re: UL Lafayette acknowledges "tragic incident" on campus last night

If i made any mistake, it was not supervising social media use. My kid has been known to be gay since middle school and even then it was no surprise. They hated dresses, hated dance class, and if were given “girl toys”, even as young as 3, they put them in a closet and asked me to “give them to the poor kids.” You believe what you want but they were born wanting to be a boy. My issue is, you can’t physically be a sex you aren’t. Not really. If you could magically change your DNA, that would be one thing, but you will always be fighting your DNA if you are trans. I thought they had come to accept the way they were born and then the COVID stuff happened. I was “essential” so was working a lot. They were home doing “home school.” Probably on social media a lot, unsupervised. If i could go back in time and change anything, it would be that year where healthcare workers were working our asses off and high school students were educating themselves. I would have quit my job and gone on COVID welfare if i had known and could change things. Don’t get me wrong, i love my kid and i am proud of them for so many things. They are successful in school and a leader in their extracurriculars, and they are popular at school if you can believe it. But this is a hard road and i never thought i would be dealing with it. I’m a regular person, not some kind of political or social activist. We all just want what’s best for our kids.