I spent the past weekend with my family and mostly my mom. It was the first time she's been with me since December when I was still presenting as male.
We went shopping today and she kept giving me THE HUGEST grins every time someone gendered me properly in front of her "finding everything okay, ladies??" "here you go miss, you wanted the size 9's right?". Every successive time her smile appeared to grow and it was like I could literally see her confidence and trust in my decision to transition growing, too.
I could FEEL that she was proud of me just by seeing the look in her eyes, and it nearly makes me cry thinking about it and how far she has come in the past couple of days of being with her. She has really fully and completely accepted me as her daughter. She has always been accepting, but now it's for real. This woman that birthed me... is incredible. I LOVE HER SO MUCH!!! gahhhh
Well, here come the tears.........

ugh! where are the damn kleenex!!!