So the first "official" part of my transition was to change my name. I had gone by a name other than Lark for a long time, and it was a (former) friend who helped me become comfortable with using it. I felt really certain that the name was right for me, so as a minor, I changed my first and last name while removing my very female middle name from the equation altogether. The name I have for my first name is okay. It's not bad, and for the most part I'm okay with people calling me it.
But Lark is a name I feel much more suited to me? I don't know. I'd prefer it if people would call me that, but even the slightest suggestion that I don't want to be called my "new"(It's only been two years since the initial name change) first name to my family/friends is met with annoyance. "If you were wrong about your name, how could you possibly be right about continuing with your transition? You're so immature, it's your problem now, etc" is the common response I get for even...proposing this stuff?
I dunno. I don't currently have a middle name, so I've been thinking of dropping off another name change form when I go to the courthouse to drop off my court order for a legal gender change. This time, I'll just have Lark as a middle name. I'm not changing the first name. I just want to have the name I'm more comfortable being referred to on my docs.
Have any of you guys(or even ladies) gone through something like this? Any advice?
