i was diagnosed early in childhood. my parents chose to believe it was fake and more than once actually pleaded with me to explain why beating me senseless every other day didn't make the behavior stop.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fucking hell sorry your parents were abusive monsters.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago (5 children)

oh they still are, mom likes to work "subtle" transphobia into every single conversation so she can act like a victim when I point it out, and my dad told me in so many words to go fuck my freeloading self for wanting to crash his guest room and stop being lazy and sensitive when I found myself unemployable and facing homelessness after moving to be closer to family after my wife took her own life and my living situation fell through. good christian folks you know?

[–] TopRamenBinLaden 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Damn that is so fucked up, and I am so sorry to hear that. That family doesn't deserve you. I hope you find your true family someday.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

I am very lucky to have landed in a lovely and accepting community where people truly care about each other, and as a bonus the landscape is jawdroppingly beautiful, so at least a there was a good outcome at the end of it. The US South is no place for anyone who isn't cis, het, white, male, nominally "Christian" in a way that would absolutely shock Jesus of Nazereth to his core, and neurotypical, and it's mindblowing to me how much better my general mental state is just for being away from that culture.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Jesus fucking Christ, your parents are the worst. I’m so sorry.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Fuck them, I'm so sorry for you

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

and this is why i have a profund desire to start a commune that just freely gives people housing and spaghetti, no questions asked

[–] SuddenDownpour 1 points 10 months ago

What the hell. That sounds painful. I know it's not much, but at least accept my virtual hugs if that's worth anything.