u/MedicineRoutine7012

First of all, happy Mother’s Day! I am so thankful to have such a supportive mom. She’s always been my rock and has always told me that she loves me no matter who I am or what I decide for my life.

I moved 1000 miles away from home a couple years ago so I don’t get to see her often. Once my egg cracked last year, it’s been really difficult accepting that I might be trans, partially out of confusion; partially out of fear of making the decision; and largely out of fear of losing my family and the life I’ve known for 24 years. I’ve wanted to tell her for a couple months now but just have not had the time to tell her in person. Finally, she came to visit for the weekend and we got to spend quality time together and it was so refreshing.

Last night before bed she could tell something was bothering me so I asked to talk. We stepped outside and sat by the beach at our hotel. I basically told her I wanted to let her into my world of what I’m going through and explained I’ve been pretty uncomfortable with some things and I’ve been experiencing gender dysmorphia/dysphoria. I’ve been seeing a new therapist to try to work through this and I haven’t fully decided what I want, but I ultimately wanted to let her in so that if I do go through with changes, she isn’t fully thrown off by this decision “out of nowhere.” She told me she didn’t understand fully and can’t know what exactly I’m experiencing, but she always has my back and is fully supportive no matter what, that the only thing she wants for me is to be happy and to live the life I want. Even though I knew it before, I was still scared because I built it up in my head so much. Actually sitting down and ripping the bandaid off to talk about it isn’t as scary as I had thought. It just felt like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders and so reassuring to hear out loud from her.

Thinking about it all over again today, I am just so happy and thankful to have her in my life. She is truly the best. And now I feel a new sense of confidence with the comfort knowing she’s with me always.

I guess what I’m saying is, we might build up these things in our heads to be much scarier than they actually are. Also, moms are amazing. Call your mom today, tell her you love her. 💙

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I came out to my mom