I've not been around here for a good month or so. I've basically spent some time to myself, away from it all to allow myself to get everything together in my head.
After two failed attempts to tell my mother, yesterday I was finally able to do it....and it went surprisingly well!
She was more concerned how people will basically think of me, see me, treat me, etc. She made it very clear that whilst she doesn't understand it all, she's here for me. She even persuaded me to phone my GP to book the appointment for GIC referral.
I'm still a bit shocked. I really expected her to break down, deny it, shout at me and all sorts but it was the complete opposite. Her only issue was that she did say she's going to find it hard to understand and accept a bit as I've never been feminine in the slightest (which I haven't other than music choice), and have basically never shown any signs of being this way.
I've just got to tell my Dad and sister now, which will hopefully be within the next few days or early next week. She did ask how I wanted to go about telling people, and if I wanted to keep it private for now, which I do. I explained all about the HRT process and said I'd rather not tell people until I have to, simply because it's not really any of their business I guess.
Oh and we even came up with a couple of names. Two of which I love (and one of them was the name I'd have been called if I was born a girl).
So happy, confused and....relieved I guess is the word
