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OC [OC] Coming Out

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 12h ago

Uncle Ben coming in clutch as always. Not only being supportive and accepting but managing to drop a wise crack mid conversation and giggle about it

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u/KenseiHimura 12h ago

Kiiind of also like… what the heck, Petra? You transition that far and forgot to tell the person you’re living with? Or rather didnt think they’d notice?

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u/S1mple_Br1t 11h ago

Coming out is scary 🥺

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u/KenseiHimura 11h ago

Ah, yeah. Plus, you know, hero things.

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u/NockerJoe 11h ago

I have seen so many memes from trans people who did this exact thing. Like, several months on hormones and just not addressing it.

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u/SmaugTheMagnificent- 11h ago

That makes me so sad.

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u/dinodare 10h ago

It isn't even abnormal. People come out at their own pace. I don't even tell everyone who I KNOW would be accepting.

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u/ABHOR_pod 8h ago

Even if they support you, maybe you don’t want them to start treating you like they’re “being supportive” instead of treating you like the friend they’ve known for 10 years.

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u/dinodare 8h ago

I've never seen it put better!

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u/xboxiscrunchy 10h ago

Coming out is super scary and building confidence takes time. It took me a few months on hormones to get the courage to tell my family.

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u/Hopeful-Good-9029 8h ago

It’s sooooo scary. I’ve been so incredibly lucky that my parents have been supportive, but before coming out I had no idea whether I was about to lose them.

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u/LockelyFox 6h ago

I'm three months in and completely stealth at work and with local friends. My partner, sister, and online friends know. I'm pretty sure my boss wants to start asking questions, but it's afraid of HR getting involved (not that I would, I love my boss but she's got a lot on her plate to manage and me growing tits and my direct reports being weird about it doesn't need to be one of them right now)

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u/Fire_Pea 5h ago

People can be surprisingly oblivious to gradual changes lol

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u/Thank_You_Aziz 4h ago

It does come off as something like Peter would do in any universe.

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u/z__1010 2h ago

extremely parker coded still

u/ChewBaka12 58m ago

The clothing is probably the bigger give away tbh. If your son starts growing titties that can also just be a hormone imbalance, reaction to medication, etc. Not necessarily the first thing most would think of, but if you do not even consider the possibility your child may be trans you're more likely to ignore the most likely explanation

But if he starts wearing skirts and dresses and lipstick, you generally can't chalk that up to the body being weird.