I love my little nephew so much. I hope he grows into a big strong, manly man that I always wanted to be. I always tell him that he's going to be a big strong manly man. Even though I joke around and tell him that he's not allowed to marry a girl, I really do hope he finds a nice wife and gets married. I kind of of live my life through him because he's the happy little boy I always wanted to be. However if he turns out to be completely opposite of my dream, that won't change the love I have for him. Granted, he isn't even my son, and I feel this way. I can only imagine how it is for some parents when their child isn't what they wanted them to be. My dad wanted me to be a nurse that's married to a man and my mother I'm sure wanted me to be married to a man and have kids as well. Yeah, not going to happen. I wonder if they are going to have less love for me and/or not want anything to do with me when I do transition since I didn't quite fit their mold.
On a side note, my nephew wore a bracelet one time and I told him it was gorgeous on him. His mom told me to stop saying that because she didn't want him to be "confused". If my nephew happens to be gay or transgender when he grows up, I hope he can feel safe enough to come to me for support. Heck if he's an adult by then, he can live with me. For the sake of convenience though, I really hope he doesn't have to go down either of those roads. Things are getting better for us, but I would MUCH rather be a straight cis guy than anything else, since that's less discrimination I'd have to put up with. I really love my nephew and just don't want him to go through all of that, but if he does, I will support him nevertheless.
