CN happy family stuff

When I was about 5 months on HRT, I visited my parents for the first time. They had known me presenting pre HRT but this time there were the first physical changes and it was the first time I was with them without my partner by my side.

My parents were worried that transition would not make me happy when I first came out to me, but they were always supportive and tried their best to work with me and make me feel accepted and loved. I've never heard them misgender me or use my old name since I started HRT.

The weekend with my parents was difficult and awkward and we all cried a bunch and talked a lot. But they were trying and we also had good times.

One day my dad said "when your sister visits, I always take her shopping. Since you are my daughter now, I want to take you as well".

Now I am not a big fan of the gendered aspects of this, why not just take your kids shopping instead of just your daughters? But the affirmation and acceptance was huge. The fact that my dad wanted to take his very visibly trans daughter shopping felt incredible.

So we went on a 4h shopping spree. I picked things & tried them on & he told me how they looked & payed for them & carried the bags. I had never done something like that before & haven't ever since. It was again, a little awkward, but also really cute and we had lot of fun.

I even picked a few pieces for him that were really cool but a little out of his comfort zone and he has been wearing them ever since. It was just beautiful father daughter bonding time in the most validating way possible. Plus I desperately needed new clothes

Two of my favorite pieces to this day came from that trip. My favorite boots & a beautiful, black coat. I had no idea how to walk in them but had always wanted boots like that. I wear them all the time now, they are super comfy & make me feel tall & powerful & just... Hot.

Every time I wear these or any of the other pieces, I think of my dad. The 50 something cishet doctor who is in semenary now. The man who called me his daughter 2 months after coming out & has never misgendered me. Who asked the day after I came out if this made me a lesbian.