Thanks for sharing this. I was an only child. And I basically had good parents. In fact, had I been the normal child they expected to get, I think I would have had quite good parents. But instead of the normal boy they expected, they got a mixed up, secretive, depressed & anxious tranny (except that way back when I was young the words transgender & transsexual hadn't even been coined yet that I know of. So I really had no idea at the time.)

Some of the stuff I did, I still can't talk about to this day. I never have... & I never will. I more-or-less got caught a couple of times. But my parents were, for the most part, clueless. (Plus, I suspect, they really didn't want to know either.) And as a result of a combination of stubbornness & quick talking, I managed to sidestep the situations.

I had never intended to ever spill the beans regarding my gender identity dysphoria itself. But, just a few years ago now, I outed myself in the process of trying to get rid of myself the second time around. No matter though. As it has turned out nobody wanted to hear it anyway.

I'm sorry you were treated so poorly. I know what my situation growing up did to me. So I can appreciate what you went through & how it has affected you. I wish you well...