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(edited: 11/14/06 — Sorry, I did what I usually do because usually people think my font is too small ^^;; Is this better?)
Hi, everyone. ^_^ I found this community t'other day, and finally feel brave enough to post (though I just managed to lose a post I had almost finished... grrr). I'm 24, MtF, married, with a baby girl and another on the way. I've felt transgendered for quite a while, but I've never really let myself admit it until about 3-4 months ago. My wife and her boyfriend are really cool with it, thankfully (my wife is transgendered, too, but she can't go through with any of the changes), but I haven't really told anyone else yet. I'm frankly scared of what my family will say and do; I came out to my mom about being bisexual, close to 4 years ago, and she freaked out really bad. The problem is, she thinks I'm over that "phase" of my life, since I got married, and I don't know what she'd think if/when she finds out. My dad, AFAIK, doesn't know anything about it. He's really old school, and while they've both had gay/etc. friends in the past (my mom's best friend is a lesbian), they've also both said, "It's fine for them, but not for our son." I'm also pretty nervous about anyone in the community finding out... I live in rural Wyoming, it's not exactly common for anyone, let alone accepted (remember Laramie?). Problem is, I can't really move right now, either. It'll be a couple years before I can even afford to move, and there's a few other reasons why it might be longer still.
Does anyone have any ideas about what I can do? I'm really serious about wanting this, even if it means losing my family in the process, but I don't really want to lose them, y'know? I mean, I'm doing it for myself, not anyone else... nothing will stop me, but I'd kinda like to have a family...
—Rebecca
bluedragonami)(edited: 11/14/06 — Sorry, I did what I usually do because usually people think my font is too small ^^;; Is this better?)
Hi, everyone. ^_^ I found this community t'other day, and finally feel brave enough to post (though I just managed to lose a post I had almost finished... grrr). I'm 24, MtF, married, with a baby girl and another on the way. I've felt transgendered for quite a while, but I've never really let myself admit it until about 3-4 months ago. My wife and her boyfriend are really cool with it, thankfully (my wife is transgendered, too, but she can't go through with any of the changes), but I haven't really told anyone else yet. I'm frankly scared of what my family will say and do; I came out to my mom about being bisexual, close to 4 years ago, and she freaked out really bad. The problem is, she thinks I'm over that "phase" of my life, since I got married, and I don't know what she'd think if/when she finds out. My dad, AFAIK, doesn't know anything about it. He's really old school, and while they've both had gay/etc. friends in the past (my mom's best friend is a lesbian), they've also both said, "It's fine for them, but not for our son." I'm also pretty nervous about anyone in the community finding out... I live in rural Wyoming, it's not exactly common for anyone, let alone accepted (remember Laramie?). Problem is, I can't really move right now, either. It'll be a couple years before I can even afford to move, and there's a few other reasons why it might be longer still.
Does anyone have any ideas about what I can do? I'm really serious about wanting this, even if it means losing my family in the process, but I don't really want to lose them, y'know? I mean, I'm doing it for myself, not anyone else... nothing will stop me, but I'd kinda like to have a family...
—Rebecca