Quote from: cindy16 on May 24, 2015, 12:18:36 PM
Hi Christine,

Welcome to Susan's!
Sorry to hear about your father's and brother's reaction. I am facing something similar from my father, so I can understand. Don't worry, it's only a matter of a few months as you said. Try to do things in the meantime which can help you feel better and also not cause too much conflict. Then once you have your own space, you can proceed as you want and let your family figure out their own path to acceptance and understanding.
About people in the street, as Cindy rightly said, just be confident and be yourself and they'll either love you for it or know not to mess with you.

See you around
Cindy

I'm starting to get used to people staring at me now so I just smile back, now some people are even supportive in public places, I went to buy some chicken/chips and the two workers was so supportive they made me smile.
And some people are a bit nasty but some cases its funny, such as I feel over and a lady ran up to me and said are you ok and when she saw my face she looked horrified then walked off and I just felt like laughing.

There are going to many problems but it will be worth it in the end. My fathers been dead almost 25 years and I found out a short time ago that he never accepted me becoming a woman. As for my mother, I talked to her on the phone all the time and she took years to get used to it. Still both supported me and were civil. Also get ready for some more sleepless nights because any time emotional events happens, you may pay for it that night.
On passing in public, the best thing you can do is not let it bother you. If you show nerves, it will confirm what they suspect.  Just think you are a beautiful woman and be proud of it.