What would you do?

[Kate Simmons]

Well, we're on a "roll" here. May as well keep it going. In line with Joy's question about what you would do if you were a woman for 24 hours and my question about if you would really want to be a woman, what would you do if one morning you woke up and you WERE a woman all of a sudden, only this time it was for good and no possibility of changing back? Regardless of how it happened (mutation, radiation, inter-dimensional anolomy, magic, etc.) just what would you do and how would you handle things after the initial shock and realization?

Oh, I'm sure most of us would have a good time initially and take full advantage of it but what would we do when the novelty wore off and we find out we are "stuck" this way and can't put it back in the drawer and the closet and would have to deal with day to day real life? How would we proceed with doing things and how would we expalin this? I would probably become my "sister" and go about things the best way I could until I could work out the details. It's one thing to wish about something like this, quite another to determine what we would do if it actually did happen. How many would really be prepared to deal with it?

[Sharon B.]

Live my life as a woman the best way I could and enjoy every moment of it.

[Joanne f]

well Salandra,
i am assuming you mean that you features would have changed as well which i would be quite happy with.
Now here's the bit that some might find odd (any surprise coming from me ) my wife once asked me if i would be happy to stay as i am feature wise as in still looking like a male (ok some might argue with that ) so to family and friends i had not changed, but have a sex change in the part that counts, and i said yes so i don't quite know what that makes me apart from odd



joanne

[Dita_B]

What do I need to do to make this happen?

I'd do ANYTHING to make this happen...

The first thing I would do is throw away all my male clothes and I would never ever want to see one piece of male stuff in my closet anymore...

Than I would organize a party for all my friends and family to introduce my new self... What a feat! One day of partying would not be enough! Make it a week...

And than... I would LOVE every minute of it for the rest of my life...

What do you mean it wears off? How can this EVER wear off?

I have no idea what you are talking about!!!

What did you say again I must do to make this happen?

Dealing with it? Let me put it this way: How do you deal with winning the lottery? Do you want to keep the back door open to give your winnings back because you don't know how to deal with them? If you are not prepared to deal with winning, you should not play...

Dita.

[erickka]

I for one, would be overwhelmed. I would have to take a real hard, close look at life, and develop a rational plan of attack to carry out my life in the best possible way that I could, still being the "me" that is inside. I would still abide by my "harm none" beliefs, which may be a little easier to carry out being a female, since most are not as vengeful as males.

[Teresa Amina]

That would be so cool It would save me a lot of time and money. But along that line I hope the Gender Fairy leaves a notarised letter about me and my former identity so I can access my bank accounts...

[Christina Louise]

If it was only a change of genitalia then that could obviously be hidden until I wanted sex which would then require choosing between pretending to be gay in drab or taking the plunge and going out dressed (which I haven't done yet). But if it involved a more complete transformation then there would be a fantastic few weeks of getting into the gender such as chucking out all the male attire and spending a lot of money on all the outfits that one could wish, learning how to do better with the makeup, and getting used to how people treat you differently. As for explaining to others, then I'd try to be honest (though who's going to believe such a story) but only when explicitly asked.

[DonnaT]

Gently wake my wife and explain the situation. Tell my son and daughter. Call my Mom. Get a letter from my Dr attesting to the change in gender. Get all my IDs changed. Get some business suits for work (I work in DC, no discrimination allowed).

Carry on with life and take it one day at a time.

[Gisele]

I would be calling every movie studio and trying for the highest bid on my new comedy!

But really, I would just love it. Every thing I do as a guy I can do as a girl. Well, Jenn and I would have to make a trip to the adult toy store to buy some "attachments"

[Michelle37]

doesnt matter how you reword the question it is still a 'what if' question. for most being answered from a male fantasy thinking.

[melissacd]

If I were still the same person on the inside but biologically different on the outside, I am pretty sure that I would go through the normal process of wow this is interesting and be like a kid in a candy store for a while. Eventually reality would slam into me when I saw that it changes my life even more profoundly than all of the things that are happening to me right now with my transgender choices (work, relationships, family). In the end, I would adapt and do my best to enjoy my life in this new configuration. I suspect though, being who I am, that I would be more of a girlie girl than a lot of GGs normally are.

[dianarg]

That would be... Bliss:luvu: (probably it would have something to do with quantum mechanics, I'm sure)

[mykhelee]

If it were only for one day I would hope to the heavens that it was a Saturday. Time to go out trolling. Hee, Hee.

If it were permanent it had better be the whole "cosmic transformation" thing. If I could not wake up to a world where I had always been a woman, I wouldn't want it.

My experiences from my first time out "shook" me so badly that I stopped dressing for almost two years. I am in the closet, deep in the closet.

Other than that?

[MJ]

only this time it was for good and no possibility of changing back? Regardless of how it happened (mutation, radiation, inter-dimensional anolomy, magic, etc.) just what would you do and how would you handle things after the initial shock and realization?

well after the shock i would go buy the hottest bikini i could find and prance around in it .. now being full time adjusting to my new look will be easy for me . i still would love to go shopping meet my gg friends have lunch and chat .. one dream i can for-fill to join the choir and sing Christmas carols with my perfect femme voice a dream come true ..

the man thing well the poor guy will have to try very hard to win me over and be patient with me but i don't think i could .. women are fine ... socializing is way better

Then i can live out my life being totally accepted as a kindred spirit free at last

[Vicky_Scot]

I do not want to be a woman, not even for a day.

[Bonnie D]

If I woke up tomorrow morning as a woman I would call my SO and tell her that I have been finally granted the wish I have had all my life. I would invite her to go shopping with me but I would not go overboard on it as I would for the 24 hour situation. I am sure my shoe size and clothes size would change, at least I would hope so, so I would start there, shoes first, casual clothes next and some officewear. I would have my SO call my office and tell them I am taking a week off on sick leave. This would give me time to resolve identity issues including security pass for my office. After meeting my kids and then my mother and brothers I would drive the 5 hours to visit my father. After that visit I would drive down to the city (Toronto) and stay at the TG Club where I have been going the last few years. In the evening I would go out and party.

Going back to work would be interesting since I have been there for 32 years but I think everything would be fine. I work in a predominantly female environment and my work wouldn't be affected at all. I would have a lot of visitors at first but that would soon wear off.

I don't think it would take long to get used to my new life and I think I would finally be truly happy.

Bonnie

[Christine Andrews]

Well once I got over the shock I would use it as a means to change the direction of my life and make the most of it - who knows, if it just happened it could just un-happen

It is something I've thought about, sometimes even dreamt but unless it actually happens all I could say is that I would be very shocked, very happy and I would go with the flow making the most of the opportunity - I think it would act as catalyst for me to change the negative elements of my personality such as procrastination plus being a women would mean it wouldn't be a secret which means no more hiding or guilt.

In a word, happy.

[Deborah Jane]

Phone my boss and tell him i wasn,t coming in to work. Phone my "ex wife to be" and tell her there may be complications with the divorce. Phone my kids and try to explain things as best i could. Phone my mum and tell her she had a second daughter. Phone all my friends and tell them and see how many friends i had left at the end of the day. Basically like a lot of women i know i,d spend all day on the phone.

[Joy Carter]

Some might think this would be gay of me, but I'd find me a sugar daddy right away.

[Victoria Anne]

Salandra you always come up with a good question or comment but I must admitt I am surprised at how evryones response is more along the lines of a momentary fantasy. Being realistic as I take your question to be I would have to take into immediate concideration my wife and job then think of all the medical issues which would now be reality. Lets not forget the very real discrimination and harrasement that GG's deal with on a daily basis. Then there is all the identity issues , social security drivers lisence pasport and so on . Back to the job , hey you don't excist hence your job does not excist so what do you do ... I'm 47 with no job history! educational pedigree ! what do you do ? so while the thought is great ... be careful what you wish for. Real woman for 30-60 days I'm there , for us transition is the bestway there is a legal , a paper trail to sustain us. I would love the thought as it would give us a new perspective as to what it truely is to be a woman , emotional ups a downs , menstration , the whole 9 yards.

[RobertaFermina]

Salandra,

This is a simple one.

The question I ask myself in the morning is the same: "What am I doing Here?"

Regardless of Gender, I'm here to give and receive love in so many physical, emotional, spiritual, leadership, and servant roles.

What opportunities there are to carry on will be changed. Some opportunities will close, others will open. I'll approach the opportunties differently, since my brain, hormones, and body will work differently to realize the intentions of my heart and soul.

I guess I'd just go on and make (Lemons?Lemonade? Hah!) Ambrosia out of Dom Perignon !

Hiccup !

[Emily Ann Brown]

I would thank the Lord that my mind and body finally matched, then I would prepare to find a new job because if my employer knew I was female they would cut my pay 40%.


Emily Ann

[suzi_cd]

Hmm

Well I'd spend a couple of hours checking out my new body of course. Then I guess I'd have to get on with my life. Will work expect drab me (steve) or me (suzi)? If the magic has rolled everywhere then they are expecting suzi so its no problems, if it hasn't then thats going to be fun.

But we do have a couple of cute girls working in our office who I'd probably ask out on a date

[Kate Simmons]

I would thank the Lord that my mind and body finally matched, then I would prepare to find a new job because if my employer knew I was female they would cut my pay 40%.


Emily Ann

I was wondering about that Em and if some of us would have to try to "pass" as our guy self for awhile until we got things settled out. Another whole and perhaps possibly humorous "can of worms."

[Kendra Irene]

If I woke as a woman with a man trapped inside. Hmmmm. I got it, become a FtoM crossdresser.

Kendra