I am very much aware of the present concerns and horrifying circumstances surrounding them. And I'm certainly not unaware of some rather close-call situations from people I know personally, and this is from years ago, and I'd have to be a fool to not expect things to be even worse today.

I was mostly saying that to go too far in one extreme in order to protect your kids against a clearly pervasive and dangerous influence such as today's gender-groomer culture may not always be the best answer.

Certainly special measures do need to be considered because of just how hostile and aggressively bold their actions are getting. But to be most effective you and your kid(s) need to be on the same side and work together, and thus you do not want to unnecessarily treat your kids like they're the enemy. They can be your single and best informants on what's going on, and you can use that information to help safeguard them from these growing threats. But that's only ever going to happen if they feel they can trust you.

That said, sometimes stricter measures might need to be employed. All I'm saying is that you probably shouldn't leap to draconian measures against your own kids. Discreet and fair measures, absolutely, and also be extra cautious with how freely you give that trust to anyone else when it comes to your child's well being. That especially includes the state, media, schools, and medical industries.

Remember who the threat really is.