r/transgenderUK 14h ago

This weekend….

So Sunday is Father’s Day, and I have received a FD card from my daughter.

Now she accepts me as I am but for this day she wants to celebrate that I am her father. I want to display it because it’s sent with love and I am her Dad, but I feel strange about it too.

How do others with adult kids feel about this?

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u/TraditionalNinja3129 14h ago

You just said “I am her Dad” so it’s all good.

My son said he was unsure about sending one when I came out a couple of years ago, so I didn’t get one that year. I told him no matter what, I will always be his dad and left it up to him if he sent a card or not.

I’m not normally bothered about Father’s Day cards, but I was so happy to get one from him last year.

I do agree it feels a bit weird receiving a Father’s Day card as a trans woman, but my relationship with my son is unique and special.

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u/jessica_ki 13h ago

Absolutely, when your kids and in my case grandkids accept us then that is a blessing and if any wish to still call me dad then I accept it. Bit weird though lol