Trans Men and Butches Raising Femme Daughters.

[tuffboi29]

Originally Posted by softness

thank you for starting this thread. I know you have to have others in the same position..if not know, later, who will look for a thread like this. I know when I was younger, I was petrified of the possibility of bearing a boy child. I knew I would be a natural at raising a girl child, even if she were to be a tom boy. I had no clue how to raise a boy. And I had no men around to help me with it.

One thing I would suggest is to get your hands on some teen magazines and read up on alot of the issues she is going to encounter. Read ahead of her age, so you can be prepared. They will also give you fashion, make up, etc.

oh wait..how little is little?

Thanks Softness!!
My wee lil one will be 8 on May 22.
I have a friend that I call my "mom away from mom" that does her best to keep me up to date on fashions. I even took a parenting class to help adjust my discipline tactics as she further develops twords her teens. The only thing they couldn't seem to offer was what kinds of issues she will run into and how I can help her deal with them.
MJ and I have a very close bond and our communication levels are absolutely awesome, so I have that covered. I encourage her and tell her she can accomplish anything she sets her heart on. I try to remind her everyday that even one good deed does the whole world good and that respect for everyone and everything are the most important things of all. And it really shows in her attitude and behaviors.

But to teach her how to be a womyn?

I wish to teach her to be a proud, independent, and respectable WOMYN.

I never understood how to be a womyn. I was never a "lady", although I attempt to teach her lady like qualities that I've observed from womyn (who happen to be femme).

I guess that would be my question. How would I accomplish that when I never truly understood it in the first place?