Dec 19, 20252 min read
It’s hard not to feel a failure…
When you have two offspring and one of them dies by suicide, it’s hard not to feel like a failure. We loved Charlie more than life but the hate in the world toward trans individuals drowned out our love. Charlie herself wrote to us to say that we loved her more than she deserved. Of course, this wasn’t true. Charlie was kind, quick as a whip, and had infinite potential. Every atom of love we held for her was only just a micro-element of what she deserved. In grade 9, Charlie
