When Emma*’s daughter told her she identified as an animal, the mum was understandably surprised.
“I wondered if it was just a passing fad — something she had seen on social media and connected with,” she told Mamamia.
But it was more than that. Emma’s daughter explained to her mum that she’s a Therian — and she’s just one of a growing number of children identifying this way.
If you haven’t heard the term Therian, you’re not the only one. Therians are a community of people who identify as a non-human animals, either spiritually or psychologically.
And while you might be thinking, “Oh yep, I’ve heard of them — Furries’ — no, you haven’t. Because they are two different things.
While Furries have a strong interest in fictional animal characters with human traits and often dress up as animals as an outlet for creativity, fandom, and social expression, Therians view their animal identity (also known as their ‘Theriotype’) as part of their self-identity.
[Ed: Will this mother support her daughter’s identity by giving her a litter box and surgery to attach a prosthetic tail? Just to be clear this article is from Mamamia – not the Betoota Advocate.]
Source: What is a Therian? And why do children identify as animals?
If my kid came home telling me this I’d be making psych appointments PDQ along with trans and nonbinary…if nothing else to get them to understand that it isn’t based in reality…just thinking about that, you’d have to make sure the therapist(s) weren’t enablers first though…
transphobe in the wild I hope if ur kid is trans or nonbinary or a therian they wait until they’re older, supporting themselves and in a safe environment before telling you.
agreed and also, this is not a child-only thing. plenty of adults are therians too.
I am not surprised that you both use only an initial to identify yourselves. We can only hope you don’t have access to children.
Truth!
i hope you lose custody of your child, or choose to support them if they ever told you they were a therian and or lqbtq </3