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Started by vik2ray, March 16, 2012, 08:29:36 PM

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vik2ray

Ok herea the situation. My mothers watched something on television about a tomboy who had a hormone imbalance and they got her to an endocrynologist and got her hormones stable so she was more girly. So they fixed her, in my parents eyes thats the way to fix me. Im paanicing because mum said dont worry you will be happy once you know your a girl again. I dont want to go to a doctor who wont listen to me, I dont want to be fixed into something im not. Im just a nervous wreak right now. I told mum I want to be male and she said dont worry we can set you straight. Because its not normal we can fix it.
I know I can refuse treatment or whatever they want to do to me at 21. But honestly im soo scared right now.
things dont change, they merely rearange into that which they already are.
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tvc15

You're 21? So why not move out? If your situation doesn't allow it I understand, but either way, you're an adult and they can't make you do something like that.

Your mom is afraid for you, they all are at first. It's likely she can't envision your future being better if you transition. I'm going to assume she knows very little about the condition at all. Everyone's afraid of the unknown. You are in the know. Take the time to educate her. Show her the science behind transsexualism. Give her examples of trans guys who have successful lives and are in happy relationships--this is a big deal to parents. They might think you will never be accepted by anyone, which is blatantly untrue. They just want to be sure, and for you to be sure, that this is the best possible decision, not just now, but for the rest of your life.

It's not a hormone imbalance that's causing you to feel the way you do. I guess you could prove that by getting your T and E levels checked, but there's no reason to do that just to appease someone else. Many trans guys have normal hormone levels by female standards before transitioning. Granted, there might be just as many who naturally had higher T levels, but these variations are present in every person, male or female or anything in between. Cis females with PCOS still identify as female, despite having high T.

Anyway... Just talk to her. Have an honest open discussion. Sometimes you have to be the educator.

PS: If you're at a loss as to how to introduce this to your parents, try showing them any skylarkeleven video on youtube. I've used his videos to explain things to family and I chose him because, really there's just no way that anyone could look at him and say he's made the wrong decision. He's simply a beautiful person and you can see that just from watching ten seconds of a video.


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insideontheoutside

Man that sucks. I had female hormones forced on me when I was 12 to "make me more female". Totally damaged me in the head. But if you're over 18 no one can medically force you to do something like that. Stand your ground and say NO and stick to it.
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Felix

You have demonstrated in the past that you are clearly in a bad situation. You should leave. You should move out. If you don't have the money, do it anyway. Go stay in a shelter or something. Go trade labor for housing at a hostel. Something. Camp in the woods. Do something. Living in fear is not okay, and you have described some really scary situations in your home.
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Shang

Quote from: insideontheoutside on March 16, 2012, 09:23:57 PM
Man that sucks. I had female hormones forced on me when I was 12 to "make me more female". Totally damaged me in the head. But if you're over 18 no one can medically force you to do something like that. Stand your ground and say NO and stick to it.

I second this.  You cannot be forced to take medication.

I also second tvc15.   I really can't add anything because he covered it.  Sometimes all it takes is a good talk along with helpful resources for parents to get the hint/understand what is going on.  You may also want to move it out.  It make gov't assistance if you lack the funds, but you should.  It's not healthy psychologically to live in an environment such as what you've described (assuming they utterly refuse to listen to anything).
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vik2ray

Right now my money has been cut off for 3 months, rducation wont help I gave them 2 years to accept my choice and listen to what I have to say. All I got in return was verbal abuse from my parents and a constant daily reminder of how I was born female. And honestly right now in the town im living I coulnt afford to rent a place for 3 days because what I would be paid would have to last for  weeks. The rents here are insane because of population boom and industry.
Im just sick of the harrasment. And if I leave now I leave with nothing. In 3 months I will at least have a small income to get out of the city. I just dont want my mother to get her way. Becaude shes manipulative and very forceful. I wouldnt be suprised if she has sabotaged my attempts to look for work because she said the only way im leaving her house is if I marry a man and birth children. The smile on her face was unpleasant, like she was superior to me in that statement.
things dont change, they merely rearange into that which they already are.
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wheat thins are delicious

Your mother won't "get her way" there is no way to force medication such as hormones onto a person.  If this were 1950, I'd say it would be possible for her to make that happen but it won't.  The only way they can get you medicated at all is if you are showing enough cause to be forcibly committed for self harm and the meds they give you there will not be hormones.
You say in three months you will have enough money to get away, when you get it, leave immediately.  Get roommates if you have to, work three jobs, do anything you have to to get out of her house. 

And your mom sounds pretty delusional because hormones don't work the way the show made that girl out to be.  There had to be something other than a hormone imbalance to make her go from "being a tomboy" to "being a girly girl" either that or she was very young and grew out of her tomboy phase.


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vik2ray

My mother is rasist,sexist,communist and paranoid about peopke talking about her family, my family may have money coming out their asses, but they refuse to give me any money for something strange unatural and freakish as said in their words. If I was a girl and asked for 15thousand for a boobjob, they may give me the money. But since im not acting like a girl im  going to be diowned thrown out and spat on if I intend on being male. So at 21 in three months they legally can no longer threaten me with anything. What ive been told is at 18 your an adult but at 21 your considered old enough to be classed as independent. The system here called centerlink said they will pay me after 21, while im living with parents. Till tjen im apparently classed as a dependant child wft right. Stupid governmemt system.
things dont change, they merely rearange into that which they already are.
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King Malachite

Is it possible for you to work and save so you can get out of there?
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vik2ray

Ive been looking for work for 2 months, before I was doing a full time course, which is finishing. Getting work here is almost impossible, because everyone wants juniors to work to save their buiness money. Right now I just have to wait. Im tempted to take the oportunity to get the endocrinologist to tell my parents that I should be on t. Although that may backfire. Dont know whwn mums planning on this drs visit but I hope it will all work out. Otherwise I will just leave and try my best to live under a bride or something after im 21.
things dont change, they merely rearange into that which they already are.
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Bird

It sounds like you need to work and get out. I have went through a bit of hell with my family, but after 6 months things are getting more stable, so it is completely different from your situation. I'd be getting the hell out.

It may take patience, but try to live in the future for a while and focous on your objectives. Don't ever forget what they say won't change who you are. Try to avoid arguments, so as to not make things even worse, and when you are able to just zap out.
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Isaac

Quote from: insideontheoutside on March 16, 2012, 09:23:57 PM
Man that sucks. I had female hormones forced on me when I was 12 to "make me more female". Totally damaged me in the head. But if you're over 18 no one can medically force you to do something like that. Stand your ground and say NO and stick to it.
Can you elaborate more about what it was like?  I've always been curious what kind of effect it would have.
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insideontheoutside

Quote from: Isaac on March 17, 2012, 12:34:40 AM
Can you elaborate more about what it was like?  I've always been curious what kind of effect it would have.

It made me so emotional that I wanted to kill myself. When I had a total breakdown and told my mother that I felt like I wanted to die she had it stopped. I feel it was enough to do damage though in that my overall growth stopped (probably around age 13) and I ended up with noticeable tits which I really feel I wouldn't have had I not had the estrogen.

To the OP - why don't you pretend everything is ok then for your parents so that they stop pushing the hormones. Get the money you need then GTFO and live your life the way you want.
"Let's conspire to ignite all the souls that would die just to feel alive."
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