Hello!
I'm not sure if this forum is for 18 year olds too, but I might as well give it a shot, lol.
Recently, I've come out to both of my parents, who are extremely devout Christians, and the process so far has not been very easy. While my sister and her husband, along with a good chunk of my friends, have been there for me and have been helping me with therapy and beginning my transition, my parents have been nothing but roadblocks.
At this point, they recognize the fact that I do have gender dysphoria, but they think that the way I'm going about treating it, aka a physical transition, is the wrong way and will only lead to further pain in my life. Essentially, they want a faith healing, or something else dumb like that. They do not understand the fact that sitting around and doing nothing for my dysphoria isn't going to help me, and they do not currently seem likely to budge.
I've tried all I've can to talk to them; in person, through letters, over texts, but no matter what, they only send me back the same regurgitated Christian rhetoric, even though I've made it as clear as possible that I do not believe in God and that nothing they will say to me will change that fact. It's starting to feel like a really hopeless situation and I'm worried that I may have to move in with my sister in order to transition, which really isn't a bad thing, but I don't necessarily wanna have to do that.
It just hurts me so much that I'm literally just two months away from finishing all of my therapy appointments and beginning HRT, and this is how they choose to react to and treat my situation.
So, have any of you girls had similar experiences with your parents? If so, how were you able to get them to understand your situation? Am I better off just leaving them behind in my life at this point?
Thanks for any advice, I really appreciate it!
Claire~
