Two. Words.

I asked my dad if he could stop using two words; "son", and "boy". His response was, "I'll have to think about it". I wouldn't even call that a valid response, you have to think about not using two words on your child (I don't really know any other words that describe a descendant or off-spring or whatever)? I'm not even asking him to call me Madelyn or use she/her, just to stop using son and boy, it irritates me. I got so pissed last night I had to vent my anger to AI.

Of course, it says I'm valid, and yes, I agree. I hope you do too. I came out to the majority of my family recently, and him a lot longer before that. I've mentioned my name, what I know certainly, etc. How would it have gone if I asked him to not call me son or boy if I wasn't trans? Would he accept or say there's no point?

My dad's also quite religious, believes in all things God and holy, etc etc. He says he knows God would call me [dead name], but does it look like I give one fuck about what he says? No. I don't.

It really bothers me that he had the gall to say "I'll have to think about it". Sometimes I just want to confront him and ask him all this stuff. It's also stuff like this that he says that really tells me he's transphobic. He's also playing the part of an individual that I would rather avoid, but here's the thing; he's my dad. It's so infuriating.

It feels like no one will ever understand. A few of my friends actually call me Madelyn, which is pretty sweet. My other friends, most of which I haven't said I'm trans to yet, call me [dead name]. I haven't asked them to call me Madelyn yet. Which, I don't think I'll do until much more people know I'm trans.

You know, when your child asks you to not call them something, it's basic respect to comply with that.