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Trans people with accepting parents: How did your relationship change? (lemmy.nerdcore.social)
submitted 2 years ago by Abel@lemmy.nerdcore.social to c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org
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Hello there. Angry parents stories are sadly more common, but I remember reading back on Reddit a heartwarming story about a dad who accepted fully his daughter. So while we all know how "bad" relationships usually go, I'm curious to hear about people who had love and support in their journeys.

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[–] mustyOrange@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I actually got closer to my parents since I stopped being a repressed dick head.

It's mostly business as usual. They supported me real hard during the tough times, and did a lot of their own research and asked questions on how best to go about things. My dad will fuck up pronouns from time to time, but it's more in a sense that he still calls his current dog by the old ones name if that makes sense.

Honestly, for my mom, I think the switching genders thing was easier for her to get used to than me becoming vegetarian lmao

[–] Anahkiasen@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I've never been really "that" close to my parents, we got along really well but I never talked to them or knew much about them. Didn't help that I'm autistic and took some time to really get social and talkative. But after I transitioned when I saw they were accepting it felt like a fresh start and I now have a mother/daughter relationship on a level that I never knew. My mom confides in me, tells me stuff my dad doesn't know, etc. And it's great to finally have this relationship now that I'm older and more mature, so I can talk to them on the same level.

[–] __chelsea__@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm not sure where my folks stand, so thanks for creating this thread. It's nice to see some good out there, it gives me hope. :)

I've come out to them, and they said, ostensibly, the right things. "We love you and want you to be happy, whatever that looks like." But then the rest of the weekend I was with them they proceeded to act like the conversation never happened and made no attempt to use the correct name and pronouns.

Fingers crossed, the next visit with them goes better. I'm prepared to do some gentle corrections this time, now that they've had some time to mull on it.