"The stitches aren't perfect because my hands shake now from the stress, from lying in bed next to a man I don't recognise anymore. My son watches me work on it sometimes, doesn't say anything, just sits there picking at his nails the way he does when he's trying not to cry. Last night he asked if I was making it for someone and I told him yeah, for the bravest person I know. He figured it out then. Started sobbing,"
"In a bid to support her son she crocheted a trans Pride flag blanket. 'His dad can keep the house and his hatred. We're choosing us. This blanket is going to be the first thing in our new place, draped over our second hand couch, proof that someone saw him and loved exactly who he is. We're going to make it,' the post continued."
"Sadly though, the only confusion is in the father's head. My dad, was a man's man and he loved me. I have all his best and worst traits. I don't blame him for any of that. I am just glad to be here. Love your kids no matter [what] because what you do [for] them truly matters."
A mother described her 17-year-old son coming out as trans and said his father changed the bedroom locks, forcing him to sleep on the couch. She crocheted a trans Pride flag blanket to comfort and affirm her son. She and her son found an apartment to move into away from the father. Boy George responded with a message urging parents to love their children no matter what, stressing that parental actions truly matter. He reflected that any confusion resides with the father, recalled his own father's complexity, and expressed gratitude to be alive.
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