With one year of high school remaining, we must decide from where DJ will graduate. None of us wants to see her return to the school in our small town. The nearest private school may suffice, but there is still a fear that if word got out about her past, that she will branded once again. She won't be just a girl, she'll be the "girl who used to be a guy" or the "transgender girl". Enough already.
We're considering a boarding school that's about 75 miles away and will allow her to come home on the weekends, but we feel committed to having her in a family environment, if at all possible. Therefore, we are seriously considering having DJ live with her aunt, Apple, over in Europe. It will mean we will not see her but a handful of times over the course of nearly a year, but more importantly, it will also mean a completely fresh start for our girl.
Bulldog and I talked to her about the choices we can consider and the Apple Plan is looking pretty exciting to her. We are asking that she give all choices serious thought over this long weekend and choose two schools, so that we can start the balls rolling on Plan A(pple) and Plan B.
My heart is so divided-just thinking of her leaving makes me miss her already, but I know that to let her go will be another gift to help her toward her future as, simply, a young woman.
We're considering a boarding school that's about 75 miles away and will allow her to come home on the weekends, but we feel committed to having her in a family environment, if at all possible. Therefore, we are seriously considering having DJ live with her aunt, Apple, over in Europe. It will mean we will not see her but a handful of times over the course of nearly a year, but more importantly, it will also mean a completely fresh start for our girl.
Bulldog and I talked to her about the choices we can consider and the Apple Plan is looking pretty exciting to her. We are asking that she give all choices serious thought over this long weekend and choose two schools, so that we can start the balls rolling on Plan A(pple) and Plan B.
My heart is so divided-just thinking of her leaving makes me miss her already, but I know that to let her go will be another gift to help her toward her future as, simply, a young woman.
