[Red Dirt Girl]

Hi Sleepy and Ginger. Thanks so much for your suggestions and support! We do have supportive folks to talk about this with, which is great. I've started to relax about the whole thing too. My family will not reject us. We are loved. It might be awkward and uncomfortable, but it not be a relationship-ending event.

We are going with a simple, honest, underwhelming reveal (email, probably this weekend). Give them the basics and let them go where they feel most comfortable, at the rate that works best for them. We will be as open with them as we can/want to. But I'm beginning to realize (what might be obvious to everyone else), that I/we set the tone for the reaction.

Thanks again for all the ideas. Changing body in order to make it more comfortable to live in - that's just indisputable! Who can argue with that?

I hope you all have a great night!