When you were born you were perfect;
strong, healthy, just a bit too yellow.
We thought you were a boy;
We now know you are a girl.
Our kind, clever, beautiful daughter.
Happy, confident, healthy.
You are still perfect – our perfect girl.
You are not a girl in a boy’s body.
This is your body, and you are a girl.
Your body is just like your new friends’ who are also trans girls.
You have a perfect trans girl’s body.
Never let anyone tell you otherwise.
As you get older, maybe you will want or need to change some part.
I know you don’t want a beard
But what you do with your body is entirely up to you.
There is no right way to be.
You are loved and perfect as you are.
You were not born in the wrong body.
Remember your uncle’s knee didn’t work and he had to go to the hospital to fix it?
No one says he was born in the wrong body.
You know your grandma needs to take medicine because her hormones aren’t right.
No one says she was born in the wrong body.
You are a perfect girl, with a perfect body.
And we love you to the moon and back,
and always will.
Growing Up Transgender 
This is such a beautiful poem that it brought me to tears.
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Beautiful 🙂
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So, so right. This is a lovely poem that speaks the truth. I have the body of a trans woman, it is healthy and has served me well. I was not born in the wrong body.
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Love this. As the father of a seven year transgender little girl, I could not have said it better myself.
If you don’t mind I might share this on my blog, and with a FB secret group of parents of transgender children. I know they would appreciate it.
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Please do. All best
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Reblogged this on Raising Fabulous and commented:
It was awesome to find another blogger who is the father of a transdaughter. His wife wrote this wonderful poem about their daughter, and I wanted to share it on my blog. He was kind enough to grant permission.
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How beautiful this is… I’d love to change the genders in a way that would reflect the reality of my trans son. Is that okay?
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Hey there, if you mean adapt the poem to be about a trans boy, then absolutely! All best.
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I am balling now. This poem is so affirming. As a non-binary trans* genderfluid teen I feel heard after reading this. Thank you for supporting your amazing daughter you are a wonderful mom. I wish my mom was as cool and supportive. Your daughter is lucky to have you.
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