affirmation

I mean, every grocery list, every single Christmas, birthday card, whatever her mother gave her, to sketches for stories or essays to her affirmations.

The letter, he said, went “far beyond” the Harvard affirmation action case ruling.

Its eventual response not only provided this affirmation, but also offered her a comprehensive step-by-step framework to help her decide if things needed to be changed.

“I think when a lot of people who are going out to date or looking for a lifelong partner, they’re looking for a lot of affirmation and validation from outside sources,” DiNardo, 29, says.

The show offers a vision of trans childhood that earnestly asks not for mere tolerance or acceptance but for affirmation.