“You should really be talking to him. Family matter and all”
Exactly, they COUNT on your silence and will try to get it by any means possible. That kind of silence in a thousand other places is what has brought America to this moment.
Tell her she’s a girl, refuse to use the new name. Tell your brother he needs a backbone. Tell him how ashamed his dad would be to see this day.
Everyone else is thinking it already... its the slap in the face, the bucket of cold water, the righteous rebuke that is sometimes needed. Basically, silence is agreement. It’s not fair, but it is true.
Saying anything bluntly will guarantee that contact will be severed and further influenced ended. I handle our situation with subtle philosophical discussions. I ask questions instead of making statements... and lead them to see what the answers are for themselves.
“Tell her she’s a girl, refuse to use the new name. Tell your brother he needs a backbone. Tell him how ashamed his dad would be to see this day”
If I do that, I will never see my nieces again. I’m better off trying to talk to my niece, but she barely speaks to anyone. I’m suspecting now it will be worse.
My brother knows our dad would be completely heart broken, this child, Natalia, is named to honor her grandfather- Nathaniel.
Well stated. Stand for the truth and your right to your position. The girl may be irritated by your refusal to accommodate her perverse thought process, bro and SIL may swear at you etc, but someday, the girl may realize that you spoke the truth in love.
“And God made them male and female, male and female made He them”
“You are fearfully and wonderfully made”
And of course, the first few chapters of the book of Paul to the Romans.... Hard reading for folks treading on this quick sand, maybe drop that reference in the girls ear before the fires start, telling her that you love her and care for her and will always be available for her.....