Told my parents

[Joe.]

So tonight I gave my parents the letter to tell them I am trans. They took it a bit better than I thought but they were both really shocked. I feel relieved now, but I'm scared of what the future holds. We're going to go to the doctors after Christmas to see what they can do. Its going to be a long journey but I've now passed the first hurdle.
Joey

[King Malachite]

Congrats for passing the first hurdle!  I'm glad they took it better than you thought.

[Alex_K]

Congratulations!

The people that love are usually more understanding that expected :-)

[Joe.]

Thank you both
Joey

[Devlyn]

Glad it went well. Did you get impatient? I thought you were going to wait until the new year. Hugs, Devlyn

[Elle]

Good luck joey!

[FTMDiaries]

Congrats & good luck with the doctors! There's plenty they can do, as you know.

You seemed worried about how your mother would react; I'm glad it seems to have gone well.

[MRH]

Well done for telling your parents. It took me ages to get up the courage but I think you just get to a point where you get so fed up of living a lie you just have to start living as you truly are and although it's scary to tell people it's also a massive weight lifted.

The first hurdle is always the hardest and I wish you all the luck with the rest of your journey.

[Emily Aster]

Congrats and good luck.

[Joe.]

Thank you all.

Glad it went well. Did you get impatient? I thought you were going to wait until the new year. Hugs, Devlyn

It wasn't so much impatience it was that I couldn't bear crying myself to sleep and my mum buying me girly stuff all the time. It just all unfolded then I had no choice but to give them the letter.

One of my friends said 'you should of waited' which kind of annoyed me. I know she doesn't mind but I just wish people would at least try to understand how hard it is.
Joey

[Devlyn]

Well, it must be better for you to just have it out in the open. Many people here didn't face this hurdle until much later in life. Good on ya! Hugs, Devlyn

[Patty_M]

Good for you!

Telling the people you love most - and risking negative responses - is a very difficult thing to do for you to do and for your family to hear.  That you have had such a response is wonderful.

May the rest of your transition be as smooth!

[Joe.]

Thank you both! It does feel good I must admit. I'm off to uni next year so hopefully if I get in contact with the universities I've applied for I can live as joey. I'm quite excited
Joey

[veritasinchains]

Congrats Joey! I just came out too. I told my mom and she reacted about the same. A little shocked (though that may have been my bright pink nail poish) but supportive.

[Joe.]

Congrats Joey! I just came out too. I told my mom and she reacted about the same. A little shocked (though that may have been my bright pink nail poish) but supportive.

Congratulations to you too!
Joey

[spacial]

One of my friends said 'you should of waited' which kind of annoyed me. I know she doesn't mind but I just wish people would at least try to understand how hard it is.
Joey

Your friend might be wonderful otherwise. I really hope they are. Because that would have been really annoying, especially since it went so much better than you seemed to think.

Really pleased for you.

[Joe.]

Yeah they're a great friend.
Thank you
Joey

[peky]

You have "cojones" man!

[Joe.]

Thanks haha! Made me laugh
Joey

[aleon515]

Actually a really good reaction they had to it. You wouldn't (normally) expect that it would NOT be a shock. This tends to be very hard for parents, and ones who do not react at least a little negatively as sometimes they have to actually go thru grief at losing a daughter.

This guy has a set of 3 videos with his mom where he interviews her about his transition. This might help out your parents.


--Jay