In October of 2014 I came out to my family and lost most of them. I kept my sisters and my mother seems to be coming around which I did not think would happen this soon.
I think with all the support from friends and my workplace I managed to push through it all. HRT starts soon and many already says mannerisms point to being female.
Overall I feel much better then I have in years!
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Congratulations!
Sometimes parents just need time and space to mourn the loss of their idea of you. As well as learn to reframe their hopes and expectations for you. I distinctly remember my parents being solemn because they figured I was choosing a hard life that would be lonely. What they didn't get was that I was already lonely in a crowded room as a guy.
Sometimes the people who matter most to us just need to see us in our element, expressing our chosen gender and happier than ever. It's more convincing to show them than tell them, especially for the people who know you well. They need to see how you are still the person they know, only in different packaging.
Also, people often want to blame something for your divergence from normalcy. Parents often blame themselves or your supportive friends. Or focusing on believing you were "living a lie" beforehand. They don't realize you were making the best with what you were given, until it just wasn't enough.
Anyway, here's to you finding happiness and acceptance! Take care,
Hugs,
- Katie
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Thanks much!
It was hard for a long time, in the deepest depression. But then I started to take selfies and my confidence grew and the depression receded.
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This is me at the start of HRT.
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