My boss, who's very dad-like to me, suggested that if I didn't already have Christmas plans, I could go over to his house and hang with his family. "Bring your laundry. You can eat, play with the dogs, drink beer, and watch football."
My real dad disapproves when I do any of the four things mentioned above (but I'll be home for Christmas anyway).
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Some backstory on my boss (if anyone cares to read it): I told him a month before starting T about my plans to transition. I had started at the company under my old name and after a couple of months, I told my department that I actually was in the process of changing me name and would much prefer Deven. They adjusted to it really quickly, but it stayed within the department even though I was asked if I wanted it to be public. I declined because I thought announcing it to the entire company (a conservative one too) would confuse some of the executives and other personnel. After another few months, my boss asked what I wanted since my emails were still under the old name. He messaged IT and they changed the name on everything so the entire place calls me Deven now. It's kind of crazy how awesome it feels. I forgot what we were talking about that prompted me to tell him, but I had been thinking that I was just going to quit when the physical changes started to take effect. I started with, "I told you how much I hated my name so I changed it and you've been really cool about it. Fact is, that's not all. I hate this body too so I'm changing it as well. I'm going to be starting HRT soon. The changes aren't immediate, but I'll give you enough time." He started to laugh and asked, "So what? You're going to start wearing a tie to work? You already do that. And the people in [our department name] are so chill they aren't going to care. The other people here might not even realize you're the same person. Relax and congratulations." Now, he jokes with me all the time about how my voice hasn't changed (it's only been a month, but then again, A WHOLE MONTH!) and what kind of facial hair I'll sport when that time comes. Ridiculously good guy!
