Hello again all! Picking up where we left off from my last post, we took a couple nights to ourselves in Savannah before we headed on to visit my family. While we were downtown, we decided it was the perfect opportunity to finally check an item off my bucket list...visiting a nail salon! Having never even set foot inside one before, I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but I had an amazing experience! The staff was friendly, the pampering was divine, and the results speak for themselves 💙 It was nice to have such a validating, wholly feminine experience over the weekend in preparation for what was to come. Unfortunately, my some parts of my family are proving to be less accepting than others, and complications arose when they decided to drop their kids off for the week at my parent's, with explicit instructions that their kids were NOT to be exposed to anything they disagree with (being me essentially). This left me in an awkward, involuntarily closeted position for most of the visit. Of course, I did a purposefully bad job at hiding myself, really only avoiding dresses and wigs for most of the trip. The rest of my attire almost exclusively came from the women's section of stores, a silent protest if you will against the fact that my parents would rather placate a bigoted relative than allow me to exist authentically. My parents are, of course, having their own struggles with it all. I tried my best to get through to them, to get them to open up about how they are feeling. I made some headway with my mom, but my dad remains pretty well closed off and is of the opinion "this doesn't affect me, so I dont need to talk about it." In the end, all I could really convey was that I'm moving forward with my transition, and will not be placating anyone who doesn't support me for the sake of family visits. A harsh message perhaps, but I believe I have to stand firm, even against family, especially in the current environment of anti LGBTQ sentiment that is running rampant. What the future holds, remains to be seen. I'm still welcome to return for future visits, so we shall see how the family reorganizes themselves around me...🤷♀️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce-8elbOOpL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=