“Daddy, I love you so much. Even though you’re a ‘her,’ I love you so much.”

When Shalee Ellis's partner, Mallory, made the decision to come out as trans earlier this year, the couple knew the decision would not be an issue for their family — they would go through this transition together.

Shalee and Mallory, who currently live with their two children in Pennsylvania, have been married for three years.

"This held no bearing on the love that we have for each other," Shalee told BuzzFeed News of Mallory's coming out. According to Shalee, Mallory had been suppressing her feelings of femininity for many years.

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After coming out as trans on social media and to close friends, there was still someone they had to explain the change to: their eldest daughter, 6-year-old Layla.

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Shalee decided to take Layla out for a milkshake, planning to explain the news to her daughter as best she could. Halfway through the candid conversation she began to record using her phone:

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"As soon as I started talking, her reaction was so incredibly mature and impressive," Shalee said. "I instinctively had a mom moment and hit the record button to see if I could capture a tender moment to send to my wife, Mallory."

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