What's the first thing you see when you look in the mirror?

[Cindy]

More and more I see me.

And Kelly you are looking terrific and I can vouch that her avatar is true to life as we had coffee last week.

Cindy

[Gravity Girl]

Very occasionally I look in the mirror and see Jamie staring back like some sort of ghost and I think "Hang on a sec, you're dead!" He just smiles and waves and wishes me luck and happiness...then I go back to bemoaning the state of my hair.

[AbraCadabra]

Karen,
* ...managed to find a butcher here who sells Biltong,  earlier today. Looks a bit like a dried-up thing! *

Wow hell, but it moa better taste LOTS better than it looks to you, hon :-)

I like eating the stuff for a protein quickie - it also doesn't look too good in the mirror though, I have to say...

He he,
Axelle

[Jayne]

Wow I'm amazed that you have revived such support from that group though I did see they had a lgbt wing so they really are an inclusive group I just would not want to meet some of the other parts of the ESL on the way to rallys when u start your transition you might now find them as supportive.

When I came out I put a message on their forum for all the people that I couldn't contact in person, I had over 200 replies from around 100 people, only 3 were negative, 2 people objected to me having it done on the NHS & 1 just objected to me having it done.
The only person who had a real problem with it started a facebook group targeting me, for this act among others he's been told by the leadership that he's not welcome anymore.

I went to my last demo a few weeks ago in London & was overwhelmed with the amount of people who came up to me to offer support, when we got back to Bristol one of the blokes who has a reputation for being a hard man shook everyone elses hand as we said goodbye, I offered my hand & he pulled me towards him & gave me a kiss on the cheek & wished me all the best even though I was in bloke mode, you could have knocked me down with a feather!!

We should all understand better than most people that you can't judge a book by its cover

[kelly_aus]

Karen,
* ...managed to find a butcher here who sells Biltong,  earlier today. Looks a bit like a dried-up thing! *

Wow hell, but it moa better taste LOTS better than it looks to you, hon :-)

I like eating the stuff for a protein quickie - it also doesn't look too good in the mirror though, I have to say...

He he,
Axelle

Biltong rocks.. and it does taste much better than it looks.. and makes jerky look and taste very second rate..

[Futura]

I see the product of mutated genes...

A pair of mischievous eyes...

The proof that life isn't meant for everyone...

[Lucy O Connell]

i'm pre everything also and i see a woman everytime i look in the mirror, make up or not, i do have beard blackness which make up covers up but sometimes i do see a woman behind my eyes even when i see a male apearance, but if i wear make up and save all the time then i only ever see the girl i am, and whats also good is so does everyone else see a girl, i have been lucky enough to have had it easy upto this point, even people who know i;m trans tell me i pass for a cis girl so while i know what others think shouldn't matter it helps boost the confidence a hell of a lot, so i think 95% of the time i see a girl and 5% when i need to shave....but lazor and HRT will soon hopefuly sort that out

[Lisbeth]

The first thing I see in the mirror is either the "chicken neck" I inherited from my mother or how badly I need to redye my hair. ...Oh, the male or female thing... It took me six to nine months to start seeing a woman in the mirror. That's all I've seen there now for several years.

[Elijah3291]

I never see a female in the mirror, even when I am fully naked.

Sometimes, I see a less then happy male, or a less normal male, or male with boobs.  But no, I never see a girl.  Maybe its total denial, I dunno.

(I am FTM)

oh, sorry this is the wrong thread, hope you dont mind

[Constance]

Before my transition began, I was surprised to see this man looking back at me. Shortly after it started and my wife fell out of love with me, I saw an in-between-genders monster. Now, I see potential.

I see a woman who's breasts are just starting to grow and who has an odd growth between her legs. While out at lunch with my wife a short while back, the manager just walking through the restaurant asked, "How is every thing for you ladies," and I wasn't even en femme.

So, while I'm having difficulty imagining what my body will look like unclothed, I feel like she's in there, somewhere.

[Jayne]

I never see a female in the mirror, even when I am fully naked.

Sometimes, I see a less then happy male, or a less normal male, or male with boobs.  But no, I never see a girl.  Maybe its total denial, I dunno.

(I am FTM)

oh, sorry this is the wrong thread, hope you dont mind

This topic is open to anyone on the forum, we may be travelling in different directions but we are all on the same journey to our true selves

[Jen-Jen]

It really varies with me, there's days I can see ME, even in guy mode I see the beautiful girl that I am inside. But they are just small glimpses the outer guy layer can be really thick to see through sometimes. There's days I find myself handsome in guy mode but the majority of the time I don't like him!

[Keaira]

I've always seen a woman in the mirror, even before HRT. But if I cut my hair short I saw a feminine looking guy. These days I see a sweet, beautiful young woman who has just began to blossom.

[30kps]

I've always seen a woman in the mirror, even before HRT. But if I cut my hair short I saw a feminine looking guy. These days I see a sweet, beautiful young woman who has just began to blossom.

As always Keaira, you are a beacon of hope.

I see potential when I look in the mirror, the potential for a pretty girl. If my hair was long now (why did I get into short hair cuts?) I'd probably see a slightly masculine girl.

[Gabby]

I see the product of mutated genes...

A pair of mischievous eyes...

The proof that life isn't meant for everyone...

You have the choice to be you, not someone who lives by others expectations, and the mischievous eyes say as much.  There's countless people willing to love you if given the chance

It's not our past that chains us, we chain ourselves by not letting go, the idea of mutated genes is just something you thought was true when it's not true at all.

Life is for all.  Someone could live the hardest life and have lived the truest life, the converse is true as well, a life of no hardship and fake.

[madirocks]

I've always seen a woman in the mirror, even before HRT. But if I cut my hair short I saw a feminine looking guy. These days I see a sweet, beautiful young woman who has just began to blossom.

As I said in another topic, I totally feel that way too, even though I haven't started transition and am quite ugly. 

So first thing I look at when I look in the mirror is my eyes. Because the depths of my soul is where my true self lies. I do this first so that I can deal with my physical self.

[Stephe]

I understand this seeing a woman but then shifting to seeing a man thing, it's why I had some fairly minor FFS done. Now I just see a woman At least for me getting my face "corrected" was WAY higher up on my list of things to do than getting what's in my pants altered.

[Keaira]

As always Keaira, you are a beacon of hope.

I see potential when I look in the mirror, the potential for a pretty girl. If my hair was long now (why did I get into short hair cuts?) I'd probably see a slightly masculine girl.

Dont let a haircut define you. there are so many options in regards to styles and cuts for women, plus wigs can also be really useful! if your not full time a wig is perfect for that first trip out of the house, or going to the store.  Besides, passing is 10% looks and 90% attitude. From your avatar I think you'll do just fine ^_^

[jillian]

depends on my frame of mind

sometimes i see a carefree me, whose beauty shines through her facade

sometimes i see a delusional crazy beard mustache shadow at 5

the mirror knows what im thinking

[Cindy]

This afternoon, a lot of streaks, I think I need to do some housework