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Community Conversation => Transgender talk => Topic started by: schrei0reden on November 14, 2009, 04:04:35 AM

Title: Considering coming out for the first time. Help????
Post by: schrei0reden on November 14, 2009, 04:04:35 AM
Okay so I contemplated the possibility of being FTM for a long time and finally realized that in my heart, I truly feel like I am a gay boy born in a girls body. I've told my parents which was helpful in some ways, but a huge mistake in others. I hardly mention it to them because I feel it is something better kept to myself. If I do, my dad says that it's not a real possibility and I'm just going through a stressful situation, so I'm rethinking the possibility just to take my mind off whatever is stressing me. My mom on the other hand, mocks me. She denies it, but she does. Hell, she laughs! So they wonder why I don't talk to them when all it does is make me feel like ->-bleeped-<- and pissed off at them.

Anyways, when I was still trying to figure myself out, I wrote a lot on a blogger account. A friend of mine that I don't talk to much in person had an account also and so she found out that way, but we never talk about it when we're together. Hence, I don't really consider her knowing a "coming out" experience even though we've talked about it online a tad.

So my point is, I'm contemplating coming out to my best friend. I've known her for two years now and I trust her more than anyone. She really knows everything about me. Except this. She's also told me everything about her and we just always get along. I couldn't have asked for a better friend. So what would hold be back? Well, when she was young, she had a brain tumor and because of that, she is kind of slow and a tad immature. I can't exactly explain it, but her attitude and persona is a bit child-like. She has the ability to be serious, but the majority of the time she is very playful, innocent and, well, child-like. She knows I'm bisexual and she's okay with that, but I'm really afraid she wont understand this. I'm afraid either it will cause an awkwardness or she'll just nod, say okay and pretends she understands when she doesn't. Then, I'll think I have her to talk to when really she just wont get it.

Help?