- Mass Market Paperback: 116 pages
- Publisher: Walter Trock Pub (April 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0966327209
- ISBN-13: 978-0966327205
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This is NOT a Children's Book!!!,
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This review is from: Mom, I Need to Be a Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
This out of print book is written by the mother of a young transsexual. Highly readable, it is the heartwarming account of how Evelyn helped her new daughter, Danielle, negotiate her way through the various social institutions in the USA. The book contains useful advice for parents and transgendered children on how to deal with family, schools, the medical profession, and day to day life. Evelyn wisely advises: "Let your teen make the decisions about his or her life whenever possible. Keep a sense of humour and use lots of hugging." She also notes that if transgendered kids see themselves as "brave and proud" others are less likely to view them as outcasts.Although Amazon.com seems to have placed this book in the Children's Section, it is definitely NOT a child's book. Written in a language that any high school student should be able to comprehend completely, it is primarily a book for the parent of a transsexual child to read. It chronicles the extreme difficulties faced by a single mother of a transsexual teenage boy transitioning to womanhood. The reader will quickly become angered at the politics which come into play at the local level and at the incompetence rampant within the medical establishment, particularly in the psychiatric arena where so-called experts, who seem to have little knowledge of the issues involved, don't blink an eye at charging exhorbitant fees for their incompetent services and advice. This book is a MUST READ for every adult with a transsexual child. I firmly believe there should be a copy in every public library, and it should be on the bookshelf of every counsellor, psychiatrist and psychologist.
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4.8 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews) 26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Basically a "How-to" book for parents of Transsexuals.,
By C. C. Curtis - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mom, I Need to Be a Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
This book, written by the single mother of a Transsexual teen-ager, is a true account of their experiences wending their way through the morass of roadblocks and confusion in seeking approval for the son to become the daughter she had always been meant to be. It describes clearly the troubles that the "system" deliver to maintain the status-quo, and the overwhelming drive needed by both the child and the parent in overcoming these burdens and achieving success. This should be required reading for any parent of a Transgendered person. The writing style is easy and familiar and will make for a "quick read" ; one you won't want to put down.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very heartwarming - made me cry,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mom, I Need to Be a Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
As usual, any story that tells of the way a transsexual SHOULD transition - with the support of a mother or other family member, makes me so jealous that I cry.
25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a great book.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mom, I Need to Be a Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
Just Evelyn did a great job. I am a m-f transsexual at the age of 14. So I hope my mom can accept me the same way and will defenetly give this book to my mom when I come out. All parents and transsexuals should read this book.
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