Ep 944 | 'Non-Affirming' Parents vs. the State of Montana | Guest: Todd & Krista Kolstad

Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

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News, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, News Commentary

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🗓️ 1 February 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Today we're joined by Todd and Krista Kolstad, Montana parents who find themselves entangled in an ongoing months-long custody battle for their 14-year-old daughter. The couple candidly open up about the challenges they faced and the heartbreak they endured after losing custody of their daughter. Montana's Child and Family Services gained custody of their daughter when they refused to affirm her newfound "gender identity" as a boy. We delve into the origin of the dispute, starting as a seemingly minor disagreement and escalating into a legal battle that no parent could anticipate. The Kolstads courageously navigate through the difficult terrain of their daughter's claims of wanting to harm herself, shedding light on the emotional toll this took on their family. Then, we give our take on the corruption within government organizations created to "protect" children and how we can fight back against cases where their actions are not for the good of children. The Kolstads' GiveSendGo: https://www.givesendgo.com/GBMG9 --- Timecodes: (00:31) The Kolstads' story (45:45) How to support (46:17) Allie's thoughts --- Links: The Kolstads' GiveSendGo: https://www.givesendgo.com/GBMG9 Reduxx: "EXCLUSIVE: Montana Family Loses Custody Of Teenage Daughter After Expressing Opposition To Her Gender Transition" https://reduxx.info/exclusive-montana-family-loses-custody-of-teenage-daughter-after-expressing-opposition-to-her-gender-transition/ ABC 15: "Montana governor defends removal of 14-year-old from parents who opposed gender identity" https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/montana-governor-defends-removal-of-14-year-old-from-parents-who-opposed-gender-identity-greg-gianforte-krista-todd-kolstad-lgbt-transgender-social-transition-custody --- Relevant Episodes: Ep 914 | Holistic Parents Targeted by the State | Guest: Emily Donlin https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-914-when-the-state-comes-for-your-child-guest-emily-donlin/id1359249098?i=1000636966590 Ep 603 | How CPS & Foster Care Corruption is Killing Kids | Guest: Naomi Schaefer Riley https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-603-how-cps-foster-care-corruption-is-killing-kids/id1359249098?i=1000558186236 Ep 798 | America’s Sacrificing Orphans on the Altar of Transgenderism | Guests: Jessica Bates & Christiana Kiefer https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-798-americas-sacrificing-orphans-on-the-altar/id1359249098?i=1000611489190 Ep 653 | Losing Custody of Your "Trans" Daughter | Guest: Jeannette Cooper https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-653-losing-custody-of-your-trans-daughter-guest/id1359249098?i=1000574808916 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Todd and
0:02.0	Christa Colstadt are Montana parents who have lost custody of their 14 year old daughter
0:06.0	because they refuse to affirm her new declaration that she is a boy.
0:11.0	They are here today to tell us their story and then after you'll want to stick
0:14.7	around because I have lots of commentary analysis and some lessons I think that we can draw
0:20.9	from their story. Without further ado, here are the Colstads. Kohlstats, thank you so much for taking the time to join us. So a lot of people have
0:38.8	seen your story circulating on social media that you guys are saying that the state of Montana has basically
0:45.8	kidnapped your child, correct? Because you guys wouldn't affirm her declaration that she is the opposite gender.
0:55.0	Correct.
0:57.0	Yes, so take us back.
0:59.0	Tell us how this started.
1:02.0	Did you first start to observe your daughter's desire to present as a boy yourself?
1:10.0	Was this something that you noticed in her social life?
1:15.2	Not really. She had at church, she had told some people that she wanted to be called
1:21.3	Leo and He Him. And so it was brought to our
1:24.1	attention through the church. Okay so someone like a youth minister or a leader at
1:29.4	your church said, hey justI, this is happening.
1:33.6	Right, and so at that point, and this was quite a while ago,
1:39.5	this was what, a year and a half ago,
1:41.0	about a year and a half ago or so and so at that point we had a discussion with her
1:46.0	about you know why do you feel this way could you feel this way because there
1:49.7	maybe there's some past issues in your life that you're trying to resolve which is
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