So a while ago, I came out to my parents as nonbinary. It took a lot of courage, and it felt great to finally tell them, but a while afterwards, I started experiencing gender dysmorphia again, and I eventually came to the conclusion of wanting to be a girl. I feel scared to tell my parents about it at all, because I already came out to them as nonbinary, but ended up just wanting to be a girl instead. They still called me a boy when I told them I was nonbinary, so I don't want to go through any more of that if I come out to them. They never tend to handle things well. So should I just wait it out until I can finally leave them behind, or should I just tell them? I hope this isn't too confusing at all. It's just hard for me to put my feelings into words. Thanks to anyone who reads this and gives an answer.
#Coming out to my parents as trans
crisp fox
robust flint
So a while ago, I came out to my parents as nonbinary. It took a lot of courage,...
What was their reaction after you telling them you were non-binary? Were they supportive? Or they just called you "a boy" and nothing else?
crisp fox
What was their reaction after you telling them you were non-binary? Were they su...
It seemed like they were trying to be supportive, but then like not even five minutes later, they addressed me with he/him pronouns, and they've still been doing that to this day.
robust flint
It seemed like they were trying to be supportive, but then like not even five mi...
It is complicated. If you already told them you were non-binary and now you tell them you identify as a girl, they may think you're just confused. I would suggest waiting a little bit so your parents won't have that "double impact", and if they keep addressing you with he/him, then consider if it is really a good idea to tell them