GenderLife Forum: The Information Exchange

Hi,I am Michelle,30 years old and I have been living fulltime as a woman since March.It started in Febuary always having feelings that I was born the wrong gender all my life.Finally I came came out in the middle of Febuary to my family first which went great.My parents knew I was hiding this secret since I was 9 years old and could not hold on to it anymore.My sisters Toni and Jackie took it very well and also saw I was in pain.My wife Renee was not too happy at first and we seperated for 2 weeks.The good news is we have worked things out and still wants to be together with me loving me regardless.My wife and I knew we did not want to break up our family and we have two sons together,10 year old Zach and 9 year old DJ.They are coping well,they call me Michelle or Dad most of the time.I am seeing help and was diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria in Febuary.I am thinking of going through the next step in my life,the hormone therapy to become a woman I see myself as and that will be discussed next week with the Gender specialist I am seeing.

Welcome to the forum. Michellec.

Welcome Michelle

Sarah

Welcome Michelle & co. It is nice to see that you have started to work out your future. In many ways the transition is not only yours but also your family have their own transitions.

Thanks and my wife says she is going to have husband back as a woman.Hopefully my plans go the right way.

Hi Michelle, welcome it is good to have you here. I also have 2 son's myself and my wife has 1 so we have 3 together they are 12, 7, and 6. You just have to make sure that you dont put to much on them at one time but dont underestimate kids they can handle a lot more than you think they can.... Anyways welcome and I hope you find all you need here..................

Hello Michelle, You started on the correct foot by having your wife and family with you from the start. I did not and started at 55yr old. When I told my wife she was not happy! I waited 6 mths before telling anyone I was on hormones. I went to a therapist and gender doctor to start. You showed respect for your family which should help greatly. Good luck and happy transition. Forever Love's Light Teryll

Once again thanks and my sons are doing great still seeing me a great father.They are currantly go to a support group every Tuesday for children of transgendered parents,started in March and are learning about what I going through.

Welcome aboard Michelle. I wish you the best.

Michelle. Your wife is not going to have her husband back as a woman. Instead the roles of a wife and a husband will change into something new. Your relationship will be amended. It is a long and winding road but in the end you will be partners, still loving one another but perceived as lesbians in the public eye. Do not hurry this process, it really needs time. My partner calls that cold water.