Yolanda Bogert and Guy Kershaw of Jimboomba, Queensland, took out a birth announcement that retracted their original announcement from 1995.
In the December 1 edition of The Courier-Mail, the proud parents wrote:
"In 1995 we announced the arrival of our sprogget, Elizabeth Anne, as a daughter. He informs us that we were mistaken. Oops! Our bad." "We would now like to present, our wonderful son - Kai Bogert."
"Loving you is the easiest thing in the world. Tidy your room."
The family spoke to The Courier-Mail the following day, after the ad went viral. His mother said, "I needed to show my son I support him 100 percent."
"[We] wanted to let the world know that. It is all very new to us," she admits. "Kai just told me a few days ago that he no longer wanted to live as a girl."
Kai, for his part, was shocked (in a good way) by their response.
"This last week has changed everything for me," the 19 year old told the paper. "I am still me, but I am more me than I was a few days ago and feel free."
Words to live by, don't you think?
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