It's taken my mom some time to wrap her head around this. I told her back in September. She's coming to terms with it, and she often reassures me that no matter what, she loves and supports me.
My cousins know, and they're excited for me.
A while back I uploaded a couple of video clips of myself skateboarding in girl mode. Apparently I sent this to my uncle. I don't remember doing this at all, but he's very supportive of me, too. He and my mom were talking about this, and he mentioned how he thinks the world of me. That MEANS the world to me! He's one of my heroes.
I have lots more family to come out to, but they'll know in due time. My concern is how my African grey parrot will process this. He's my little buddy. Whenever I talk to my mom on the phone, I can hear him in the background, calling my name. "It's _____!" So what's going to happen when I'm a girl and go by a different name? Will it be weird for him? When my mom calls me my girl name, will it confuse him?
And then there's my conservative stepdad. He's not a religious person, thank God (ha! get it?), but he's always been big on gender roles. Plus, transitioning is something that needs dollars, and that will be the first thing on his mind.
Then again, when he discovered my panties in the laundry, he made a joke about it, and that was that. Maybe he'll take this in similar stride.
Hey, can't be all that bad if your parrot is what you're worried about most :D
Congrats, it's always nice to hear from family that, even if they don't fully understand what this all means, that they'll still be there for you.