My sister and her family know all about me now, and it's wonderful!

[lisa_cd]

I come from a moderately large family, with four siblings, and through the years we have become spread out throughout the US. It's not like we all aren't still close, but at times the communication and closeness would suffer. But a few months ago I told my sister that I wanted to re-connect with her, to become more close, and she was all for it.
So we connected on Facebook (completely guy mode on there), and things were going really well...sharing thoughts on different subjects, nothing major, but just connecting. Then I joined a group for bisexuals, and she picked right up on that.
She sent me a message saying that she had seen that I had joined that group, and if I ever wanted to talk she would be there for me, and that she will always love me.
It was like a hurricane of joy blowing through my life. Forty years or so of hiding my sexuality from my family, hiding my love for women's clothing, seemed to be all swept away in an instant. I wrote her back, telling her how thrilled I was at the support from her.
This all happened Thursday evening. Thursday night I was so happy that I stayed up all night dressing, and taking pictures, some of which I am going to post later on today.
Since then I have chatted with my niece also, and she loves the idea of my cross dressing, my feminine side. I was just so thrilled.
I gave my sister the okay to tell her husband, and her two sons. All of their children are of the adult age, so now they all know, and are very supportive. I really just think that because of the open-mindedness of the entire family, it's just no big deal.
My sister also said that she had suspected I was attracted to men for the past few months or so, and that maybe that in a way, I wanted her to pick up on that.
So there you go! I am so relieved...

Love you all,

Lisa

[Princess Grandpa]

I can't begin to express how happy I am for you. To be loved and accepted is the most fundamental of human needs. No less important than food, water and shelter. First to be able to reconnect with your sister is awesome. To find this type of love and acceptance is how the world should work but doesn't. This should be the rule not the exception.

Thank you for sharing!
Hug
Rita

[heatherdress]

Great. Good for you , Lisa. Good for your sister, too.

[Leah Lynn]

It's great when family is accepting and supportive.

Hugs,
Leah

[DonnaA]

Hi Lisa. Great news. Your sister and your niece both accepted your crossdressing and sexuality. Everyone should be that lucky.

Do you think your other siblings will be as accepting?

Also, I noticed that you live in one of the worst states in the country for these types of things. What will your neighbors think? You must be very careful in those states. Whenever I see "different" people (transvestites, transgendered, bisexual, homosexual, etc.) living in states like that, I worry for their well being. Just be very careful and aware.

[Raychel]

Great story Lisa, Very similar to my experiences when telling people I know.
For the most part, they have al been very accepting.

Such a huge weight off your shoulders when everyone does finally know.

[Sarah Beth]

It's wonderful that people you care about and who care about you can be so supportive of you and who you are. You are blessed.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Lisa, It's wonderful that you have an accepting family.

[Beverley Sims]

Lisa,
Good for you but take it slowly as acceptance of ones alter image can be a very slow process.