What about those who say, "I wish I hadn't permanently altered my body" ?
Do you think it EVER occurs to a parent to look deeper into the meaning of their kid's unhappiness, than tacitly accepting a child's self-diagnosis that they're trapped in a "wrong-sex" body??
What is obviously MISSING in these mothers?! Allow me to guess: Common sense, adequate emotional development, solid mothering skills, the capacity to think abstractly and (at LEAST) consider there might be differential diagnoses?
While I would never refute or dismiss the feelings or views of my child, I wouldn’t assume blanket acceptance of them, either. Hell, I'm far more circumspect, rational and wise TODAY than I was in my 20's and 30's (even though I was pretty mature back then), and some of the things I considered (like getting a tattoo, for one) I'd regret today, in my 70's! We MUST allow that growth and changing our mind, our opinions and even, our values is ongoing, the rest of our life. This the very nature of emotional development!
It takes most humans at least 35 - 40 years of life to figure out WHO they really are, and what's important to them. Children do not yet have this advantage. They’ll change radically from the age of six to sixteen, and sixteen to twenty-six. This is not fiction or merely theory~ it’s an inescapable fact.
A child's mind cannot be asked nor expected to make crucial decisions they may end up regretting, lifelong. If you’re a reasonably sane and responsible parent, you’ll make ‘em wait till they're old enough to make life-altering choices in a well-considered ADULT manner~ and in the meantime, you can let 'em dress and wear their hair and makeup HOWEVER the fuck they want.