In essence, this is what I actually did as CindyJames said:
Quote from: CindyJames on December 28, 2010, 01:56:37 AM
Totally agree Britney, but we are so far ahead of friend, family and colleagues that we can place this whole issue into their faces and sort of say 'deal with it'. And that can be very difficult; remember they have not had the pre-warning (not sure if that is the adjective I want) when we confront people with; Hi I'm Cindy you used to know me as Joe. In future I will be addressed as female and treated as one.
I left my family and friends, and during the next 6 years. I had my surgery and my family had found out and then I started catching up with my family. So they knew I had changed and knew my name, obviously from the grapevine and had time to sort of think about it. Then I caught up with them one by one. Saw me as a female and basically told them who I was and I would not answer to anything else, so yes in your face so to speak, but at least they had some time to think about it, I think. I never did have problems with the pronouns and names with my family.
Kind regards
Sarah B
