Benny wasn't entirely sure what she'd meant by all that; he didn't think there was anything wrong with how he saw it. He'd been a boy his whole life! How would she like it if she suddenly started turning into a man? But still he hugged her. It always made him feel better. "I know, mom. Sorry about last night."
She squeezed him for a moment, and he smiled. "Don't worry about it, dear. I know you're very scared. Just know we're all here for you, okay? And we're all going through some little part of what you are."
Jenny chimed in from the table, "Yeah! We still love you, Benny! I'm so happy to have a new big sister, you're gonna be so pretty!" She grinned at him, jumping down from her chair and hugging him.
"Now, Jenny, he may not become a girl. He may be a boy with a vagina like daddy." Jenny's face fell; she looked like Benny felt. "Just like we're girls and we have penises. We're a special family, honey. Isn't that cool?"
Jenny giggled and nodded, and Benny took the opportunity to extricate himself from their hug and walk away. He wouldn't be part of the "special family", he'd just be the normal daughter. Benny went up to his room and just cried into his pillow, for everything that had happened to him.
