Hi, my name is Taner, and I'm confused. Ever since I was 12 (now older) I have been dreaming -even fantasizing- about being a girl. Most days I would go into my sisters closet and put on a blouse or a dress here and there, and needless to say, it felt right. It gave me a feeling of comfort and warmth. I also started to shave my body when I was 13 to feel more like a girl. And now I'm fast approaching my senior year in high school where everyone is so judgmental about each other, that I'm afraid to say anything to anybody. Even my family, my father is a devout Muslim and I gurantee he would try to disown me if I even brought up this topic, let alone explain my feelings. My mother on the other hand, I don't know how she'd react to this. Her and I don't really get along that well... I can't even look at myself mirror without think "who is this person, a boy or a girl??" So I'm looking to you guys and gals here, to give me some advice on this topic. Please, if any )

Hi and welcome to Susan's. Your situation with your parents puts you in a spot. Will you be going to university after high school? It seems that you are managing thus far. As long as you are under their roof you will have to follow their orders. Hang in there; your day will come.

We have all been there and are still there for the most part! Gennee is right though about your current situation with family. In everything as you mature, you will take on more personal responsibility and have to count the cost. Welcome here though, we wish you well dear!

Hopefully, I'm hoping to go to college after HS. Thanks, both of you. I'll try to hang in there

Be strong dudette.
It gets better out of home and soon you'll be able to have a whole wardrobe of beautiful clothes and a world to explore.

And this wonderful website for those days where it's all a little too much

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