tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925964181189819417.post7379687089197724127..comments2023-07-24T00:43:43.986-07:00Comments on Under the Bridge: Coming Out V8.0Trollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12185416655892657482noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925964181189819417.post-82720845397832004812017-05-29T15:26:12.425-07:002017-05-29T15:26:12.425-07:00Hi, Dylan. It's Camiele. I don't know if y...Hi, Dylan. It's Camiele. I don't know if you remember me, and I'm sorry it's been years since I last contacted you. I hate to do this, I really do, but I didn't know how else to contact you and I sort of have an interesting if not odd question to ask you.<br /><br />I'll keep this relatively short.<br /><br />My younger cousin (she just turned 21 six days ago) confessed to me that she's having a hard time understanding her gender identity. I know this sounds dumb coming from me, I realize. But she may be thinking of transitioning. And while I'm always going to support her, her mother is... difficult. When she came out as gay... it wasn't good. Now she's seeing someone to help her sort through her issues, but she hasn't been able to talk to her own mother about what she feels. The only advice I could give her, as a cis-woman, is that she needs to find out who she truly is away from any input from anybody, whether positive or negative. I also told her she needs to actually talk to people who've gone through the transition, who have been where she is now.<br /><br />I mentioned that I had a friend who transitioned in college. That friend, obviously, was you. I didn't want to tell her that you'd be able to help her, but I said that I would reach out to you and ask if you might be able to talk to her, just talk to her and maybe give her an idea about what you went through emotionally and mentally.<br /><br />I don't want to burden you with this. Especially since I couldn't be a decent enough friend to stay in contact with you all these years. But I am coming to you, asking if you could talk to my cousin. She's just in a really confusing and frightening place, and I want her to know that she's not alone and that there are people who she can talk to to try to sort out what she's feeling.<br /><br />Okay... so I said this would be short and I ended up word vomitting all over the place... HaHa. I'm sorry about that, about coming to you out of the blue like this. But I can't help her any further than supporting her because I don't have firsthand experience with what she's going through.<br /><br />All this to ask, could I pass along her email to you? I didn't promise her anything, just that I'd ask. If you're not comfortable talking to her, I completely understand. I only ask if maybe you know of anyone she may be able to talk to before she makes a decision based on fear and anger.<br /><br />Thank you, and forgive me for being so long-winded. I hope life is treating you well. I hope that you've been happy more than you've been sad. *hugs you*Camielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208521634253160044noreply@blogger.com