My wife's mom passed away last month, and even before then was having trouble dealing with our unruly 12 year old son. She is depressed, so she is taking a two month sabatical away from the family.
So last night we told the 12 yr old and my other son, a 15 yr old that she was leaving for the two months. We also told them about me being transgender, a crossdresser. The boys took it well, better than my wife expected, and I think it was because they already suspected something like that.
Dee