Picked the day...

[Ze]

That's awesome to hear, Faith.

[Rianna Humble]

I'm really pleased for you that it went so smoothly and isn't it wonderful that you can at last be your true self!

[Teri Jean]

Faith I am glad you event became a non-event. Congrats

[Ms Jennifer]

How did it go. You are so brave.A lot of us are just trying to get the courage just to go out.I hope it turned out good for you.

[Inna]

Wow, I just read the post now and went through all emotions associated with the reveal. I must say your choice of your name couldn't fit you better. Courage, strength and your belief that everything is going to be OK which ever way it actually turns out gives me strength to believe the same. Such is the wisdom of life and you definitely posses it. Now there is just you, real you, the most wonderful gift we can cherish. Love you babe, Alexia.

[Veronica_Jean]

Faith,

I am thrilled at the non-event!! I know how wonderful it is to go to work and be able to "just do your job" as yourself!!

Soon, I suspect it will be a ong forgotten memory by everyone except you.



Veronica

[PretzelGirl]

Faith, I am so glad you are had a wonderful first day!

Oh, and can I offer you a match for the bonfire?

Congratulations

[Faith_G]

Thanks everyone! And I get to do it again tomorrow - that is the best part. I never have to "man up" again.

Oh, and can I offer you a match for the bonfire?

I think the East Earl Goodwill would be upset if I burned them now, and anyway I'd have to find them first.

[Mariah]

YAY FAITH! ^.^


Mariah

[pamela_a]

You are so right Faith. God is good, just have faith.

I'm so happy to hear it was a non-event. Welcome to the first day your new life.

I'm willing to bet if you look back at everything that's happened in your life for no discernible reason, you'll see how His hand was guiding you to get you to where you are today, and it's better to know He'll continue to be with you and guide you tomorrow.

[luvSophia]

Yippee!!! Congrats Faith

[Sharon]

The day finally arrived and the Earth still spins! I'm happy beyond happy that you are on your way to finally being who you are, Faith, and that it is going well.

[jenna_woods]

I think that's great good luck in your new life,I have been liveing full time as jenna for almost a year now, and got rid of my man things just a while ago, its a big stepe I think, good luck again, I hope you let us know how things go for you hun,

[Tomara]

Hi Faith
I am so glad that your fist day went so smoothly and seamless and so happy for you too , now you can enjoy being YOU ! and not that someone you want to be.
Tomara

[JustWendy]

Hi, Faith. I've seen your signature on a number of other forum threads, which made me aware, over this past month, that you had a special day coming up. But this is the first time I'm reading through this thread. Like the others here, I just wanted to extend my feelings of happiness for you, and my wishes that you continue to be blessed with support from all who cross your path.
Wendy

[Faith_G]

Day two went about the same as day one. No bad stuff happened at customer sites, everyone was polite. They don't interact with me i the same as they used to, but I'd be a little disappointed if they did treat me the same as before. I don't want them to treat me as a man anymore.

My old co-workers were polarized - the women all hugged me and told me how happy they were for me. The guys were awkward and quiet with one exception. The exception was one I did not expect, but he was awesome. I was rolling out of the yard as he was coming in, and he jumped out of his truck and came running over to my window. He told me how great it was that I was doing this, and that he was glad I was doing what made me feel right. He said "Wow, you look totally different!" and that earned him a few points too...

I am humbled by the way God is blessing my transition. I know so many people whose lives have been completely torn apart by transition, and I am waltzing through almost completely untouched. God is so good!

Further daily updates will probably be more of the same and I'm afraid y'all will get bored. I'll check in about a month from now.

[StephanieC]

Great news Faith. I'm happy to hear your dreams are coming true.
-Stephani

[Veronica_Jean]

Faith,

It is amazing that we both had a similar experience. The guys were awkward and women all hugged me!! Even when the last meeting to tell everyone ended, the guys took off like bees, and all the women hung around to talk a bit before we slowly move out of the room!

I am so happy that things have gone so well Faith!

Veronica

[fireflyespiritus]

It sounds like your experience has been going extremely well, I wish you the best ^-^

[pamela_a]

That's great to hear Faith. I'm not surprised at the difference between the women's and men's responses, it was very similar for me too.

One word of warning. Now that this is behind you don't be surprised if you very quickly find yourself just living. In my opinion, that's a great place to be.

Congratulations again Faith.

[Faith_G]

It is amazing that we both had a similar experience. The guys were awkward and women all hugged me!!

I had an epiphany last week on why this is so. Good people try to empathize with us when they hear what we are going through. For women, this approach works very well. They imagine how they would feel if they woke up with a penis, no breasts, and covered in body hair. And they have pretty much the same reaction we do. Guys also try to put themselves in our shoes, but then everything goes wrong. They are comfortable in their bodies, and the thought of modifying the rod & tackle just makes them feel queasy. It's almost impossible for a cisguy to empathize with a trans woman. But if you explain to them that there is such a thing as an FtM TS, and then ask them to empathize with that situation, things work much better. They find the idea of waking up with no penis, weak muscles, and a high voice abhorrent and they catch on quickly.

[Elsa Larson]

I had no doubt that your transition at work would start smoothly.

It's great that the women are in your corner and that you've already got the support of the owner and one male peer. I bet the rest of the guys will soon realize this is a non-event as far as they are concerned.

[luvSophia]

My old co-workers were polarized - the women all hugged me and told me how happy they were for me. The guys were awkward and quiet with one exception.

For me that reaction was pretty much universal. I think it is because men and women look at opposite sides of the coin. The men listen and then just do not understand why anyone would want to leave the fraternity. To give up all the aspects of manliness is to become less of a person in their eyes. Women on the other hand are congratulatory in welcoming you to the sorority. I did not have a single guy tell me that he was happy for me in having a life changing event that was going to make me a complete person finally.

[Faith_G]

Today I finally got to visit a new customer. It was great! They were getting three forklift tanks that weigh 72 lbs each. I picked up two (one in each hand makes for a balanced load) and carried them the 10 feet to the storage area. While I was doing that, the customer grabbed the last one. I guess he wasn't ready for how heavy they are, I must have made it look too easy. He said "Wow, you are a strong woman!" I said "This job builds your muscles!" and made a muscle for him, he thought that was funny.

So week two is off to a good start. It seems like everything is going to work out just fine. I guess transitioning on the job as a welding supply delivery driver was one of those crazy ideas that that was just crazy enough to work.

[pamela_a]

Let me get this straight.. a new customer called you a strong woman, and you say you didn't smile like the Cheshire cat the rest of the day? It sounds to me like you're off to more than a good start. Congratulations Miss Faith.