I came out to my mom as non-binary, and she was asking me about whether or not I wanted to change my name, and I was telling her about how a common joke for non-binary people is that we name ourselves nouns and trees
But here’s the thing
I forgot to account for the fact that my mom is a huge nature nerd
So I came home from school this afternoon to my mom with a list of different trees and bird names that she thinks I should name myself
Here are some highlights:
Devil’s walking stick
Titmouse
Cardinal (I’m not apposed to this one)
Jay
Peregrine
Pawpaw
Pileated woodpecker
Birch
Maple
Cypress (legit considering this one)
Dogwood
She legitimately thinks these are good names and she also came to the realization that a) she should’ve given all her kids gender-neutral names. She wishes she’d given in to her inner hippie and named us things like blue, moon, river, ocean, and sky.
and B) she wants to now give all of her kids tree/bird nicknames. She followed my sister around for an hour asking if she wanted to be named oak or spruce.
I love her and I’m so glad she’s so supportive, but this is not what I thought the reception to me coming out was going to be
