(03-05-2014, 06:54 PM)kimdl93 Wrote: Wow, Eva, that really was something! So much information. It's speaks well,of your parents that they've begun to absorb and accept so quickly.
Congratulations and best of luck during your transition!
Thanks Kim... Its been a very emotional couple days with a lot more back and forth with my Mom... It really was a bombshell dropped on her and she was very sad for a while crying telling me she will miss the old me... That I can understand, and while its great to finally be free to be myself it also makes me VERY SAD thinking about what it must be doing to her....
I think thats probably a pretty normal reaction though.... She has been coming around though and I think we will end up much closer than we ever were now that I can be truly honest her.... It really has gone better than I ever thought it could have
She told my brother who I was always close with and Im sure he was shocked as well, she said he didnt know what to say... She just told me he is behind me 100% and wanted time to put his thoughts down on all this and will be contacting me soon...
The last time I saw him before I even started on any of the NBE or HRT I really wanted to tell him but I was scared and I didnt...
So I am excited about hearing from him... I have another brother and a sister that havent heard the news yet...
All that said I dont think Im gonna be comfortable with actually seeing them or even talking on the phone or a LONG time
I gotta say Im surprised at at the positive reaction so far though because they are very straight "conservative" people who would always make me cringe with the gay or trans jokes, slurs and jabs....
Oh well life goes on now... I do feel a bit more pressure now though as far as my femme presentation goes though
I mean I was hoping for more time to let the HRT work before I had to do this but unfortunately It had to be done sooner than I wanted....
I do live 1000 miles away from them all though so that does make all this easier than if they were close by.....