Talking to family

[SleepyButch]

Originally Posted by Red Dirt Girl

Hi all,

As promised, I'm here to tell you how everything worked out with telling my mom about my partner's transition. I have to say, I don't think it could have gone any better. I'm so proud of my mom!! And I'm so relieved.

I sent her an old-fashioned, snail mail, hand-written letter. I prefaced it with a disclaimer that no one was sick or dying, and moved quickly and honestly into the main story. I won't go into the details of the letter unless someone wants to know, but according to mom, it was a beautiful and eloquent letter (look at me, tooting my own horn... tee hee.) She summarized her reaction by cutely saying "I guess I have a new son-in-law instead of a daughter-in-law." Pretty great.

Thanks to you all for your suggestions and encouragement. I really appreciate it. Yay for mom and yay for releasing secrets!!

That is awesome! I'm happy for the both of you. Our parents know a lot more than we give them credit for at least in my case anyway. What a huge weight off of your shoulders. Whew!

[Breathless]

It has been my experience that the expectation of reaction is often much more scary in your head. Keep in mind, you have had time to think, process, and be rational, news like this first delivered can be a bit of a shock. How often do we hear the phrase, ' I didn't see that coming' patience, understanding, honesty, and some time to process... Your family loves you both, who you truly both are is not changing, just the body your living bits are housed in ;-)

[Red Dirt Girl]

Thanks for all the sweetness and support!

We are just 10 days out!!! A whole lifetime of wearing a mask and now just 10 days to go...

xox