Ummm... no idea, as this is PTSD, but I'd say be *you* and let htem know that you aren't doing this to embarrass them, but to be your best self, and good luck to you!

I am a bit confused. . . Trans-gender? You have been living as a boy until 6 days ago?

At least you can dress how you want when you move out in a few years.

I can't wait till then

Hey I'm an Ashley too :) sorry you are having such a hard time. Is there someone at school you can talk to about this, who can maybe help you explain to your parents how you feel?

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First Welcome and sorry for the intolerance that has brought you here.

How exactly are your parents stopping you? (Your answer might help for better advice)

Beyond that, they may need more than 6 days to get used to the idea. Although, if they'd been paying attention, there should have been strong clues before now. (I've lost touch with a friend who thought that her preschool son might grow up to be transgender. Could have been a phase, but it really didn't seem like it. She was okay either way.)

Might help to educate them on the dozens of sexual issues people can be born with. Speaking of which, talking to your pediatrician might be a first step?

Ok, I feel the need to comment because I know a bit about the topic. I am a gender non conforming lesbian. It was very difficult for my parents to understand what that meant and hard for me to explain it to them. I always say that if your not different you don't know what it means to be different. I was told all my life that the "tom boy" phase I would grown out of... You don't grow out of who you are. I would write them a letter and have them look at pflag stuff. There are so many scary statistics about teenagers who kill themselves because they didn't believe they were accepted. You got to give them some time. My Mom still to this day says things that annoy me about being gay and I am 35 now. Yep.

Gentle hug Ashley..... I agree to give them some time.... At this point it hasn't been a week.....
I would try and link up with a teen support group in RL for transgender teens..... If you can I would also talk with your family doctor about it.... He/she may be able to refer you to someone who works with transgender..... I'm glad that you're here.....xo

You have to understand you are asking a lot of them to take in, If you are going to take this road, know it might result in losing them in your life. I'm not entirely sure if there are programs in schools for help with this, but a guidance councilor is a good place to start.

i believe there are programs in schools to help you, and i don't think you are risking loosing your parents. my goodness. it sounds like they may need help though. maybe some counseling together would be a good plan - some good counseling.

do you know of any programs in your area that are supportive of lgbtq who may know of a good counselor/therapist to help your parents become educated?

it is heartwrenching the number or tragedies that happen due to lack of information - complete lack of education.

thank you for coming here to this group with your concerns, gentle hugs