Me: I need to tell you something. Mom: What? Me: Never mind. Mom: What? Me: Forget it. Mom: You're making me worried! Me: It's okay. Mom: Tell me. [continues for ten more minutes] [sfx: crying] Me: Do you know what transgender means? Mom: Like a man turns into a woman? Me: Um... Me: Sort of. Mom: Oh, then yes. Why? [sfx: louder crying] Me: I'm transgender. Mom: You grew a dick?! [sfx: choked laughter] Me: noooooo [sfx: endless sobbing] Mom: wtf it's okay I still love you okay [sfx: louder sobbing] [continues for 284,193 years] [curtains close] Me: And that, folks, is how I came out to my mom. TL;DR: I stalled then just said I was trans. She took it OK. I omitted the parts where she said the typical "you're too young" and "don't think too much" and all that other shit.
My mom, even though she doesn't understand, is still pretty loving towards me. I know others are not so lucky. If you're scared, you may want to consider not telling them in person, but in a letter. Make it very clear, and don't beat around the bush. Then leave it where they can find it. That way you have a little time to calm yourself down, and you can also get away if anything goes wrong. But I hope it doesn't come to that. Good luck. (*hug*)
thanks, I know, I ve tried to write a letter and they threw it away xD my parents are muslims and against LGBTQ. I'm fucked up ><
You're neither fucked up nor fucked. I've seen a few people on here who used to be homophobic, but after someone close to them came out, they changed for the better. And, it may be different, but my mom is way more accepting of trans folk than gay folk. Have they said anything explicitly transphobic, or just homophobic?
you don't know my parents and I hope you won't. They nearly kill me JUST if people think I'm a boy. They are homo/transphobic >< I Heard hateful comments when they saw two gays couples married.. And for trans; they think it's against god's well, like : you are born a girl! You shouldn't pretend to be a boy. Etc,etc my parents are closed minded though. P.S: mum asked me related questioned about being trans but i was 14 and so coward that I changed the subject. ;sobs:
If that's the case, then I think it's better if you stay quiet for now. Wait until you're financially independent, or at least when you have a place to stay, other than at home. And wait until you're emotionally capable of handling a negative response. Your parents, though important people in your life, do not control you, and you do NOT need their approval to be yourself. Eventually, they'll have to accept you anyway.
