Sorry, feeling pretty awesome. Ehrm, right. A few weeks ago I sent my dad a letter, telling him everything. I was raised by my mother, but when she died (I was 17) I had to go meet/live with him. We've been inseparable since. He's my only family. And he didn't respond. So, failing that, this weekend my husband and I decided to tell our group of friends that I'm transitioning. I was helping one of the ladies cook dinner, and while I was cutting up veg I said, "So, you love me right?" and she looks at me and says, "Ok, so you're holding a butcher knife and shaking, what the eff did I do, yes, I love you? Um, whats wrong?" and I said, "Gah, no, no knives, * nervous laughter* no murder, just a sex change." And she pauses and says "... well, so... how's that gonna work for sex?? I mean, how are you guys gonna
OH! Well, there is
that..." So while she sat there LOUDLY pondering my new sex life I fell on the floor laughing. And then she says "Well, yeah, I guess that makes sense. I mean, you kinda wrote it in huge letters on a school bus and told us all DON'T READ THE BUS! So cool, so tell me (insert more sex questions here)" Needless to say, she was cool with it. So was her husband, and all our other friends. The night progresses, and my father calls. And he says he would never abandon me, that he loves me regardless of anything, and that he'll always have my back. He just needed time to get his head around things. We're long distance right now, but I almost drove the 8 hours home just to hug him. So, I join the ranks of the liberated and free. And I wish that same to all my brothers and sisters out there. I know it isn't always rainbows and unicorns, but I'm sending as many rainbows and fluffy unicorns as I can to everyone out there!!! I have some to spare. I guess I just wanted to share to let people know that sometimes coming out can be a great experience. Sometimes it seems hopeless, and you get really lonely, but the awesome people out there can pull you through, if you let them. Best wishes to all!
