National Coming Out Day

[DrBobbi]

I had come out to a small number of friends in the past, but today announced it fully on my old (boy) fb just because its coming out day  :-)

Congratulations!!! How'd it go?

[Megumi]

Today was a terrible day. I tried to come out to my parents but everything went sour with my mom & sister/her daughter drama. That put mom into too much of a bad emotional state after my sis and her family left to go to their home. I ended up bawling my eyes out as I drove the 30 miles back to my home. I am so frustrated at my sister right now. She ruined the whole night with her typical antics of being a jerk to the family when she has her stepson for the weekend when we have our weekly family get together dinner. All I wanted was to be able to talk to them alone after my SIS's family left. Arrrgghh.

So my new plan to come out is for tomorrow. I can only hope that my parents have minimal contact with family related drama when they go to a ball game in the morning so I can come out during lunch after I get off of work. I don't need that kind of drama + what I'm going to tell them all mixed together. I know that scenario would not turn out well. Its gonna be tough enough as is just laying my issues out on the table for them to handle.

Figure i'd update this thread with the outcome of my weekend.
Saturday didn't turn out well either, it was a 10 hour long panic attack that ended with nearly the same results minus no family drama was involved.
Sunday thing's went great, I felt calm and peaceful all day then I finally was able to tell them, https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,150239.msg1253817.html#msg1253817

[RavenMoon]

I missed the day! I didn't know about it until last night. I hate the phrase "coming out".  I'm private, not in a closet! lol 

So far I have recently told 8 people, including my best female friend, and my brother and his wife. Everyone has been very supportive. I've been divorced over a year and haven't told my ex or my kids yet...

[RavenMoon]

Today was a terrible day. I tried to come out to my parents but everything went sour with my mom & sister/her daughter drama. That put mom into too much of a bad emotional state after my sis and her family left to go to their home. I ended up bawling my eyes out as I drove the 30 miles back to my home. I am so frustrated at my sister right now. She ruined the whole night with her typical antics of being a jerk to the family when she has her stepson for the weekend when we have our weekly family get together dinner. All I wanted was to be able to talk to them alone after my SIS's family left. Arrrgghh.

So my new plan to come out is for tomorrow. I can only hope that my parents have minimal contact with family related drama when they go to a ball game in the morning so I can come out during lunch after I get off of work. I don't need that kind of drama + what I'm going to tell them all mixed together. I know that scenario would not turn out well. Its gonna be tough enough as is just laying my issues out on the table for them to handle.

wait for the right moment! Don't be in a rush. Wait until people are in a good mood happy.

[Lauren5]

It's OK, my complete coming out to myself was 2 days earlier, the day after that I came out to others in real life (just a few at a transgender support group) and learned that I was a day too soon