FTM: Coming out to my Parents

A letter I wrote to my parents.
I am terrified. :(

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[rriffraff]

it's actually going great

[teaspooon1]

omg is every1 transgender!!!! Like it seems like every1 is comming out and saying. Am i the last one left!?

[TheSnowyice]

I'm not so sure if I even want to tell my parents. Ever. Actually, my mom knows, but she just ignores it entirely. I really don't want to tell my dad. I thought at first that maybe it would be okay; I was deluding myself. Yesterday on Opera Chaz Bono, you all know him, made an apperance and talked about his life. My dad sat on the couch at the end of the show and muttered "freak." It's so ironic that one of those 'monsters' is his very own child right next to him, and yet he has no idea...

[TsukiyoAndAsahi]

I felt like hugging you in this video. I'm a terrible person. I just blend in, without trying to show who I really am. But between the terror of making that leap of faith, and the pain of being completely repressed as a person, I now know there is no competition.

[beavcleaver1]

perfect that Bittersweet Symphony is playing...

[lilbabyElizabeth]

wow man i'm pretty much at the same stage right now trying to think of a way myself to kind a tell my mom and dad an the letter seems like a pretty good idea because even i'm a little terrified myself about it, but if you have faith and friends things have a way of working them self's out i guess.

[jmcraig919]

hey Riff.. I'm going thru what you went thru in your video, curious how did it go?

[MorbidaBeWeird]

That letter sounds perfect to me.. I am trying to write my parents a letter that could be perfect... but I can't find the words. In french or in english. It seems so hard. Like too much to say. I would apreciate if I could have a 'copy' of this letter so I could use it to help myself writing my own coming out. Well, my second coming out to my mother but still... I want her to understand I'm serious. Anyway. This video gives me hope. Thanks for sharing this. <3

[VivaLaVieBoheme49]

happy (late) birthday! And im glad u were able to tell ur parents :D

Im curious, what is the first song that plays in that?

ur very inspirational, and i understand how hard it is...

my mom threatened to kill me and my entire family :D (shes crazy)

Anyway, gratz!

-FTM Tristan

[transcam19]

I'm sorry you had such a negative experience being a lesbian in rural South Carolina. I was lucky to never have that in high school.

Coming out as trans is going to be really difficult, though, so hopefully I'll have a positive experience with my parents. As for the other people in the state, I could care less...that's why I go to school in another state!