#i don't know how to explain transness to them in italian and i don't know if they'll really understand it | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

ajcrowlor · 5 months

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i wasn't planning to, but i came out to my nonni today

not in any specific vocabulary, but i told them that me and Nadia are together

they've seen Nadia a bunch over the last 8 years, they know she's my friend, and they know we're living together, but i was upset about something unrelated and so i told them "we're together, and we have been for 8 years and im sorry i haven't told"

and my 102-year-old nonna and 99-year-old simply said "okay", my nonna specifically saying "i accept you" to me and Nadia

my grandparents are a hundred year old catholic italian immigrants that barely speak french, my grandmother doesn't speak english at all, and they simply just said okay, we accept you, Nadia's like a granddaughter to us

im just. really glad i finally told them.

#i grew up with them more than did with my parents #i don't know how to explain transness to them in italian and i don't know if they'll really understand it #i spent my girlhood with them speaking italian and im okay with them gendering me as girl #but it doesn't really matter as much as wanting to tell them about Nadia #im glad i got to tell them while they're still here #okay gonna go cry some more now #orientaytion #Tay Tag #Nadiaphale #i also got to show them my eclipse pictures and they were very excited about them :')

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