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It can be tough for someparentsto see their child go through an identity crisis.
It usually happensas they enter puberty, which, for many, can be a challenging experience.
Reddit userBrief_Sun_5937shared todays story about a rather unique situation involving her nine-year-old daughter.
The young mom was at a loss and took to the internet for some advice.
Bored Pandareached out to the original poster, who has yet to respond.
We will update the article once we receive a reply.
Someone can have a rich, well-adjusted life while still identifying as a bear or kobold.
Human behavior writer Michael Bond echoed a similar sentiment ina piece he wrote for UnHerd.
Having friends whoidentified as therians, he developed a deeper understanding of what they go through.
Therians are not delusional or psychotic, he wrote.
Their animalistic feelings are a perpetual feature of their lives and are not alleviated by medication.
They are aware, often to their profound disappointment, that they can never transform into animals.
For Therians, finding yourself that nebulous ideal promoted by the self-help industry is obligatory, he wrote.
Although discovery may bring relief, it does not help with the bigger question:whyam I this way?
Science doesnt provide many answers, so they can only speculate.
People of a spiritual inclination might think of it in terms of reincarnation or a misplaced soul.
Later, I worked out that bears fit everything that I felt.
Ultimately, all BearX wants is to betreated the same wayas the rest of the population.
Our lives would be immeasurably improved if people accepted it if it wasnt considered strange, he told Bond.
Parents generally want their children to fit into society and live normal lives.
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