Starting T in 2 weeks!

[Pao]

OMG! I am so stoked.

The clinic was totally informed consent. I spoke with the doc for like 20 minutes and she was all "Ok, lets get your bloods pulled."

She said we can start T on the next follow up!

I went from thinking this was going to take forever, to BAM!

I am so excited, but the other half of my brain is yelling "Dude, YOu haven't come out to your parents or Co-workers" Not sure I plan on coming out to coworkers at all. They can figure it out or ask or whatever. My folks are another story.

I mean the plan is to go on T and then tell them. Almost matter of fact, This is what I am doing. I have also been thinking of giving them the book Raising Ryland. I mean I think it is a good one for explaining from a parent point of view. The only thing is she spends about half the book talking about meeting her husband, having Ryland, and then the cochlear implants, and THEN gets to the trans stuff. I am afraid my folks will get board before the message is across.

Do you guys have any tips for a 35yo coming out to his folks?

[Alexthecat]

Be firm and be like "this is what I'm doing" don't be like "I think I will do this". If you have doubt then your parents will have more doubt and try to change your mind more than they would if you were sure. On the other hand you are 35 so if they don't like it tough crap for them.

[Elis]

Best to send an email then you can get all your thoughts down properly. Start with how you felt about your assisgned gender in the past, how you feel now about it and your future plans. Then include some helpful links. If they still act ignorant best to ignore them. Life's too short to waste on people who refuse to try to understand and attempt to use your actual pronouns and name; harsh as that may seem.

Congrats btw

And just to add it'll take around 7/8 months to look completely male and around 6 months for your voice to settle into the male range; so you have time.