A) At 11 I was having several crises over a crush I had on a boy. Sexual attraction is not all there is. I would have really appreciated someone telling me it's ok
B) Yeah, there are certain people with whom dysphoria starts at puberty, but like it ain't everyone. A lot of people wanted to be girls since they were little and just didn't know that was an actual option or suppress themselves bc "it's a mental illness"
C) Ik he shouldn't have to worry about that, but helping him to not worry isn't telling him "Stfu, you're a child", it's leaving them space to figure themselves out and if they get to a conclusion telling them that's ok