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Hi All!
Well this is going to sound terribly naive, but I watched a television program last night "Is it a boy or is it a girl?" and they talked about some things that I had never been told or even thought to ask about.
First they mentioned that the majority of CAH girls grow up being tom-boys, ....which explains a lot in this house! My twin girls are as rough and tumble as they come! (No, that doesn't bother me,....it's just that noone EVER mentioned it to me before.) Also, they mentioned that there was a 30% higher incidence of homosexuality. (I'll walk in the Rainbow Parade with my kid if that's what makes them happy.....but again.......NOONE ever told me this. I do sooooo much better when I am prepared!) The girls are totally in love with The BackStreet Boys and N'Sync,....etc... so I don't think that's a worry yet and if they grew up to be gay I'm sure I'd be okay with it. I just can't help thinking what else am I in the dark about!?!? They also talked with adults who had been given a gender assignment surgery as infants (mostly clitoroplasty and vaginoplasty surgeries) and how much they resented it now as adults. Of course, their entire sexuality was in question (some of them being XX and XY simultaneously and I realize that they were a very small part of the population).
I thought I was well aware of most things my girls would have to deal with....but this put a wrench in that. To be perfectly honest, this summer has really stunk for our family (not CAH-wise,...but life in general) and I thought I was dealing with it amazingly well....but last night after this show...I just broke down and cried. I'm sure it's just one of those things that I'll get over, but it sure would help to know I'm not alone here.
Angi
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