I suppose that it had to happen someday

[Maggie Kay]

I was in line at the post office and a man came up to me and began to chat. I didn't think anything of it until it was time for me to go to the clerk. I was picking up my three boxes to mail and he said " Need any help, Ma'am?" I said "No thanks, I got it" and went to the clerk. No one else there made any comment or even a smirk. Standing there, I realized that I had just had a conversation with a man who thought even after talking to me that I was a woman. I did notice my manner and voice today was more femme than usual but not overtly so. I was dressed in khaki slacks and a mock turtleneck with a big denim shirt, ponytail, billed cap, earrings, and a black leather shoulder bag. Not overtly femme. OK, I had hot pink socks with my mules. Well, I'm totally jazzed. I wasn't trying to pass, I was just mailing my stuff at the post office. I was being me and that was evidently obviously a woman.

It just hit me, that guy was flirting with me. He was being coy. Well, I certainly don't want that kind of attention but I suppose that it comes with the territory.

I now realize that I do have a real possibility of being accepted as a woman in society someday. I won't forget this day!

[Holly]

Kay, that's wonderful to hear. We are usually at our best when we are just being ourselves. Congratulations on this day to remember :hugs:.

[Calliope]

I wasn't trying to pass, I was just mailing my stuff at the post office.[...] Well, I certainly don't want that kind of attention but I suppose that it comes with the territory.


HOORAY for you, dear.

I do believe there's something about easing on the dress-up and self-consciousness that just lets the fem out.

Yay you!

[Kristen Kelly]

Thats great for you, I had that happen to me once but tripped over his cane and almost landed on this dog.

[Siobhan Marie]

Kay, that's wonderful to hear. We are usually at our best when we are just being ourselves. Congratulations on this day to remember.



Kay, I agree with Holly, that is wonderful to hear and I'm sending you these, :bighug: and :koc:

huge :hugs: Anna Marie x

[Maggie Kay]

Thanks all for the words of encouragement.

This morning I am having a bit of mental backlash. Last night, we watched a TV show with a wedding. The scene with the father giving away the bride made me wonder how I would handle that moment when my daughter gets married. I suppose that the reality of the situation is dawning on me. I cannot go back yet, inexorably, I press forward. Standing still doesn't seem to be an option. Yes, I can regress but I know that it is only temporary. There will be difficult decisions to make and some more unexpected doors shut as I progress. Yesterday's high is, today, tempered by this realization. How do we manage this impossible journey? What a miracle!

[Makncheese]

Just know that there is a whole world of possibility for you and your daughter.
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Me and my daughter.

[GypsyKaren]

I went to my daughter's wedding last year as a guy, I decided to be "dad" out of respect to her because it was her day, not mine. I didn't like it and felt very uncomfortable, but it was worth it...at least I finally got her out of my hair!

Karen