my parents know i'm transgendered, they know i'm searching who i am, but my brother and sister don't know yet. some people at a tg meeting, said it's best to tell them (so did my gendertherapist) so april the 13th we're going with the whole family to meet my gendertherapist, and he will tell my siblings... now i leave that same day in the afternoon to greece for a week (with school). i just wonder if it's a good idea to let my brother and sister know(they're both younger than i am: 12 and 14) and then take of, so we won't have to see eachother for a while, that way they can get used to the idea... i'm fine with telling them,but just wondering if it really is a good idea to tell them
its such a big part of your life I can't see any purpose of keeping it away from them, get together around your table and discuss what it really means, heres the other side of the arguement http://www.hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=188970
well i'm letting my gendertherapist tell them, we're going with the whole family to himon friday the 13th lol but i have t leave the same day to greece though
i hope it goes well, yes. I'm still a bit scared about it, but i think it's the best. I don't want to live a secret double life. I just want to be me, whoever that is...
Will you be able to talk to them at all while you're in Greece? I think it sounds like a good idea to tell them-no sense in hiding. It's been my experience that the sooner you tell your siblings, the better- when they're younger, they're less likely to have firmly set negative ideas about transgenderism. Also, the brief separation from your family directly after coming out may turn out to be good. It can give them time to process..especially if they can still talk to you while you're away and ask questions, without having to constantly be around and dealing with it.
