I wish I had the answer to that Anne. I really wish I did so I could understand myself better
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I wish I had the answer to that Anne. I really wish I did so I could understand myself better
you wouldn't know it from this post but Anne has told us in past post that she believes she is TS, I think this is why Bree brought it up but I could be wrong
Anne your asking the wrong question. As enticing as why is to ask the question you should be asking yourself is HOW!
Annie, I don't know how old you are but I bet that I have been a CD longer than you have been alive. I started when I was 6 years old and I am now approaching 80. In all that time I have never cared for the label of "tranny!" I am one because I do crossdress, but I crossdress because I like to wear feminine clothes. I dress to please myself, and I bet you do to!!
So don't worry about being a "tranny," just dress the way YOU want and be yourself!! BTW, you are a darn good looking girl!!
Anne I just hope you are celebrating your new found trannyness <--- new word.
We'll just keep calling you Anne though.:)
Disclaimer normally I wouldn't wish being TS on anybody but Anne you've discovered who you are after fighting with it for a long time. You sound relieved by finding your answer.
Who knew? ;-)
Nice post Anne, as usual. I smiled through the whole thing.
[SIZE="2"]Congratulations – you’re MORE than just a crossdresser (but I already knew that)! :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Anne2345
PS - Don't let the bullies talk you out of it... :naughty[/SIZE]
As the saying goes, Pull on your big girl panties and to out there and just do it. Anne, I am so glad you have so distinctly found out who/what you are. Not all of us can so distinctly place our being as you have, although we are trying each and every day. I applaud your arrival. I can only hope that I will find my self and my place in all of this in the near future. I only fear that i have found myself so late in life that I will not have the benefit of time to settle in on just who I am and where I fit into this spectrum of our lives. I do so envy you if you truly have found your place. i hope that you will be able to settle, rest, and grow with some peace in your life. I have found many of your posts emotionally challenging and deeply personal to me, and this one is no different. I cannot call myself a tranny as of yet, but if I am, i will embrace it with my being, as i know i am at the least a cross dresser, what comes beyond that, I cannot say for certain, but i love who i am. and I love/respect you for showing us who you are.
Babes
I have been reading your post as I sit cross-legged on my bed and tweeze my eyebrows. Where you are now is where many people on this board have been before and where many more will be in the future. Honestly, where you are right now scares the $}{!+ out of me...
Anna
i am what iam because thats the way god made me only i can change that
Anne get up every morning put on your bra, panties and makeup and be happy with your life
The heck with the labels. That's not what this is about. Yeah, there are times I feel the exact same way. What, this is something like a one in twenty occurrance, and I'm one of them? Me? I look at myself all decked out in a pretty dress, with hosiery and high heels, pretty hair, jewelry, and boobs - boobs! - and I think to myself, "How extraordinary it is that I do this!" It's unbelievable! I'm one of those trannies. Me. A transvestite. A crossdresser! I'm wearing a dress!!! Sometimes I've just got to pinch myself in order to realize the reality of it all, that I am indeed one of those people you read about every now and then. I'm one of those trans persons.
Heavy sigh. But I accept it within myself. I do this. Willingly. And I like it!
I think another way to express the exact same thing Anne without sparking any sort of a label debate is that this thing of ours can seem so surreal at times. This is our absolute reality and as normal as it might feel to us lends to much introspection when compared to societal expectations. The things we do, all of those you describe and more, would make mere men shudder (not to mention scoff, mock, laugh, etc). But this is who we are, simple as that...and surreal as that as well.
Beautifully expressed Anne, as you do so often, and so thought-provoking.
I share the sentiments of many who have expressed that the labels are generally useless oversimplifications that can do more harm than good, but also accept that they are often necessary for diagnosis and treatment. We are who we are, and no one fits exactly into the definition provided by another. So long as we don't take the labels too seriously, we can move forward in harmony.
Miriam
OMG!!! If you are Anne then that means I’m one too! :facepalm: I need a drink.:eek: [Or I need a counsellor?………no, scrub the councillor :raisedeyebrow:]
SUZY
We are who we are. I just came to except that I love strolling around in high heels and want to be fully dressed now. What stinks is women crossdress everyday out in public. They throw on a sweatshirt, tennis shoes and a hat and they are cute. We throw on a wig, dress, makeup, hose & some killer high heels and we are the freaks to society. I was born this way. No other explanation.
You look above great Anne.
Thank you all for being so brave!! You are all awesome !!!
Ther,s nothing like wearing heels it just makes you feel so good and complete!!
Ah, yes! The OMG moment! There has to be one, of course. After 55 years of accepting that I was "male", within 48 hours we realized that it wasn't that simple. As Karren has said on numerous occasions, it would be some much simpler not to have this feminine part of us. Then we decided to see who Tina was by letting her "loose", and that just verified the OMG moment: We are transgendered. Tina is a t-girl. Tina is here to stay!
Great post Anne! You've said in a terrific way what all of us have felt.
As I said in a number of previous replies to threads this AM, and whether its due to the time change, I believe I have had a second or third coming as a semi-true feminist as i must have the bra and the gaff on to start the day. As a tranny or as a transgenderist, I really can't quess.
Anne, as far as whiplash-inducing realizations go, being TS is not a bad thing. It's just very misunderstood. Had you realized you were a Cyberdyne Technologies creation, then I'd be worried.
Either way, I've grown rather fond of your insightfulness, humor, and writing style, and such things know no boundaries or labels.
Hug and a fistpump,
Tanya
I used to be guilty of over thinking it, but at the end of the day if you love, then do it!