User blog comment:Turtle Cake Something/So Many Problems/@comment-3549698-20130603103252

While I can't exactly relate since I've never gone through this and don't know the exact details, I feel like giving what advice I can.

First up, I'm somewhat agnostic, but the way I see it is that God's put you on this world, made you the way you are, given you at least a decent life (you have internet access and are presumably not starving) and it sounds like you're a good person - God wants you to be happy, and God wouldn't punish you for feeling the way you do.

As for your mother, she's your family. She probably seems unapproachable - I know, I've had an unapproachable parent - but again, she's your family, and she does love you. If it's truly what you want, even if she doesn't approve at first, she'll accept you for who you are eventually. And even if she doesn't, if having a sex change would improve your life on the grand scale and make you happier, it's worth it. It's important to be happy, and having a brief phase of unhappiness in regards to your mother in return for being much happier throughout the rest of your life is worth it.

However, all that said, it's very important that you are absolutely CERTAIN that being a woman is what you want. It's a very serious decision, and don't take this as me saying you're too young - I don't know how old you are - but it's no rarity for a teenager to become sexually confused, and your mother has a point in saying that you may be too young - again, you may not be, but I don't know. I've known people who've felt similar to this, and if that's the case you'll most likely grow out of it, even if right now you feel like you know for sure it's what you want. What I'm saying is just give it some time; do some other things to get your mind off of it; don't think about it for a while, and then see how you feel.

Best wishes, sorry that you're having these problems.