Carrie
01-15-2010, 12:31 AM
I am a GG and am involved with different groups in the GLBT community as an ally so I have many friends who are Transgender. My teenage daughter Karen comes with me to many events and meetings so she also has many friends in the community. Karen refers to one of our TS friends as her “grandmother” and she refers to one of our CD friends as her “stepmom”. Here is something that happened last summer with my daughter and her “stepmom”:
This past summer, Karen (my teenage daughter who refers to Miss Jessica as her stepmom) and Jessica went shopping together while I was at work. Karen is pretty much a tomboy and she doesn’t enjoy shopping. She is kind of like a guy in this respect, where Jessica epitomizes typical girl-like behavior when it comes to shopping. (She is proud to tell you how much she saved but always neglects to mention how much she spent!!! And yes, apparently, a girl does need one of everything in every color, just ask her!!! I tell Jessica that she needs a closet the size of a Wal-Mart to hold everything!) LOL
Karen and Jessica went to several stores “just to look”. After about the second store, Karen started to wonder if it was time to go home yet. Jessica is always oblivious to these types of comments when she’s in full shopping mode so Karen just started following Jessica around trying to appear bored (just like a guy does with a girl).
Karen lost track of how many stores they had been in. At one of the stores, Jessica had a large armful of clothes to try on – well, Karen said “thousands” of things to try on. Knowing Jessica, “thousands” is possible but I think Karen was exaggerating this time. Jessica insists that there was only about 6 different items. Anyway, Karen followed Jessica to yet another dressing room and found a chair to sit in. She had brought a book with her to read (she knew she'd be there for a while).
Sitting across from her at the dressing rooms was a guy waiting on his wife who also had a large amount of articles to try on. When Karen glanced up at him, he gave her the customary “guy” head nod! She nodded back. Karen said it was like a bond of sorts - they both understood each other, they were both there, waiting on their girl who was going to be in the fitting room for a while and they were both just waiting to leave. Karen is so proud! She thinks that this event almost earned her a guy-card!
By the time I got home from work, Karen was complaining about how many stores they had gone to, how tired her feet were, and how Jessica takes an “eternity” in dressing rooms. Jessica, on the other hand, was very anxious to show off all of the new things she bought (remember, she was just going to “look”) and of course, how much she saved! Girls!
Hugs to all! :hugs:
~Carrie~
This past summer, Karen (my teenage daughter who refers to Miss Jessica as her stepmom) and Jessica went shopping together while I was at work. Karen is pretty much a tomboy and she doesn’t enjoy shopping. She is kind of like a guy in this respect, where Jessica epitomizes typical girl-like behavior when it comes to shopping. (She is proud to tell you how much she saved but always neglects to mention how much she spent!!! And yes, apparently, a girl does need one of everything in every color, just ask her!!! I tell Jessica that she needs a closet the size of a Wal-Mart to hold everything!) LOL
Karen and Jessica went to several stores “just to look”. After about the second store, Karen started to wonder if it was time to go home yet. Jessica is always oblivious to these types of comments when she’s in full shopping mode so Karen just started following Jessica around trying to appear bored (just like a guy does with a girl).
Karen lost track of how many stores they had been in. At one of the stores, Jessica had a large armful of clothes to try on – well, Karen said “thousands” of things to try on. Knowing Jessica, “thousands” is possible but I think Karen was exaggerating this time. Jessica insists that there was only about 6 different items. Anyway, Karen followed Jessica to yet another dressing room and found a chair to sit in. She had brought a book with her to read (she knew she'd be there for a while).
Sitting across from her at the dressing rooms was a guy waiting on his wife who also had a large amount of articles to try on. When Karen glanced up at him, he gave her the customary “guy” head nod! She nodded back. Karen said it was like a bond of sorts - they both understood each other, they were both there, waiting on their girl who was going to be in the fitting room for a while and they were both just waiting to leave. Karen is so proud! She thinks that this event almost earned her a guy-card!
By the time I got home from work, Karen was complaining about how many stores they had gone to, how tired her feet were, and how Jessica takes an “eternity” in dressing rooms. Jessica, on the other hand, was very anxious to show off all of the new things she bought (remember, she was just going to “look”) and of course, how much she saved! Girls!
Hugs to all! :hugs:
~Carrie~