"Learn as much as you can an listen to your gut. Don't be dissuaded by family members who challenge you." - Dee

Dee adopted both her daughters at only a few days old. Her eldest daughter had severe emotional and developmental challenges due to very early abandonment trauma. She relates how, early on in her teenage years, her daughter was socially awkward and befriended a "quirky girl" who turned out to be an "immature usurper." This led to her daughter developing an identity crisis and overnight changed from a bikini wearing girl interested in boys, to a depressed hoody-wearing teenager who said she was transgender. Dee relates how she and her husband became actively involved in their daughter's school, the peers she associated with, and her psychotherapy. They educated themselves, joined vibrant and active parents groups, and made it their mission to reclaim their daughter. While her daughter still has some mental health challenges, Dee emphasises the importance of boundaries and structure, of enduring and surviving the onslaughts of teenage rebellion, of holding schools and treatment staff to account, and of being yoked together with her husband in providing their daughter with the right kind of support. 

Due to the sensitivity of the subject and the vulnerability of the people involved, we changed some of the names and pictures.

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