I'm so sorry, but I have to go there....

Quote from: cynthialee on January 03, 2011, 03:59:44 PM
Only if you consider a pistol for men only.

Let's celebrate the spirit of the season of peace on earth and goodwill between all with....... guns? Oo   

(I'm sure it's a very nice gun though)

I am not Christian. If I were I would not have asked for a colt.

Just found out that most of the clothing I got is from Macy's and that they take returns without a receipt. 

So what guns are Christians supposed to ask or then?

Everything I got this year was petty gender neutral.  Gift certificate to an outdoor gear store, hat and gloves, money, and a subscription to wired magazine.  The gloves were womens, but there is nothing feminine about them

My mum is one of the few people who knows about my trans issues. This year I asked for a pair of hair straighteners as my hair is growing out and I am sick of using hers. She bought me some ultra mens styling straighteners :/ and also 3 aftershave sets.

I honestly felt like crying after opening them. Not to sound like I am being ungrateful because I know she spends a lot of money on my gifts, it just shown me that she doesn't accept this one bit. Why couldn't she have just gave me money or bought me something gender neutral!!

Then, when my family came around 2 of my sisters bought me an aftershave set AND my nan and grandad! A couple of days later I asked if they still had the receipts so I could exchange them as I already had those, to which they all replied that my mum had bought them and they just gave her the money. My mum also accidently on purpose lost the receipts!

Thanks mum, nice to know you are taking this transitioning on board!!

Got a crappy little bath set. Everything else was gender neutral, or at least not OBVIOUSLY for boys.

Unisex scrubs!!!

Hilariously and very conspicuously absent from my stalking were the boxer briefs my brother got. (traditionally, my ever-creative mother gets us the exact same thing every year... NOT ANYMORE!!!111!!OONEONEONEONEoneoneoneunouno!1!)

Anyway, the peeps managed to not get me anything boyish. Sick!

just the birthday card a couple days after, that said daughter on it and was all glittery and blaaaaaah from my dad. since he has no idea, there's no way he'd think to get me a card that says 'son' and I'd really be amazed if that ever happens.

far as xmas goes, a black boombox that works really well, mens button up shirts and mens pjs, axe soap and a whole bunch of candy from mom yay

The only gender specific gift I got was some guy's pajama pants from my dad. But considering I wore those and loved those even before coming out, I don't think they count.

My one gift (that I did not buy for myself) was as neutral as can be, a tin of cookies.

Only one, from my stepdad's dad's girlfriend. A pink, pale orange, lilac, baby blue, and yellow scarf. She knitted it herself, and it's really soft and warm, so I appreciate the gesture, but uh... about the girliest colours she could choose (even my mom got a plain green/blue one that was fairly gender neutral). She doesn't know, so I can't really blame her... except she's well aware I wear only dark colours and am not girly. As conservative as she is I think she was trying to convert me to femininity. Otherwise, my gifts were all great, ties and shaving supplies, that sort of thing.

I spent Xmas day with my wife's family and it was great. The 'funniest' gift was by my brother in law to his wife. A cordless drill set (and not in pink) she was ecstatic, been wanting one for ever.  I'm the only one in the family who can tell one end of a screw driver from the other. So the next comment from Jenny was; Cindy, you have to come around and show me how to use it. We are the handygirls of the family. 

Loved it

Cindy

Does anyone else think that, presents of deoderants, bathing products and aftershave type of things are somewhat insulting?

Surely a present is suppose to represent something. These just tell you that you have poor personal hygine and stink.

Oh, thanks, if you think I stink you could have told me privately.

spacial: Yes and no. Some people just rather enjoy bathing. My girlfriend loves baths and would adore things like bath salts. Though I don't think you should gives things for personal hygiene use that are just normal things, like deodorant or shampoo. Does that make sense?

Now to the thread!

I actually did not receive any female gifts from my family. I don't think I have for a long time. I think after I got to my Junior year of high school they finally got the hint that I wasn't going to enjoy any female things they wanted to give me. This year my mom bought be some "pajamas" and my grandma got me a pair of Wranglers jeans. Even with all of this type of acceptance, I worry that they'll take me being trans quite hard.

This year my parents gave me :

* DRUM ROLL *


NOTHING! Not sure if that's better than getting an inappropriate gift or not frankly.......

Quote from: Britney♥Bieber on January 03, 2011, 03:05:34 AM
But my mom did buy me some really expensive suede boots from vans that are definitely female. I'm so confused cuz my parents don't support me. Is this her way of saying hey I do support you but don't tell dad? lol. Or was she just oblivious to the fact that they are female shoes?

Since the sizing is different, she must have known they were womens, I would think.  Congrats

Oh, and my hubby got me all super girly stuff.  Sweet of him, but uh, I don't wear pink anything nor anything with tassels 

Quote from: Jerica on January 04, 2011, 05:04:14 PM
This year my parents gave me :

* DRUM ROLL *


NOTHING! Not sure if that's better than getting an inappropriate gift or not frankly.......

That's precisely what I've received over the last 10+ years from my parents.
In fact, I think the last present they ever bought me for Xmas was an ironing board, after I joined the army in 1998. Exciting stuff, no?

Luckily for me my parents/family always let me play with whatever I wanted so even as a kid I was always getting hot wheels and toy planes. it'd be a shock if I suddenly got "girly" things for christmas!

Yes. I've been subtly coming out to my family for a while now and the last time I saw my mother I was more direct about some things and told her I didn't wear female-gendered clothing or makeup. I basically stopped a little while after I moved out of my house at 18-19 so it was about time I share haha. Even before then I wasn't particularly girly, just more female oriented in terms of fashion because that's what I had to work with. I had also continuously tried to talk to her about my dysphoria but at that time I didn't know what it was called or how to explain.

I should also say my mother and I don't get along at all and she is pretty much convinced that biological females have a chip imbedded in their skulls that makes them like the colour pink and lifetime television for women. That said, she bought me:

-a gift card to Sephora (a large makeup chain)
-a bottle of vanilla pefume
-a gift card to urban outfitters (this I liked actually. They have a fabulous mens section.)

I have another sephora gift card leftover from my birthday back in october that hasn't been used either. The only thing I've put on it is a pot of bronzer and eyebrow tint to help masculinize my face if I'm feeling particularly dysphoric.

Seriously, by the time I'm 30 I'll have a lifetime supply of dark eyebrows and cheekbones.