Why Hello There!

[Sanceria]

Well I might as well just get this over with and say hello... So yeah, hello. To be honest, I have been coming to this site off and on for years. I have been the creepy person that is reading all of your experiences and not sharing mine in return. Nah, I couldn't make myself a part of this community because in truth, I was in denial that I even belonged to it. No, maybe it was that I could have been afraid to admit it? Or was I ashamed? I really don't know. But I was used to hiding from people, so I even hid from you all, which in truth may have been a stupid thing to do. I mean, if only I overcame my fears sooner, I would have had more friends in you all and would not have wasted so much time fighting myself. Yet as they say, the past is the past. Why am I coming out of hiding now? Well... For one... I am tired of denying myself and I am tired of being alone. Two... For the past few months, I have stopped putting things off and have started taking action, which... I must admit... Is quite scary... Now I can go on and on and give you my back story (which I will do eventually), but for now I am just going to click the Post button as soon as I can. Why? Because I have tried to do this first post several times, and I always have failed. So please accept my apologies for not doing this sooner. There you go. My belated introduction that hasn't really been an introduction at all. More like an unveiling, I guess, lol. I just don't know if I feel like rambling about my past just yet. After all, what matters is the now. Right now, I would much rather be out in the open than in hiding. But I do promise to tell my story. Maybe I will expand on this later on today. Anyways... I hope you all have a good day and thank you for being here. It has always been good to know that I am not alone. Thank you, my new friends, for daring to be you. I know it is not easy, but you are doing it, and I am proud of you for that. I hope to be there for you all and to learn from your experiences. May peace be with you. (Gawd I suck with conclusions, hehe.)

[Mollie]

Hi There.

There is a reluctance on my part to reply to introductions as I am fairly new to this place myself and on another site someone voiced that newbies have no right to respond to introductions. (The Emilie Autumn forum). Anyway I have gotten over the trauma so, once again, Hi. I have found this an interesting place and a bit more feisty than another transgender place which I have since abandoned. Honestly it was like being in the self righteous wing at a Sunday school. This place is  so much broader and open. Anyway, I'm off to watch paint dry (really) then go and see my speech therapist; for the last time. We're getting no-where. She is just lovely and I will miss her but, well.....
Keep in touch.

[Sanceria]

Wow! You know, I like this... I just posted this and here there already is a reply, haha. It is a pleasure to meet you, Sentience. Thank you for your welcoming. And I am sorry to hear that the other community treated you that way. Really, sometimes I wonder why people think that they have the right to tell people what to do. Well, OK... I must admit that when it comes to rules and stuff that enforcers of said rules have the right to tell people what to do, yet they can at least just do so with kindness. If they don't do that, they will end up driving people away, which it obviously did do in your case. I hope they will learn, or else their community is going to collapse. Seriously... I don't think you have to worry about this community because from what I have read so far, they are a really down-to-Earth group of people that genuinely care about each other. It is one of the reasons why I do not really mind participating. So I hope your experience here continues to be a good one. And as to watching paint dry... You aren't the only one that does monotonous things all day. Me, I was watching progress bars on computers. Gawd I hate doing that. As to the speech therapist... Sometimes things just don't work out, really. While you may connect with people on certain levels, you just may not on the ones that you really need to connect on. In order to progress when it comes to self-improvement, your helper has to match you. So yeah, you are doing right because your progress matters the most. But don't forget that just because you have to move on does not mean that you have to cut her off completely. You can always keep in touch. The relationships that we make in life last forever, if only we take the time to continuously cultivate them. I hope you find your match, though. Maybe you can ask your speech therapist if she possibly knows of someone that can work with you? It is typical for individuals within a certain profession to know of others in the same field. Why not ask her?

[Ms. OBrien CVT]

Hi Sanceria,

Welcome to our little family. Over 11781 . That would be one heck of a family reunion.

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[Devlyn]

Hi Sanceria, welcome to Susan's Place! I'm up near Boston. You're going to like it here inside the site better! Get busy posting and I'll see you around the site, hugs, Devlyn

[Jamie D]

"(B)ut for now I am just going to click the Post button as soon as I can. Why? Because I have tried to do this first post several times, and I always have failed. So please accept my apologies for not doing this sooner. There you go. My belated introduction that hasn't really been an introduction at all."

Pfffft

I did not make my Introduction for over a hundred posts in.  You're totally fine.

Oh, and welcome!

[Cindy]

Everyone here is family and can post away.

Never be shy.

Oh! Hi I'm Cindy! I suffer from not being in the least bit shy!!

If you have been lurking you know that and if you haven't you soon will find out!!!

Hugs to both of you

Cindy