Lost my husband, struggling to support my son

I lost my husband to lung cancer sept 2019 now my 20 yr old son has just turned around to me and said he thinks he is transgender after being with his girlfriend for 2 yrs .  Never saw this coming I need to support him as so close but how do I keep up my strength for this ! I am so shocked but I know my husband would have supported him .  Don’t think I could take anymore pain . 

Parents
  • Hi there ...

    So sorry you lost your hubby ... cancer is so crule ...  but saying that ...  your son has not told you he has cancer or is dying from an illness ... I have two sons ... and a mother's love should be unconditional... they could tell me anything ... be with anyone ... strait...  gay .... if that's who they are ... he sounds amazingly brave ... 

    The hardest pain in this world for me would be to loose a child ... I have just lost my 18 year old granddaughter to acute myeloid leukaemia a few months ago... what I'd give if she were still here .. whatever gender she wanted to be with ... I will never see her again and l have to find a way to carry on every day missing her ...

    You lost your hubby ... don't loose your son ... be proud of who he is ... and hold his hand through his journey... or you risk looseing that child you and your hubby made ... you helped him to walk as a young child ... you took him through school and teen years ... now it's time to be his loving caring mum he needs right now ... Chrissie....

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  • Hi there ...

    So sorry you lost your hubby ... cancer is so crule ...  but saying that ...  your son has not told you he has cancer or is dying from an illness ... I have two sons ... and a mother's love should be unconditional... they could tell me anything ... be with anyone ... strait...  gay .... if that's who they are ... he sounds amazingly brave ... 

    The hardest pain in this world for me would be to loose a child ... I have just lost my 18 year old granddaughter to acute myeloid leukaemia a few months ago... what I'd give if she were still here .. whatever gender she wanted to be with ... I will never see her again and l have to find a way to carry on every day missing her ...

    You lost your hubby ... don't loose your son ... be proud of who he is ... and hold his hand through his journey... or you risk looseing that child you and your hubby made ... you helped him to walk as a young child ... you took him through school and teen years ... now it's time to be his loving caring mum he needs right now ... Chrissie....

Children
  • Hi Chrissie

    thank you for your reply and advice.  I would like to say how deeply sorry I am for your loss of your granddaughter.   I am very supportive of my son as love him so much and would never give him up .  I know my husband would of fully supported him as we said we would whatever our children turn out to be . It’s just hard when you don’t have your husband to hold your hand through this.  It’s going to be tough and will take a lot of understanding but he has all his family support.  Take care Victoria x