Saturday, June 30, 2012
Coming Out Update
So last night my wife and I went over to my parent's house for dinner. We were going to tell them that I am transgender. We picked up pizza and headed over to their house. I was very nervous. I was expecting the worst and hoping for the best. As we ate I was getting second thoughts of telling them, but knew I had to. We chatted about other stuff while we ate. We moved to the living room after dinner to talk more. After about a half an hour of talking it was time to tell them. I didn't know how to say it so I just said it. After the initial silence they said they already kind of knew. They said the signs had always been there. They told me they loved me and would accept me no matter what. We talked some more about what I was planning on doing and such. By 9:30pm we were tired so we finished talking and my wife & I went home. They accepted me... they still love me... they gave me big hugs before we left. It felt like a weight has been lifted. No more hiding.
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Congratulations! You are very brave.
ReplyDeleteSomeday I'd love to hear at what age you started showing any signs of "difference".
ReplyDeleteEspecially after a lot of moms are coming out online that their children say they are LGBT at younger & younger ages & the moms fiercely support & protect their child, which gets me teary proud to read about. :)
So, might you have known at a crazy young age too, if that had been a more acceptable option for you? :)