Today my ex brother in law whom I have a wonderful friendship with and I decided to go out and eat. He was in town visiting for the day. We decided to go to subway because we wanted to eat something relatively light and nearby. I dressed in my normal attire of skinny jeans, flats, cute rocker style tshirt, full makeup, and just my normal hair. No wig. My hair has gotten to be an acceptable length for feminine styles so I no longer really use the wigs.
Anywho, my bro in law went first ordering his sandwich and the next employee started with me. The woman said, "What can I get for you ma'am?" Not a moments hesitation. She legitimately believed it! She saw a woman standing in front of her. I mustered as much of my female voice as I could (not all that great at it yet) and ordered my food. She, during the process of making my sandwich, she called me sweetheart when asking what I wanted on the sandwich. Once it was made, she passed it on to the next lady to get rung out and paid for. When she was talking to the cashier, she said..."she's got the chicken club with chips." "SHE". By this time, I was ecstatic. The cashier then asked me, "would you like a drink with that ma'am?" Once again, not a moments hesitation, no awkward look of someone who is trying to play it cool. Just someone treating another individual as a lady. I was in the clouds!
After sitting down, I chatted with my bro in law for a few minutes. When the conversation died down, I looked at him and said, "do you realize how giddy I am right now??" He was like...huh? I explained what happened and he was like "OOHHH!!! So that's why the lady gave me a super funny look when she asked if I was paying for your food too! I was wondering why I was getting a funny look! I bet she thought that you were my girlfriend or something. Way to go! Haha now Im the schmuck for not paying for the ladies food!!" I laughed really hard at that. I was like, "Im sorry!!!!" He said, "No you're not and you know it!!.....and you shouldn't be! They completely saw you as the woman you are!"
On a side note, I was also paying attention to all the 7-8 customers that came in after us. As Im sure all of you can relate, we become hyper aware of the stares, the looks, etc etc. I was hyper aware and NOT ONE person gave me a single extra glance or stare. I was blending 100%!!! It felt great, it felt real, and....it felt normal. Normalcy is something I havent experienced in a very long time. Being 5 months on HRT, I have been in a rather awkward stage in between genders. Now I believe I am coming through on the other side as the true woman I am. This is an exciting time for me right now and I cant wait to see what comes next!!!
Originally Posted by RenneB
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