doubt it would be bloody weird for a long while though. I would think of them differently, but not in a sense I'd begrudge them for doing what they wanted.

I would tell them they are fine the way they are. They don't need to change.

Better question: Would you treat your son any differently if he was a furry?

[QUOTE=ThreeMegabytes;27861363]Better question: Would you treat your son any differently if he was a furry?[/QUOTE] here we go [sp]yes[/sp]

i would make hilarious jokes at their expense to their face

Yes. Not necessarily in a negative way, but of course it's not gonna be the same to have any relative suddenly change sex on you.

I'd be all like. "Hey son now that you are a woman can we have sex now? Your mother has been lacking and I need a young supple bo-woman to satisfy my needs." I bet they'd be ok with that.

[QUOTE=ThreeMegabytes;27861363]Better question: Would you treat your son any differently if he was a furry?[/QUOTE] Blackmail him into not being a furry.

[QUOTE=ThreeMegabytes;27861363]Better question: Would you treat your son any differently if he was a furry?[/QUOTE] Aaaaand the shitstorm bomb has officially been dropped.

I would love and support my child no matter what path they took in life. [editline]4th February 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=ThreeMegabytes;27861363]Better question: Would you treat your son any differently if he was a furry?[/QUOTE] :rolleyes: No.

Yea. I'd treat them as if they were now the sex they changed to. Otherwise no.

Being a crossdresser myself I doubt I'd give a shit

I would not treat them differently, and would try and welcome them back to the family. But in reality I would probably be very ashamed.

I'd be a hypocrite if I treated them negatively.

[QUOTE=GodKing;27861497]I would love and support my child no matter what path they took in life. [editline]4th February 2011[/editline] :rolleyes: No.[/QUOTE] Even if they took the same path as the AZ shooter or Hitler?

I wouldn't look at it the same, it would certainly suggest that the child is incredibly insecure, a whiny git who couldn't handle anything so they ran to the sex change clinic to make it all better. almost disown

Anyone who voted no cannot tell the difference between genders, so I'll explain it to them: [media]http://www.justpressplay.net/images/stories/501px-human.svg.png[/media] The being on the left is a male, the being on the right is a female. If your son (male) were to become a daughter (female), then there would be a noticeable difference in his/her appearance, and many of the things s/he does everyday. You would think of them differently because they would be different than before.

I'd slap it the fuck out of them.

I have a son/daughter?

I think the OP is considering sex change

[QUOTE=B!N4RY;27861777]I think the OP is considering sex change[/QUOTE] I think you're wrong.

[QUOTE=Funktastic Dog;27861720]Anyone who voted no cannot tell the difference between genders, so I'll explain it to them: [media]http://www.justpressplay.net/images/stories/501px-human.svg.png[/media] The being on the left is a male, the being on the right is a female. If your son (male) were to become a daughter (female), then there would be a noticeable difference in his appearance, and many of the things he does everyday. You would think of them differently because they would be different than before.[/QUOTE] More like acceptant of his/her child's decisions. Are you really that thick?

Depends how masculine or feminine they were from the start. If it's one of those cases where they are really masculine or really feminine, and "should have been the other gender from the start" then I probably wouldn't care. If it was the opposite, I think I'd be a bit disturbed.

[QUOTE=TheDudeGuy;27861844]More like acceptant of his/her child's decisions. Are you really that thick?[/QUOTE] Oh yeah, I would be accepting of him/her. However, that wasn't the question, now was it? :smug: