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I came out to my family Father’s Day 2023. So much tears from everyone. It was incredibly hard for them to understand for awhile, but now I’m getting top surgery in July and my parents are helping me pay for it. My dad even went to the consult with me!
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Anonymous 13w

For context my dad had said to me before I came out that he doesn’t think young people under the age of 25 should be able to make such important decisions about their body until their brain is fully developed. I’m 20 and I know he still has his worries, but he’s come so far. I’m from a small town so they still have their moments but god things are so much better now.

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Anonymous 13w

These stories give me hope. I’m still terrified because of the era my mother grew up in (right after stonewall, before the height of aids) but I have some faith that she’d support me regardless

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

For anyone who has just recently started their transition and are scared about how drastically their relationships have changed initially after coming out, hang in there. I promise things get easier with time. I went to family therapy with my parents for a year and that immensely helped. Last night I was in my fefes abt trans shit and my parents sat with me for an hour as I sobbed about how scared I am sometimes. I’m so proud of them.

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