Dear Mom and Dad,
Before you keep reading, please have an open mind and remember that I'm still your child. I love you both, although I don't show it sometimes. It's hard for me to write this because I'm honestly terrified of what you will think of me. I'm still the same person on the inside that I have been forever. But what's on the outside needs to change.
I hate feeling like I'm trapped in my own body, feeling like I'm wrong. I don't remember when I started feeling this way, but it's been a long time and I'm certain now that this is what I really am. I'm sorry, Mom, that I'll never be a girly-girl, and you'll never do my makeup, and I