Thread by @BrennanAnnie

(1) I married this man almost 29 years ago. He was a conservative, Catholic with a heart of gold, and I fell completely in love. Since then I have fallen more in love because of the type of dad he is. #LGBTQ @PFLAG

(2)I have never seen anybody so in love with their children. From the minute he found out I was pregnant he fell in love with each of his kids. Even when we had our surprise bonus baby 10 years after our second he was thrilled.#LGBTQ @PFLAG

(3) In 2012, when our middle child began to struggle with depression, self-harm, and suicide ideation, he was the anchor that held us in place. When I fell apart he stuck. #LGBTQ @PFLAG

(4) When I was ready to leave the marriage because I just couldn't handle the pain of what this crisis was doing to our family, he stood strong. Through it all his faith remained strong. He believed God was protecting us and would continue to do so. #LGBTQ @PFLAG

(5) And he remained conservative. Why is this important? Because sometimes our beliefs are challenged and we can seem unbending. It's so easy to judge people for their failure to believe the way we do. But it's this very thing that makes me so proud of him. #LGBTQ @PFLAG

(6) As Catholic and conservative as he is, he has adapted to our middle child coming out as #transgender. He often forgets the pronouns and mixes up the new name but he tries so hard because he loves his child. #LGBTQ @PFLAG

(7) When our son came out, people would say, congratulations or I am sorry. They didn't know what to say. And that was okay because we didn't know what to feel. #LGBTQ @PFLAG

(8) There was a lot of mourning for the loss of a daughter. The loss of the way we thought her life would go. #LGBTQ @PFLAG

(9) There was also a lot of relief, finally understanding what was hurting our child so much. #LGBTQ @PFLAG

(10) The truth is we both struggle regularly still but we support and love him more than life itself. He is everything we could hope for in a son. #LGBTQ @PFLAG

(11) My husband is a white, conservative, Catholic man, and he supports our transgender child. I love him for a 1000 reasons but as #fathersday2020 approaches I love him 1000 times more for the support he gives our child despite his beliefs. #LGBTQ @PFLAG

(12) I should also say our son will one day make an incredible dad because of the example his father has set. But secondly, I should add, he made this transition easy for us. He allowed us to have the feelings we had without beating us up. #LGBTQ @PFLAG

(13) He accepts that we will sometimes get it wrong and he doesn't take it personally when we do. I don't think this process would have been as easy without the wisdom he has. #LGTBQ @PFLAG

(14) Life is not black and white. It's not right and wrong. Understanding that changes everything. Understanding that could change the world. Who are you judging today for their beliefs? What can you do to step back and see it differently? #LGTBQ @PFLAG