"I thought that in those split seconds, that i was dealing with a girl who wanted to be seen as tough," she says. "And so i, you know, almost like raised the fist in solidarity with this girl that i thought i was looking and you've said that, you feulht, this was a parenting failure." The book is published by Simon & Schuster at £16.99.
Jodie Patterson’s son came out as transgender when he was just shy of three years old. Jodie knew her son would face many changes ahead, but what she didn’t anticipate was how much she would change too.
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