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I love my mom so much, and that's something that just over a year ago, I probably wouldn't have been able to say. On August 29th, 2016, I came out to her as transgender, and she didn't doubt me for a second. Since then, she has worked so hard to educate herself, and to respect my identity more. She seems to make a conscious effort to avoid calling me a girl when it's just us, and she talks about it openly with me when we're alone. When she sees a news item about transgender people, she tells me, and it seems like she was really interested. About a month ago, she asked me what I wanted to be called (pronouns-wise). Although public used of my preferred pronouns isn't really an option, because I'm not out to many people, she now avoids referring to me with feminine terms when we're alone. Yesterday, she brought up the topic of my name, without me having to initiate the conversation at all, and it actually sounded like she'd be willing to let me change it to something less feminine if I wanted to. I had never mentioned anything about a name change before, this was entirely initiated by her. And... It's amazing. I am so incredibly lucky, to have this person who, for years, I had convinced myself to hate because my brain was tricking me.
So thank you, mom. Thank you so much.
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