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Started by Auroramarianna, August 16, 2014, 10:50:43 AM

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Ltl89

One thing I would like to suggest, as a been there done that thing, is to find external support from family.  Having a family with a lot of opposition can really hurt ad does a number after a while.  For me, this support site was literally a life saver and continues to be for this reaoson.  Surround yourself with people who like and love you for who you are.  That will save your self esteem and help you continue to push forward.  Again, I'm sorry you have to go through this and wish I had a solution for this, but just know that you have plenty self worth and no reason to feel ashamed no matter what baggage other people throw on top of you. 
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Auroramarianna

Quote from: learningtolive on August 17, 2014, 08:46:35 AM
One thing I would like to suggest, as a been there done that thing, is to find external support from family.  Having a family with a lot of opposition can really hurt ad does a number after a while.  For me, this support site was literally a life saver and continues to be for this reaoson.  Surround yourself with people who like and love you for who you are.  That will save your self esteem and help you continue to push forward.  Again, I'm sorry you have to go through this and wish I had a solution for this, but just know that you have plenty self worth and no reason to feel ashamed no matter what baggage other people throw on top of you.

Thank you soooo much. I miss anyone to talk to. I wish I could improve my situation and not feel helpless. But sometimes I feel like I can't, I know I can, I just seem to feel helpless. I don't know how to help myself.
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Emmaline

Just remember this.  Sometimes the way to help yourself is simply to wait patiently.
Body... meet brain.  Now follow her lead and there will be no more trouble, you dig?



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GendrKweer

Parents are a special case sometimes... A new friend you make will only know you as transitioned. A friend of a few years can get used to it because they've only known you a few years. But a parent has known you as one thing for what, 30, 40 years in some cases? That kind of ingrained speech, attitude, feelings, even the way they will always see you as their "kid" means they might always see you as their male kid.... without meaning to be malicious about it. Not saying it is healthy in the long run, but just saying.
Blessings,

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Born: Aug 2, 2012, one of Dr Suporn's grrls.
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Emmaline

Very true.  They do not want to give up the child or those memories.  I will always be my mums little golden haired boy... even though I am now her big brunette daughter.  :)
Body... meet brain.  Now follow her lead and there will be no more trouble, you dig?



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jeninindiana

#25
it will take time for your mom to come to terms with her loss I am a mom to three sons and I always worry about their adjustment in the cold cruel world and every heartbreak is our heartbreak . im sure she is very very worried about your future happiness will you ever be able to have children , will you be hurt by others , exc. if my sons were trans I would accept that and I don't think its so much an issue of not accepting as much as an issue of personal loss but more than that is just worry about how the world is going to treat her child and how cruel the world might be and a feeling of helplessness in her ability to stop that from happening . those are all just feelings that she is going to have to manage but I can understand all the reasons why she would be emotional and worried.
it would help her to let her know of the support you have and the people in the world who give you support and treat you with understanding which im sure is really her primary concern that you will not have that support and express to her that you are happy ;)

she is simply never going to accept any situation that she perceives is going to lead to you being miserable or any situation that is going to lead to the big wide world being cruel or unfair or hurtful to her child . what you need is to convince her that you are becoming happy and that you do have support and acceptance from other people around you . this will reduce her anxiety over the issue and she will accept something that will lead to your happiness but if its not something she believes will lead to your happiness she will fight it with ever ounce of her being and exert all the influence she has in your life to prevent it and discourage you from doing something she believes will lead to your misery and destruction if you focus on convincing her that wont happen and your decision and life choice is going to lead to positive things and not negative things you will be amazed at how supportive she becomes sure she has some feelings of personal loss but that's not really the main issue for her and even the above statement she made is most likely her focused effort to change your mind about the whole thing think of someone who is on a very concentrated and focused mission to make sure you have a life where you will be most happy and no matter what she has to do shes not going to abandon her mission mothers can be very determined and if she is aware that she has any influence over your decision making and where she knows she has influence . its less likely I think that her tears are caused by sadness than they are caused by fear for you and her attempt to manipulate your feelings and therefore your actions ... in other words I seriously do not think she is as heartbroken and she would like for you to believe that she is but no doubt she really is having strong emotions but those feelings are all fear based.
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Auroramarianna

Thank you so much girls :)

Jeni, I can understand your point of view as a mother, but I don't think the situation is the same. My mom is clearly either ignoring the issue, brushing it off or in serious denial. But dunno cause she asks me everyday with her "loving facial expression" if I'm okay and doesn't do that to my siblings. I don't need any special attention, I am not sick, I just need to live as me. Maybe I'm just being totally paranoid and she is the best mom in the world and is acting loving because she is loving and trying to help me. But honestly, I don't see that way at the moment. It's like the issue doesn't exist. And she's always known so there's that. It's like she's palying the "I love you unconditionally game". It is not like acting like it's okay will make it okay, cause it it won't. I dunno. I am confused.
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Juliett

Quote from: Auroramarianna on August 17, 2014, 08:44:37 AM
A lesson I take from this is that parents rarely love their children unconditionally. My dad surely doesn't, I thought my mom did. But I was probably wrong. I am not sure.

I have found the same thing to be very true. Just be yourself. Either she'll come around or you'll cut her out of your life and move on.
correlation /= causation
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jeninindiana

#28
"My mom is clearly either ignoring the issue, brushing it off or in serious denial. But dunno cause she asks me everyday with her "loving facial expression" if I'm okay and doesn't do that to my siblings." if she is "brushing you off" or acting like its not an important issue to her(because clearly is is) she is doing it because she thinks acting like it doesn't matter will make you feel better if something I aid made my son n to his room and cry I would feel very badly and try to make him feel better and I think that's what she is doing despite being on a mission to change your decision in any way she can think of , she is still very aware and sensitive to your feelings and hates to see you sad so pretending like its not a big deal is for your benefit       

i definately do think she is worried about your well being and mostly concerned about how other people are going to treat you .  i dont think she is ignoring the issue or is brushing it off at all in fact you and the problem of you being transsexual (in her mind it is a problem) is likely the main thing on her mind throughout every day im sure . if she believes that you will be happy (meaning the world around you will be supportive and accepting of you and that could mean just you having a support system and close friends who support you I think she is focused on the negative feedback you are going to get from the world around you ) she will be accepting of it if she does see that you are accepted by  how society reacts to you being different if she sees a lot of backlash against you or bullying or any other problems socially . there is a big difference whether the world will accept you as a woman or if the world will see you as something different or alternative from the norm and how much of a social outcast you are going to become is of great concern to her im sure . if you really can pass as a woman she will have a much easier time accepting it even though of course just seeing you as a girl in the first place when she has only known you as a boy for so long but I do think she can get used to having a daughter and can get excited about it if you are going to be living as a woman and accepted and not live as a "transwoman" with more problems in life , and it just means that she loves you and wants to see you happy so don't be too mad at her she cant help how she feels

if she believes the world is attacking you or likely to attack you she will panic I have no doubt she will and if you are the age where you are newly going out into the world for the first time mine are not quite at that stage yet but very very close and I really don't know how calm or mentally stable I will be when that happens but im guessing it will be like sending them to school for the first time but much worse and ill feel even more worried,  but I think that will ENTIRELY depend on one thing and that is how well my son will adjust to society and how much he is accepted by society and most importantly how he is treated by society but yes i can pretty much guarantee you are on her mind a lot (contantly more likely) and this is the number 1 problem on her list that she needs to fix for you because she simply does not think it will make you happy IF she did think it would make you happy she would not see it as a problem and would be happy for you and that is just with anything you decide to do in life not just this she would welcome a new daughter if she did think it would make you happy but obviously right now she isn't convinced of it and really the only thing that will convince her is what you tell her and also how she sees other people acting towards you . it might take her a while not to see you as the gender you have always been but she will get used to it and accept it all   .

the only way she will accept this , or anything else you do in life, is if she really believes it will make you happy ....... so just explain to her the great reactions and support you are getting from people around you . and express to her your feeling of happiness now because of your decision to live this way , and letting her know how unhappy you were before , and i think you will be amazed at her openmindedness and acceptance and how her complete attitude changes if she becomes convinced that life will lead to your happiness but how other people around you treat you matters veryuc to her because she knows that has an effect on you if you are in an environment where you have a lot of support that will make a difference
~duplicate and manifest Gods perfect design for woman to be healthy in mind body and spirit~ ^-^
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