You're son sounds like a lovely rounded person. He obviously picked it up from his parents

LOL. Ye Gods - the ignorance.

Haha yes I'll have to try that one. I doubt geography is Arron's strongest subject and has he brought any t shirts into the BB house, I don't think I I have seen him with a top on the whole time he has been in there.

Hopefully, once Arron or Chris leaves next week, more attention will be given to other housemates and I hope they give Luke an individual task to do, like they have for many of the other housemates.

That's a really lovely thing to say. Before I knew I sometimes wondered how I would cope if one of my kids was gay or something. I imagined I would be devastated and truth to tell that is just how I felt when I realised what was going on with my lad but I have supported him unconditionally since.

You do adjust and it becomes the norm - although it took his dad much longer to accept the situation.

Ohh Wonkey, that was hilarious never mind, Tanzania is on their minds cos Cheryl dun it! To be young again

That made me laugh.

Luke: "I'll give you a hand with your suitcase if you like."
Arron: "It won't take long. To be honest, I've worn everything I brought in."

Arron came in to the house with a suitcase containing one pair of shorts?

Good for both of you. Every time parents manage to treat it as normal and their child as just as loved it makes it a bit easier for the next person.

Haha that's what I was thinking No wonder it didn't take long.

It was good to see Luke getting more airtime, he seems to have Becky and Luke S sussed. I hope this is a sign of things to come.

I feel that he is getting trampled on and pushed out by all the gobby, attention seeking loudmouths at the moment. He often seems to be on the periphery of the action. Thank God for Lauren, who seems to really like him, and Adam too.

Damn, I said You're instead or Your! I'm usually OCD about spelling. Will blame the drink I have three boys myself and have also wondered about coping with one being gay. TBH that wouldn't bother me but never entered my mind to wonder about M2W situation. Hope I would deal with it like you

Me too As I've mentioned before, he seems like a very polite and considerate person, it must be so frustrating for him to have his opinions drowned out by people less informed people than him, especially when they were writing the shopping list. He would have been the ideal person to decide what food the house needed.

I am currently in that situ, m2f.......not myself, my son.

I just want her to be happy

Like he said he is biting his tongue and it won't be long before he snaps. I just hope he does it in the right way and show them whose boss without coming across like Chris.

Hope it goes well for you both Mothers really are strong when it comes to their kids happiness. We only want what makes them happy. Good luck with it all

Thank you, so much!

I hope so Thankfully he seems to have a lot more tact than Chris, so hopefully he won't come across like him

Exactly. The struggle they go through to get treatment and having to justify themselves to the professionals. It's a bloody minefield. We went privately eventually after getting totally p****d off with the NHS (not our GP as she has been wonderful).

How old was your son when he realised...and did he tell you straight away?

Re gender-reassignment my son is pre-pubescent so they are talking about blockers. I have googled and searched and am still undecided.

He knew from about 8 years old, but had been a tomboy from being very young and would absolutely not wear a dress or skirt.

He had severe emotional problems with OCD, depression, self harm and sucidal thoughts between the ages of 8 and 17. I thought it was social anxiety for a while but then started to see certain pointers which eventually lead me to the realisation that he was transgendered.

I eventually engineered a discussion with him when he was 17 and he was so relieved that it was out in the open.

Wow - I just can't begin to imagine being in that position.

This began younger with my son and the self worth, even younger. Would it be OK to PM you please.

I wish I had known earlier about our situation as I would have opted for them if they had been available. Having said that when we attended the Tavistock Clinic they told us that they didn't offer blockers. Maybe they have changed their protocol since then.

Best of luck with whatever you decide to do and I hope your little one has as easy a passage into adulthood as possible.

It must have been awful for him at least he is fortunate enough to have such a caring, supportive mother who loves him unconditionally. It's good to see he is doing really well for himself and feels much happier now

Of course. I am off to bed any minute but will reply as soon as I log on tomorrow if you decide to PM me tonight.

Thanks. I know that these emotional disturbances are very common in transgendered youngsters and I can identify with some of Luke's behaviour in the house. For example his relationship with Luke S. My boy has had more difficulties with other young "laddish" types than with any other group. His friends are mainly from the gay community, or the sensitive nerdy types - and I love them all.