Pantyliners in CVS

[KaraChristine]

I just have to share an amazing experience I had today in CVS Pharmacy that blew me away and made my day (week, year, etc...). I'm recovering from my recent FFS two weeks ago and just getting out and about after the surgery. I'm realizing that I will probably never be as "pretty" as I could sometimes make myself before, but if I'm a bit funny looking, I'm being treated as a funny looking WOMAN now pretty much all the time, which just never happened to me before. The experience I had today just brought that home to me in an a very emotional way...

I was in the travel/trial size section and there was a slightly older woman across from me looking at the Kotex and pads. She tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Excuse me honey, sorry to bother you but I need some advice - which of the pantyliners with wings do you think are best? I used to use the maxi's but I want to try the lighter ones...". I can't even describe to you how I felt. It's one thing to have your friends tell you, "wow, you look more feminine...", etc... but there is NO greater proof than what happened to me today. A woman of her generation would NEVER in a million years have asked a man that question. It was such an intimate female bonding experience and such an amazing rite of passage. I made it out to my car before I started crying out of joy. I had to call my sister and my best friend just to get the story out.

It's not just about "passing" that moments like these matter so much in my opinion - it's more about finally being validated externally as who we really are after a lifetime of being told by the world that we don't exist. The joy and contentment and fulfillment of that moment alone are enough to sustain me through a lot of the rough stuff that we all have to face sometimes. To me this is the definition of empowerment and it makes me want to hug the world... :hugs:

Kara :love:

[Chibi~Cthulhu]

color me green... im jealous, happy as heck for you. but still jealous as all get out lol.

[Kaitlyn Michele]

kara....thats sweet !!

good for you and i think ffs is just as gender conforming and healthy for ts women as srs...

it better be it's so fricking expensive

[JennSC]

Oh Kara, All I can do is send you a great big HUG back!
Very touching sweetheart.
No matter where we are in our journey, it is the little afirmations from others that make up for all the negatives that we conjure up about ourselves. :hugs:

[Alana65]

To me this is the definition of empowerment and it makes me want to hug the world... :hugs:

Kara :love:

After having wiped away my tears of joy for you Kara, here's a :bighug: for you. :love:

Alana

[Melissa A.]

That's pretty darn cool, Kara. Couldn't be happier for ya, hunny. What advice did you give her?

Hugs,

Melissa :)

[Karen564]

Kara,
That's so sweet!!!!, You must still be on cloud 9. :c9:

Soooo, which one's did you recommend ? Inquiring minds want to know.:battingeyelashes:

Karen

[tgirlinva]

Haha. It happened to me couple times already. People calling me "ma'am" even though I haven't shaved that day... LOL. Those are the times when you wonder whether people are blind or not.

Anyways, I'm curious as to how you responded!!

[Gena_2]

Dear KaraChristine,

Thank you for sharing that lovely experience.

Warmly,
Gena

[KaraChristine]

Kara,
That's so sweet!!!!, You must still be on cloud 9. :c9:

Soooo, which one's did you recommend ? Inquiring minds want to know.:battingeyelashes:

Karen

I recommended "light days" because I remembered my mom using them as she got older ;-)

Just spent a day at the mall filled with similar (though not quite as powerful) moments. I had to go to Sears to change my car battery, and I remembered an old episode of the Mary Tyler Moore show. Mary and Rhoda both bring their cars in to be serviced. The mechanics escort Mary to a clean chair in the waiting room and they each come out to shake her hand - they make Rhoda sit on a dirty barrel in the garage. Today at the Sears Auto Center I believe I made the leap from Rhoda to Mary (though I think we're all rooting for Rhoda inside).

Love you guys,
Kara :hugs:

[Sally24]

It's such a mundane thing but I can understand how it hit you. I really feel so good when a sister can get to a place where she feels she is "home". I hope that your new life treats you gently and is full of small moments of joy.

[Valerie]

A very moving and beautiful moment. Thanks for sharing it.

Valerie

[Karen564]

I recommended "light days" because I remembered my mom using them as she got older ;-)

Just spent a day at the mall filled with similar (though not quite as powerful) moments. I had to go to Sears to change my car battery, and I remembered an old episode of the Mary Tyler Moore show. Mary and Rhoda both bring their cars in to be serviced. The mechanics escort Mary to a clean chair in the waiting room and they each come out to shake her hand - they make Rhoda sit on a dirty barrel in the garage. Today at the Sears Auto Center I believe I made the leap from Rhoda to Mary (though I think we're all rooting for Rhoda inside).

Love you guys,
Kara :hugs:

Thanks Kara,

Lite-Days sounds like a very smart choice for an older woman, I think she will be very happy with those.

I will have to try those for when I need them some day. Thanks!

Glad to hear you were treated properly too, just as every woman should.

Yes, Mary was always so sweet & proper, where as poor Rhoda always made me laugh so much..

Hugs,
Karen

[Diane24]

It's the little things in every day life that always mean so much! Welcome aboard. . . your journey is complete!
Love,
Diane