I chose my grandmothers maiden name. She is gone and no one else is using it.
I chose my grandmothers maiden name. She is gone and no one else is using it.
All I ever wanted was to be a girl. Is that really asking too much?
Thanks Angela. My grandmother and her sister were the youngest and oldest of 13 siblings. So there are a whole lot of people who know me who have her maiden name. I may as well spare them too and just choose something else. I guess I'll change my will to not include being buried in the family cemetery where my grandmother and her sister are buried. I'll just donate my body to science or something. Who cares, I won't be around to use it anyway?
I think a lot of friends and family turn away because they are afraid of social disapproval. They are shy about being seen in public with a transsexual--especially during her transition--for fear it will rub off on them. To my shame, I used to feel that way myself, because I was terribly afraid of being exposed for who I really was. Now of course I embrace my sisterhood, but the only way that will change for most is with a big shift in public attitudes which, thank the gods, seems to be building.
Lallie
Time for a change.
From one of Paula's postsI went through the same thing with my wife. When we were still together she would by me women's clothes and then tell me not to wear them as much as I was. I know the hurt you feel. Losing someone you thought you would ALWAYS have in your life, at least as a friend. My ex and I talked about this but when I decided to transition that was no longer to be. I still miss our relationship even though I now have Michelle and Rick who love me and give me their full support. It's been over 6 months and I still hurt at times.And I got back nothing from her. Not one shred of emotion. Just nothing. I think she is actually doing better, and I'm very happy about that. I mean that. But I think it's pretty obvious that we aren't very likely to ever be friends, or probably even acquaintances again. Again, not surprising, but still, hurts me some.
My parents should have known something wasn't quite right when I kept putting Kens' head on Barbies' bodyRachel Smith May 2017
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC][SIZE="3"]Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want. Dan Stanford[/SIZE][/SIZE]
I used to feel like one in a million now with this forum I feel like one OF a million
“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” ― Joseph Campbell
I wonder if some truly loving wives buy their trans husband clothes so that she won't be exposed and embarrassed at the store. It doesn't make much sense, though, if she is out. Poor everybody!
Time for a change.
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