Would you really want to be a woman?

[LisaLedoux]

In an instant, including pregnancy. However I was born with an XY genotype and now I am too old to consider surgery. I guess I have fall back on the old unattainable wish of waking up one morning as a biological woman...which I am mentally anyway...so I will live my life enjoying the time I can spend as Lisa however infrequent those times are.

[jessicacd43]

Yes!!! In a hearbeat or second or less forever!!!
Hugs
Jessica

[Kayla_Gurl]

The simple answer is yes. The more complex answer is maybe. I don't really know what it is like to walk in a woman's shoes. (well literally, yes, but figuratively, no)

[shauna 9]

At this time in my life, I would not want to become a woman.

[Alex!]

Not in a million years. I love women, but not that much

[jessicacn74]

yes a millon times yes i want to be a woman i would love to be jessica on a permint bases because i have been living as jessica for years but i want to be her on a perment bases.................. jessica e. rains

[Laurelanne]

When I was very young I read about Christine Jorgenson and I wanted to do it too, then I realized that being a boy wasn't ALL that bad...however now that all this time has passed... I WOULD have preferred to be born a girl.
(PS I probably would hate my period tho?)

[Billie Jean]

For about a week would satisfy my couriosity.

[shenangovalleygal]

thought has crossed my mind but i would never get srs. ive already had 2 sharp objects at my crotch, dont want anymore. 1st was when i was just a very little kid. i was in the hospital getting corrective surgery for my birth defect 'hypospadias' a condition where the urethra (pee tube) doesnt reach the tip of the penis. i still have the scars on its underside. the 2nd was at my one cousins house, playing fetch with his dog. i made the dog thinki threw the stick when i got its attention showing that i still had it, he cam eup to me and placed one paw on my thigh and the other on my left testicle. the next day my crotch started to hurt. i had trouble walking, sitting, etc... so i headed to urologist and told me that the dog made the testicle 3x bigger. i even had an ultrasound performed on my privates. now that was an experience, i thought the ladies who performed it were going to laugh at the size on my cycloptic friend.

if i do decide i would get implants and tell people thjat i have gynecomastia and they should mind their own business.

[Perrinielle]

[SIZE=2][size=2]All right... nice item to come across when not feeling absolutely sure about you're doing... :rolleyes:

I was absolutely sure I wanted to become a woman for a long time. But I have been in bed the last couple of days (flu) and I really started thinking 'what the hell are you doing?' My goal is still clear (at least I think) and that is that I want to become 100% female. But I have to be honest with you I am starting to doubt it. So now I'm feeling like I missed a passing or so.

Perhaps the question 'what do you do if you make up your mind?' should be added...

thanks for this great post guys, I have been reading on this forums for the last couple of days and it has meant the world to me.

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[Daintre]

" Would I really want to be a woman "

A one word answer would be Yes.

This is something that has been in my heart for over 25 years. Back then, the process of becoming a woman was not talked about. I read the Christean Jorgenson story and saw the movie several times. Life throws all kinds of adversity at you and dealing with it can change your dreams. Not to go into it, if I could, I would but I cannot....what I can do is live my life as a TG without SRS, and that is as close as I can come.

[Julie York]

Not in a million years. I love women, but not that much

That made me laugh.

My sentiments. It's ok if you could be stuck at 'gorgeous' forever but they fall apart you know when they get older. No six inch heels or any of that stuff.

At least when you fall apart as a guy it is sort of expected of you.:D

[Sophie_C]

Provided that it would not have the negative consequences it has now (losing any chance of a good job FOR LIFE, losing most family and friends and being left in the dust, scorned by the public consistantly), sure, i'd do it.

All of the little 'issues' people talk about are just like any issues you get in life. You get used to it and deal with it. Waking up earlier each day to put on your face or shaving your legs just becomes part of your routine. There are things to help dealing with periods.

Not to mention, if it really comes to my day-to-day presentation, i'm fully aware that i'm just modifying what i'd normally be wearing if I was a woman to the male world. Colors, patterns, styles, they're all just modified to be 'male' so I can properly function in society.

Cliche, as it sounds, I know I really 'am' a woman (as the best way you can describe gender roles), just working the situation as it is.

So, we're just not there yet. Maybe in 20 years, fine, but who knows where any of us will be then.

[laceyjessica]

Definitely would love to be a woman full time 24/7

[bianncats]

absolutely..I just love the clothes they get to choose from depending on their mood. we have pants or shorts, tees polos or button down shirts. flats or flats

[sarahred]

I wouldn't want to really be a woman, I enjoy my masculine side too. That big said though, it would be fun to have a righteous set of real boobs!!

[QZ2]

I don't want to be a woman, I just want to play at being a woman. It really is a lot of fun but being able to be either M or F anytime I want is also fun.

[kellyann2012]

So many responses, where to start? Let's see I already cook, clean, take care of the kids, attend kids school functions, do laundry, dishes, work a full time job, go to college part time, take care of the sick and elderly in the family, shop, plan and balance the checkbook. The other day my teenage daughter told me that in my other life I was a girl. With all this being said, I think adding periods, PMS, child birth, discrimination, and sexual harassment would make a full time woman out of me. The only thing I don't do now is dress 24/7. Thanks for the question, it really puts things in perspective.

[Jessicainme]

If I was around 20 to 30 I would say yes.

[Amy Hepker]

Yes, If I can find a good job and be who I am inside. That is a dream come true and what I am working toward, being a womwn 24/7.

[Linda C]

Yup - sometimes

[jessielee]

this thread really impressed me while still lurking in january. your candor and your examination of true intent, ladies, told me this forum is for real people, not pie in the sky.
yes, on the surface, it would be too easy to say, "piece of cake 24/7, girlgon take me away!" that is my honest desire. my gut reaction.
and yet.
many of your responses back then made me think.
just now, i came from town hall where an ordinance the county historic preservation board (which i'm honored to chair)sponsors is being worked out with the town council. in fantasy land, i'm admiring the smart boots and skirt the town attorney who drafted our bill is wearing. but in the real world, i reflect i have invested so much in this community. if i were in chambers in dress, i would have no contribution. small town, they all know me. fantasy vs. particiation in the real world i have helped shape.
also and foremost, i have built a beautiful family whom i adore and have created a place in this world and environ.
i would not take it back.
another time, i mean to post on my passive desire to have outside forces magically transform me, all with no doing on my own part, no consequence for having my selfish way. for my way is undeniably to be female, despite the warnings that its more work than i might imagine. it is my dream.
and then again, here is my life.
so i remain closeted.
such a big chicken.
but without a time machine, which would mean undoing precious lives i just admitted i could never wish to see undone, to be made as if they were not, my sober choice is no, sorry, i could not and will not.
thanks for making me think.
i'll flit around the e-room as a butterfly another day.
for this day i will give thanks for what i don't understand and don't appreciate.
blessings, ladies, blessings,
jessie

[Kate Simmons]

Well Jessie, having done it to the best extent possible for me, I'm quite satisfied and I do believe I would be up for the task. However, if that particular genetic combination at conception happened to be XX rather than XY, it wouldn't have been me here writing this, so I've come to the conclusion we are exactly who we are supposed to be, plumbing notwithstanding. The ball is in our court though and we are only limited by our imagination and our resources as to how to proceed and being true to ourselves is the bottom line.

[NicoleScott]

No, I can't afford the decrease in income. Seriously, no. I'm just very happy too play one, every chance I get.

[jessielee]

You will notice too that if a man is assertive then he is confident, secure, strong, and a good leader. If a woman is assertive then she is often considered a bitch. How is that equal?

jessie teasches me its okay to be soft. i do not imply that women are or should be "weaker" or less assertive than males. but that i was and am.
sure, courageous and driven towards a task, like climbing as mountain. but too soft to be a "man."
when i knew i was a girl, years ago, i accepted it was okay to be gentle and caring and emotional.
but was still "wrong" all my life.
someone to be fixed
or at least nagged at.
well we know better now. but the damage had been done.
and, figuring it could be the end of the dressing road, since it leads to nowhere but fantasy, for me, i was depressed; am i only good for hiding under rocks, skulking in the darkness? that was last night.
today by the light of living sisters is it as emerging from under, from the dark
into the light of a new day of self acceptance and forgiveness and expression
and love to each of you.
my friends,
jessie