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Sarah SK

Sarah SK

@dappledlight.bsky.social

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Science-minded mom and grandma, with a couple of trans kids. Typos may be mine or autocorrect, you decide.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 2h

to live through the Trump administration is to be inundated with news 24/7, story after story of absurd and horrible scandal

unless you are Mike Johnson, who lives in an idyllic world full of puppies and rainbows in which nothing ever happens

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?

MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 3h

The Dutch protocol is an archaic relic. It served a purpose to show that transitioning youth is the right thing to do. Now we need better more nuance guidelines. That meet the needs of individuals.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 3h

Arbitrary rules based solely on ages have no business in medicine. You treat the individual in front of you. Evidence based care gives you an outline but you fill in the details with the person.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 3h

Totally agree. Typically I’ve seen the no HRT until adulthood where one parent isn’t on board (usually the dad for some reason). That’s harmful. Those parents don’t listen to reason either.

Medical decisions don’t need politics involved in them. Ever. In this way it’s similar to abortion.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 3h

As a cis person it is hard to know what the trans experience is. It is common for their trans kid to be the only trans person they know. I advise parents that every dose of HRT is a choice to show it isn’t starting something that can’t be stopped. It’s still hard when you are signing the consent.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 3h

If my daughter had been my first trans kids it would have been even harder. She was less overt with the signs. And she’s less able to verbalize things. I was frustrated at how slowly things went with her because she was older and we were using a different clinic. And I didn’t need any convincing.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 3h

And while that sucks for youth, I’m not sure there’s another way. Especially with tweens and very young teens. I actually asked my son twice if he might be trans before he told me. And having a few months between blockers and HRT made it less terrifying for me. And made his body stop betraying him.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 3h

Puberty blockers also give parents a hot minute to figure things out. The trans kid themselves goes through a process of deciding they need to tell their parents they need this. It’s much easier to sign off on blockers than HRT when you are still coming to terms with what it all means.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 15h

You can also edit typos at your day job.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 16h

For my son, blockers allowed him to not have a period or have his breasts grow too much while they ramped up the T. An 11 year old taking the amount of T needed to suppress the ovaries is probably not a great idea. Especially with regard to growth plates and height. So they serve a purpose.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 20h

Apparently the Mukilteo school district also does free meals for everyone this year (which is where we live now). My anecdote is 19 years old and was from Missouri. Feeding kids is good for everyone.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 22h

When I enrolled my daughter in kindergarten we were zoned for a Title I school. They gave every single student paperwork to apply for free/reduced lunches. I knew we didn’t qualify so I didn’t fill them out. But just blanket giving out forms helped reduced the stigma. Nobody had to ask for them.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 22h

There are reasons to use blockers even in kids who will transition if they are just at the beginning of Tanner 2. Blockers allow for the usage of lower dosages of HRT so younger kids can have a more age matched puberty. But for older teens it makes less sense.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 1d

And threaten hospitals with losing Medicaid and Medicare funding if they provide care you don’t like. Even if it is required by law in to be covered in that state.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 1d

Right. Elizabeth Warren was mocked for having a plan for everything.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 1d

The ACA wasn’t even as good as Romneycare. It’s a watered down Republican plan.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks. Every time my phone makes a noise I think this is it. But not so far.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 2d

Reminds me of videos of GW Bush on his ranch. Like he’s a Texas cowboy instead of east coast elite.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve lived in Washington state for 16 years. I got a sticker one time in all the times I voted. And only because I was dropping off ballots at a drop off point on Election Day and there were people handing them out next to the box. Never saw that again.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 3d

This is fucking amazing

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 3d

The worst thing about voting by mail is no stickers at all.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 3d

We are currently under baby watch. Looking forward to the baby warning. Lots of people are excited to meet the new little guy.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 3d

This is the threat they’ve been holding over hospitals since January. So many have already complied in advance. Including in states like Washington where gender affirming care is mandated for coverage. It doesn’t help if the providers quit providing.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 4d

Am I one of the only people to never really track my periods? I never wrote on a calendar or used an app. So I always struggled with the when was your last period question.

Sarah SK @dappledlight.bsky.social · 5d

What time zone?