My therapist told me about this place. I'm brand new to this... I've been transgender all my life, realized it in jr High but quashed it with help from my parents (I don't blame them, but they definitely played their role). It came back (did it ever really leave?) as a fetish for years (and years) until about a month ago... it slowly changed for a few weeks, then I came out to myself (and to my wife).
Now I identify as trans, my wife had a breakdown about it at first, but recovered (albeit not completely). My parents know - since I needed someone to talk to. I have had one therapy appointment and it was really amazing... not only is he great, but it's exactly what I needed since there's nobody else to talk to. Those few who know (wife, mother) I call "hostile supporters." My mother is trying to get me to change my mind - after all, 20+ years of this might still just be a phase. My wife is not interested in being in the same house as a woman. She says she is fine with a feminine man, though that is very limited... we're still evolving in this situation.
The kids (8, 4, 2) are mostly oblivious at this point.
The really strange part of this is that of those very few who know, I'm doing the best of them. My therapist was surprised at my positivity and humor. It saddens me that I'm causing so much hurt, but I was barely there for so long. . .
