Figured I'd post this since I thought it was funny

[Jason+]

Speaking of dignity and funnies although it wasn't related to any transgender issue while we were stationed in Charleston, SC one of the states where racial progress may be just a touch behind the rest my wife for the better part of a year watched two beautiful children for a black single father who worked a different shift at the same plant I worked at. If we needed to go out for dinner, errands or whatever we didn't really think much about it we just took my friends two boys with us. At dinner one night at a family buffet style restaurant after seeing multiple groups of people stare at my wife, me and those two babies and back again trying to puzzle it out I finally stood up and declared loudly "We borrowed them, ok? We're going to take them back right after dinner." With the great mystery solved we continued our meal in peace.

Hehehehehe, two little boys afraid of their own shadow, that is what that sounds like to me Andrea.

But last weekend when I was out with four other girlfriends & we were in a restaurant, this woman at the next table
was just staring & studying me for over 10 minutes, then she made a comment about my hair, saying how nice it looked
but then one of my girlfriends had also noticed her also staring at me for quite some time as well, so then she asked the
woman if she had a problem with me. This then got the attention of my other girlfriends. But when when the woman
replied she said 'he' then corrected herself & said 'she'. But my girlfriends didn't seem to appreciate it & I didn't say a thing
but my girlfriends all pounced on her, eventually forcing her & the male she was with to leave. One of my girlfriends told
me later that she liked how dignified I acted during the incident by not saying a thing to her.

Your dignity in all three situations is amazing. It's also awesome to see that you have such a supportive group of friends although I would liked to have read that they acted with same dignity you did. The woman's initial curiosity and positive comment are unfortunately not the final impression she left with.

[Melody Moore]

It's also awesome to see that you have such a supportive group of friends although I would
liked to have read that they acted with same dignity you did. The woman's initial curiosity
and positive comment are unfortunately not the final impression she left with.

I know it's a shame, but there was some alcohol involved that night, but also I have to question whether
the woman was sincere in her initial comments because at times her stares were very unnerving. I forgot
to mention in my first post that I actually asked her at first was she OK. Then she replied to me making a
comment about my hair. I forgot to mention how exactly my girlfriends made this woman & her boyfriend
leave. They were telling the boyfriend to 'Get him out of here' purposely using improper pronouns because
of the way she referred to me. They are really a good bunch of girlfriends who were really just sticking up
for one of their own. I am extremely lucky to have made such wonderful friends who will go to lengths for me.

[Jason+]

They are really a good bunch of girlfriends who were really just sticking up
for one of their own. I am extremely lucky to have made such wonderful friends who will go to lengths for me.

That really is the most important part, there's a lot to be said for you being you and friends that will support you to no end while you are at it.