My Nonprofit Reviews

LeaUtsira
Review for Straight Spouse Network Inc, Chicago, IL, USA
I just found Straight Spouse Network all these years later, after raising my sons in trying circumstances, the expensive divorce from my trans x. My x was very domineering about her rights and engaged in alienation of affection of our children. The advocacy groups, while well-meaning, provided excuses for the indoctrination against me, while I was paying for everything and this Ivy-educated parent with six figure salary was enabled to lie and say she was unemployed, shirk child support and her part of the college tuitions. The stress of keeping it all together, working, dealing with angry teens, and so on, was often overwhelming. I am now retired and realized that I have been waiting for my sons to have children of their own, and thought they would finally realize what I did for them and stop the critical mode they constantly take towards me, influenced by the liberal neighborhood where it all happened in Brooklyn. When my younger son, who turns 30, told me he is in therapy and he now knows I cried all the time and made him feel guilty, I knew that this has gone on too long. He cried every day in Kindergarten, but somehow this turned into his mother was constantly crying. I had no idea SSN existed. I found it now. as I was in trauma over my son's rejection. I have now found my voice. I do not know if my grown sons will ever reconcile with me. They say they and their wives don't want children, so my grandma fantasy evaporated. I feel that I have the potential to save myself and help others through telling my story. My former spouse was an indoctrination machine. The discovery of the cross dressing was way back in 1992, when my children were 1 and 4. I did pull myself up by my bootstraps, very grateful to have worked hard and have my house and couple of acres to garden. And now, I have this help. Thank you.