I sit here now and I've been thinking all day, I am so blessed. I am so blessed to be accepted as Transgender by my family and friends. During my time as Justin to Justina the only person I've lost along the way is my father. But that was always to be expected.
I know I'm still young at the ripe old age of 17 (ha), but the entire time since I started my transition when I was 15 I've had nothing but support from everyone in my life. As we all know the legal age in Australia for HRT is 18 and sometimes I think this breaks my mothers heart more so then it does mine because she knows I want it more then anything in the World.
For the past 2 months she's done nothing but push me towards further transition and I still have 6 months before I can start on the physical aspect of things and it's extremely hard but my mother has promised to support me financially and emotionally through it all. She is an amazing woman and I have nothing but the utmost respect for her. She really is my idol and hero.
If there are any trans girls out there with the same support that I have, tell your mother you love her everyday. But if you don't, it's OK. I've been through hardship as I didn't speak to my mother for quite a while and was 'couch surfing' after my father kicked me out, but I still stayed strong and kept my head high because it does get better. I hid away from all my family in fear that they would reject me like I had been in the past but once I truly opened up I was surprised by how much love and help I never knew was right in front me.
I live with my mother, I'm going back to school to fulfill my dreams as a makeup artist and everytime I go downstairs prepped and ready for another day my mother and stepfather tell me I'm beautiful. I know I'm appreciated in this World now and I hope other women and girls do or one day will feel the same as I do.
