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Originally Posted by Phatlady
MAYBE you don't need to tell every passerby, but I think it will be freeing to not pull a Star Jones and you will find most people, even outside of this forum are tremendously supportive of your decision.
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That's funny...I just told my mom tonight and she was really supportive. Now I don't know why I was so dreading telling her. So I won't be pulling a Star Jones (how funny), but I don't think Tom, Dick, and Harry need to know, either. My mother-in-law was in town last weekend and I considered telling her, but decided to wait. Now that I've told my mother and sister, though, I think it may be easier to tell others too.
You make a good point about Thanksgiving. Of course I wouldn't put myself in the emergency room, but I can imagine it being difficult sitting around the holiday table. In fact, as my husband and I discussed the actual surgery date, we decided that after Christmas will be best so that I'm not uncomfortable around the holidays. He's respecting my current desire for right now, and I certainly don't want to be sitting across from great aunt so-and-so trying to explain why I won't eat her secret recipe casserole on Christmas Eve!
When I went for my psych eval, she told me that the only thing more transformative that a person can do is have a sex change. That really hit home for me - not that I want a sex change, but that this is going to impact all aspects of my life. So I know that at some point I am going to share with others, just not right now
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