no i have to tell them they are cute and loved

My mother told me last night that she’ll never give me she/her, as “she knew what she gave birth to,” and that I should consider myself fortunate that she’s trying to use they/them on me.

My pronouns aren’t they/them; my pronouns are she/her.

Japanese Jesus Christ on a Cracker. Reading some of these comments guts me.... I I'm afab, nb but so tall and thin that since 12 I've looked "suspicious" for a woman. Because of that I'm deeply in tune with the trans-fem issues and part of the struggle. I can't imagine having to deal with the family pushback and shit on top of everything, dammit. u_u and I've questioned my gender a fair bit as it is so, I kind of know that part as well. I'm sending a big hug to all of our trans sisters in this comm. And fuck the transphobes!

All trans people can eat Christmas dinner at my house

(I don't have a lot of food but we can try)

My wife's side of the family is weird. We don't have to go to their Christmas, but we did get dragged to their pre-Christmas party, which is supposed to be just for the couples with kids, who get together and then the kids make cookies. My wife thinks it's my mother-in-law's revenge because we can't have kids. We were so out of place there.

So many Christian relatives. So many weird looks. One person asking if my wife's hair is real. (It is.) But we did get ourselves cookies by ourselves after the party, because the Christmas cookies weren't for adults 🙃

I'm blessed to have a very accepting family, with a few notable, and easily avoidable exceptions.

Not going to be seeing any of them this year, which is quite nice.

I haven't heard of that, but if it's similar to leaving everyone alone then I'm on board.

I am not out to my extended family and it is like having the social equivalent of a nuke in my back pocket. I could cause a major diplomatic incident whenever I please! The only issue is that I'd really rather not...

this year is the first since we cut my mom out of the family. Also the first one where I'm a woman. We can't afford much with the divorce, but it's gonna be 100% worth it 😊

My best friend's partner is trans.

The three of us had drinks and grub in his (my friend) local pub.

The holidays are super rough. Thank you for making this post.

I'm with my inlaws, and it's pretty much unironically dandy. Wore them down with puns over the last 10 years or so

Leave them alone? So... no huggies?