First off let me say thank you to all who provided the nice words in  the "told my sister" thread in this section, they meant alot. 

I finally wrote a letter to my son (mid 30's) addressing my gender situation, whom I've only seen twice (we all only just recently found each other).  Because I was only in the very beginning of building a relationship, the last thing I wanted to do was burn it down.  Time was not on my side as my son and his significant other just sent a letter inviting me to my first grandson's birthday party, three weeks from now.

The email I recieved last night was unbelievable, I have their support, got kind words (even some joking around a bit), AND was told they wanted me to come as the "real" me!  To say I was excited, well that just does not come close.  They also want me to spend the night so that we can have dinner and really get to know each other.  There is no one left to tell and this was the last stressor I had.

Wow!  My grandson will have two grandma's     Dani

Congratulations! I'm so happy to hear how well they've taken the news! It must be a huge weight off of your shoulders now that you have no one left to tell.

I am so happy for you Dani, what a fairytale response xoxoxo

You'll be so full of anticipation for three weeks time, bet you can't wait!

L Katy 

Yes, and Yes, and another quick update.  Once I recieved the nice news of acceptance, I emailed a few of my later pics.  The other night I got a reply saying how much I looked "comfortable in my new skin", and can "hardly wait to talk in person."  So yeah I feel so much lighter and that anticipation that used to be colored by a little dread has now been replaced by a nice anticipation.  Having my life begin to be filled with positve things and pushing out the negative, releases pent up tension, and is a freeing feeling.  Thanks   Dani

I just re-started my old FB page yesterday so now I just have to figure out how to include that in my profile, any and all are welcome 

 

Nice fairy tale happiness! I love reading of people getting support and having their fears being laid to rest. I hope the birthday party goes well for your grandson.

Quote from: LordKAT on April 21, 2015, 01:15:48 PM
Nice fairy tale happiness! I love reading of people getting support and having their fears being laid to rest. I hope the birthday party goes well for your grandson.

Thanks LordKat,  It will be a day of many firsts 

Dani that's fantastic. I'm so happy for you. You have been through so much and to finally clear that last hurdle of telling your son and have them be so excepting is exciting. Congrats and good luck as always. Hugs
Mariah

So happy for you

Update:

All went perfect!!!!  Birthday party was fun fun fun, my grandson was a joy to watch, my son and his SO and I are way caught up and all holes in life stories are filled, and both of their families were just great towards me,  I could not be happier.

If that was not enough, the next day (I spent the night at a Red Lion and that huge bath/shower was niiiiiice) I went to visit with my sister (only immediate family left) and it was her birthday too!!  My nephew showed up, we all had a great time, exchanged gifts and had dinner with her, then drove that 3 hour drive back home feeling all content as heck.  The LAST of my worries are gone, and the funny thing was, the worries were only in my head  .   Dani

Dani,
that is so totally awesome that you had a chance to face and overcome those demons, I hope you can spend many hours with your grandkids, mine are truly a blessing in my life.
I hope that every day can bring that kind of relief and happiness

take care
Jerri