Hey guys, I have a bit of a question for all of you lovely people. I want to ask my parents for a binder, but I'm not sure how. I feel like if I tell them it's for the Ted Cruz costume my friends want me to do, they won't read too much into it. I might also tell them that it's also for daily comfort purposes. My parents always tell me to be who I want to, so I don't think they'll read too much into it after that, but what do you all think?
I think that honesty is the best policy in this case. Start a discussion with them and work getting a binder into that discussion. If they don't want to get you a binder for whatever reason, then there are other alternatives that are safe and won't harm you. (link below) https://minus18.org.au/index.php/resources/sexuality-info/item/441-how-to-bind-your-chest
Go for it. Especially if you think your parents will be alright with it. I just got a GC2B binder and it is fantastic. Might be worth checking out.
Honesty is always best. If you come clean with your parents and tell them how you feel and how you feel about your chest, you will be in a better place if you start a dialog now.
I would say it depends on whether or not you are ready to have a discussion with your parents about your gender identity. If you feel fairly confident about that, this might be a god opportunity to talk about it. If not, maybe just say it is to reduce the appearance of your chest because people stare and it makes you uncomfortable or something. Your parents are probably not going to freak out about this if they generally encourage you to express yourself freely. But you are 17 years old also. Are they that concerned with everything you buy? You could probably manage to get a hold of one without their permission if you really wanted to.
