
Concealing the Truth
"... It's time to go to my parents house - my family who thinks they know all about me, their son. They don't. I don't tell them everything. I wish I could, but doing so would cause drama and so many issues that I can't possibly handle in my life right now. They don't know of my transformation: Male to Female transsexual. I have been taking pills for a long time and I now have grown well developed breasts. I can't put bras on when I see them. They would notice the strap lines as well as the roundness of my chest. I would wear a thick sweater, but its no where near winter yet and they would still show. I don't regret my new growth or the years I spent taking the pills to transform into what I want to be, so the only option I have is to bind my chest as tightly as I can with medical bandages, sometimes with a combination of duct tape I have to buy a bulk of rolls because they are one use only. It's like wearing a corset that makes your chest as flat as possible. On top of wearing this stupid bandage, I have to wear boy clothes, down to the underwear. This makes me even more uncomfortable.
Its hard to breathe with this bandage on and I can't flex my torso as much as I want to. In the end, I get burns and bruises from the tightness of the bandage. Sometimes my damage my ribs. I sometimes lock myself in the bathroom when seeing my parents and remove the construction from my chest. I only manage to get a good few breathes of air before I have to put it on again and walk out - continuing to act like a male instead of the female I want to be.
There will be a time when I can no longer hide it, but since my parents are so ego driven and thick skulled, I can't tell them anything. For now, I will be the "son" they love instead of the "daughter" I wish to be... "
Concealing The Truth © 2011 Alex Cockburn
Its hard to breathe with this bandage on and I can't flex my torso as much as I want to. In the end, I get burns and bruises from the tightness of the bandage. Sometimes my damage my ribs. I sometimes lock myself in the bathroom when seeing my parents and remove the construction from my chest. I only manage to get a good few breathes of air before I have to put it on again and walk out - continuing to act like a male instead of the female I want to be.
There will be a time when I can no longer hide it, but since my parents are so ego driven and thick skulled, I can't tell them anything. For now, I will be the "son" they love instead of the "daughter" I wish to be... "
Concealing The Truth © 2011 Alex Cockburn
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This is very interesting to me since I am going through a similar situation, except I have had no problem outing myself to my parents and everyone around me, but I am going to see them in November after not for the passed few years, I also haven't been through HRT for as long as you have so the physical changes aren't so great as what you have to deal with, but with being thick skulled, my mom has gone so far as to say that my need to transition is "extra curricular" (not related to health or well being) so I don't know how to deal with or what to think of her atm but I wish you the best of luck for you with your family
Wow, that was just... deep.
I cant even think of how to tell my parents that Im a furry (truthfully, they would be more okay with me being gay than a fur, just because of family values.)
If I was in the same situation I honestly cant say what I would do. You, you are a stronger person than most. This story almost brought tears to my eyes, I cant imagine what it would be like to go through something like that.
I cant even think of how to tell my parents that Im a furry (truthfully, they would be more okay with me being gay than a fur, just because of family values.)
If I was in the same situation I honestly cant say what I would do. You, you are a stronger person than most. This story almost brought tears to my eyes, I cant imagine what it would be like to go through something like that.
... :( "the son they love instead of the daughter I wish to be"
a wish that will never come true for me... my folks wanted a daughter when mom was pregnant... in a way got one...they got me...unfortunately they also think the "choices" I've made are mistakes...sinful...embarrassing...mistakes...
a wish that will never come true for me... my folks wanted a daughter when mom was pregnant... in a way got one...they got me...unfortunately they also think the "choices" I've made are mistakes...sinful...embarrassing...mistakes...
Down to earth and a bit sad. You have a way with drawing and with words. I find it sad because of how true it is. That there are parents out there that will look down on theor children for trying to be happy and do what helps them feel like they belong here. I hope things get better for you.
I don't know if this will be helpful, but I crossplay and bind for that when I do male characters. I generally do the Ace bandage method and I'm not 100% sure, but I don't know that it helps to bind so hard. However, I've also never had anything riding on it. I can't say if this would work, but I've also heard that a compression shirt can get one completely flat. Good luck out there.
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