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Mother bad reaction/pronouns?

Started by XxCosmicEvan, January 13, 2016, 03:44:11 PM

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XxCosmicEvan

This is going to be very short but it's really just a quick question
In 2016 i told my parent's i want to be called by "He/him" pronouns it seemed to go good
Problem nothings happened iv'e said this before however I'm wondering if maybe the end of January
wold be a appropriate time to start correcting them every time they say the wrong pronouns.
People said give it time so i didn't correct them yet and decided to let it slide, but i fear if i don't do something
it'll never change or click to them. I'm also scared of my mother giving another bad reaction when i correct her
like last time how she yelled at me slamming her back onto the car seat yelling "Give me time i'm trying"
i just responded i know you're trying and i thank you for that but i just need you to understand that if you want me to meet new people you're going to hear me correcting them and i don't want you in shock. (My mother didn't like that idea but acted accepting. Because she wants time and she wants me to wait take note: she's a little controlling) I don't know how to start correcting but also handle the back lash she gives me when i do.
And at the same time i don't want to correct them to soon either :/ idk i'm probably repeating what iv'e said before a little bit so i'll leave it at this.
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Devlyn

Just politely correct people. The hard part is going to be staying calm about it, but you have to. Unless you want to be like your mom and slam your body into things when you don't hear what you like.....you don't want to be like that, do you?  ;)

Hugs, Devlyn
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XxCosmicEvan

Quote from: Devlyn Marie on January 13, 2016, 03:53:44 PM
Just politely correct people. The hard part is going to be staying calm about it, but you have to. Unless you want to be like your mom and slam your body into things when you don't hear what you like.....you don't want to be like that, do you?  ;)

Hugs, Devlyn

Oh i stayed calm the best i could even with my mothers reaction
it just becomes difficult, i hope correcting them won't be to soon or i'll get that reaction again.
I guess i know my answer it's get up and get out of here but for me that's harder said then done
and as i'm speaking i just got called my birth name *grr* =.= life 
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Mariah

I know this is one of the things that I have found frustrating about my transition and that is family messing up on my pronouns or name and saying give me time, I'm trying. The best thing to do is pick the point that you are comfortable with to calming correct them each time to help them along the way. I know it is more difficult when dealing with a parent, but hopefully this will help with your pronouns. The key is when the time is right for you to start correcting the. We can only give them so much time before it becomes time to move forward. Hugs
Mariah
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