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transhi, my name's dana, i'm 20 and i have a 17 year old brother. he's going through some really tough times and my parents seem totally convinced that it's due to me and my transition. i've been transitioning for almost 4 years now, and i'm getting near the end of all this, but i have a rocky relationship with my whole family.
i'd really like to be closer to my brother, but i don't really know how to talk to him about my transition, and he seems to be doing this annoying stoic guy "i don't care about anything" attitude towards me whenever i try to reach out. although, he does that ALL the time so maybe i shouldn't take it personally.
we used to be really close, and we're siblings, i don't expect to have a perfect relationship with him, but i see him going through this hard time, getting in trouble with drugs and alcohol, and i want to help.
are any of you close to your siblings? especially younger siblings. how did you build that relationship after coming out as trans (for those that are out)? as of now he's still using my old name and basically refusing to acknowledge any part of transition, so that's something i need to work on with him as well, but i'd really settle for just talking occasionally at first.
ideas? stories? help?
~dana
i'd really like to be closer to my brother, but i don't really know how to talk to him about my transition, and he seems to be doing this annoying stoic guy "i don't care about anything" attitude towards me whenever i try to reach out. although, he does that ALL the time so maybe i shouldn't take it personally.
we used to be really close, and we're siblings, i don't expect to have a perfect relationship with him, but i see him going through this hard time, getting in trouble with drugs and alcohol, and i want to help.
are any of you close to your siblings? especially younger siblings. how did you build that relationship after coming out as trans (for those that are out)? as of now he's still using my old name and basically refusing to acknowledge any part of transition, so that's something i need to work on with him as well, but i'd really settle for just talking occasionally at first.
ideas? stories? help?
~dana