theres such a feeling of shame in changing an aspect of your identity. like ” i cant share my name because they already know me by this name” like no, thats not your name anymore, thats not you. end any kind of shaming around changing your gender or kintype or pronouns. i’m not upset with you for further figuring out who you are. i’m thrilled when i see you change your name, youre one step closer than you were to finding out who you are and im super proud of u