What Made You Happy Today? 5.0

[FTMDiaries]

That's awesome! I remember when she was violently opposed.

Thanks FA! It's early days, but the signs look promising.

[Shantel]

I think my youngest daughter might be starting to accept my transition.

We had a very promising conversation in the car this morning. She started off by asking me whether I plan to attend any more Prides in the near future (I do) and then she asked why I bother going along to Pride; what's the point of LGBT people gathering together and marching around the place?

I explained that for just a couple of hours you feel valued and appreciated by the general public, which makes a huge difference from the way we're usually treated. She didn't know what I meant, so I explained that I've had people say nasty things to me, give me nasty looks and even laugh at me... and that I have friends who've been physically attacked just for walking down the street. But when were at Pride, we're with like-minded people... and for that brief period we feel accepted, valued and loved.

My daughter seemed to get it, and she left with a comment that her generation is much more accepting of LGBT people so the kind of harassment I've experienced will soon become a thing of the past. I hope she's right... but I also took it as her coded way of saying that she's becoming more accepting too. 

There's hope! Children do the growing and the parents suffer the pains. You changed her crappy pants when she was an infant and she still gives you a little crap at times, but she will grow up eventually and it sounds like those days are not far off. Meanwhile, you deserve a medal and perhaps even sainthood for having patiently endured!

[King Malachite]

I got a 2 dollar tip at work!

[robin s]

I normally wear my below the shoulder hair in a pony tail at work because its a factory. Today I had to do a job that required wear head gear which doesn't fit over it. During shift change after taking of the head gear one of the guy said " from the back you look completely like a woman. " I am not out there so I had to keep the smile to myself but it did feel awesome to hear.

[Jayne]

I had a close encounter of the male kind, I just wish the encounter could have been closer 

I went to see a friend & someone I met once or twice last year was there, the weather is hot, hot, hot right now so he took his top off, I spent quite a while transfixed by his torso that had the perfect amount of hair (not too little, not too much but juuust right!), I think I may have drooled a bit 

He'd heard about the incident last week & partway through the evening he brought up the subject of self defence, he knows some, I know some. . . . next thing I knew I was in the hallway with a half naked man (who smelled gert lush) trading martial arts moves (we'd learnt different styles).
When you show someone a new move you tend to go through it slowly, it means there is lots of prolonged contact, tonight for the first time ever this method of training felt very intimate & almost sensual.
As I showed him a few of my moves I kept a respectable distance between us but I could feel the firmness of his muscles, his forearm muscles were too big for me to have a hope in hell of my fingers touching each other as I grabbed him, all this time my heart was trying to beat out through my ribs, he showed me a few close leg sweeps & it felt exilerating having him be the one to close the distance between us, my mind was racing with naughty thoughts.

When the sparring was over, we all relaxed for a bit until I said I had to go to get back to my dog, he then offered to give me a lift to the other side of town to save me having to get two buses, what a gentleman, what a body, drool.
Then when he dropped me off he said I was welcome to call him anytime I needed a lift.

I've not been able to get him off my mind since I got home at 7pm, it's now 3 am & I can't sleep. Be still my beating heart, sigh

[zog]

I could sleep for the first time in more than a decade with no pharmaceutical aid!

Well, except that I'm pretty sure that it's at least an indirect result of being on HRT, so I guess pharmaceuticals were involved, but at least I didn't have to use any sleeping specific ones.

Feeling much more awake and energetic as a result, which is great as well.

[Olivia P]

Reading these articles on Aaron swartz blog helped me resolve some issues in my life and im very happy because of it
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,168497.0.html
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,168487.0.html

[Blue Senpai]

I'm simple enough that a good breakfast can make me happy.

[Evelyn K]

Looking at my bank account...

[Adam (birkin)]

I'm simple enough that a good breakfast can make me happy.

Same here, I find taking the time to prepare a really nice breakfast and sit down and enjoy it sets a great mood for the rest of the day.

I'm happy because I rescheduled my surgery appointments with no hassle or extra charge. Now I just have to save the cash.

[King Malachite]

Finding change on the ground and getting a dollar.  Also going to Chucke Cheese and getting glow in the dark vampire teeth!

[Shana-chan]

Today has been a much MUCH MUUUCH better day than yesterday was, and thinking about that fact, has made me happy at least a little.

getting glow in the dark vampire teeth!

OOOH! LUCKY! I LOVE Vampires and their beautiful teeth or rather, fangs.  Wait, since when do their teeth glow in the dark? 

[Ltl89]

Got out of getting a ticket.  Despite the fact that I can be pretty aggressive behind the wheel, I've never been pulled over until today. I was so scared and on the verge of tears.  My voice got really high pitched and I kept calling him sir with watery eyes, lol. Luckily, he took pity on me.  Seriously, I think he felt bad when seeing how scared and sad I was about it.  He didn't even ask for my registration.  He just let me off with a warning and told me to fix my tail light bulb that was out.  I'm very appreciative and happy that he was so nice about everything.  I'm glad there are cops like him out there because he seems like a good man and officer. 

[Rainbow Brite]

I got to talk with my Honeybear.
And my Dad said he would help with my birth certificate change.

[Emily.T]

I had my first laser session on my face today damn it hurt I have read on posts that it would hurt but I wasn't prepared for the amount of pain that that I had, next time I'm using the numbing cream I'm not going through that much pain again.

[Allyda]

Got out of getting a ticket.  Despite the fact that I can be pretty aggressive behind the wheel, I've never been pulled over until today. I was so scared and on the verge of tears.  My voice got really high pitched and I kept calling him sir with watery eyes, lol. Luckily, he took pity on me.  Seriously, I think he felt bad when seeing how scared and sad I was about it.  He didn't even ask for my registration.  He just let me off with a warning and told me to fix my tail light bulb that was out.  I'm very appreciative and happy that he was so nice about everything.  I'm glad there are cops like him out there because he seems like a good man and officer.

That's great to hear LTL. I'm very happy you got out of a ticket. Something you don't see much of these days especially when it's a younger driver. It's also nice to hear not all officers are just out to give tickets. We've a few good ones where I live that are like that. But they are slowly being replaced by the kind of Officer you don't wanyt to get stopped by.

Ally

[King Malachite]

Today has been a much MUCH MUUUCH better day than yesterday was, and thinking about that fact, has made me happy at least a little.
OOOH! LUCKY! I LOVE Vampires and their beautiful teeth or rather, fangs.  Wait, since when do their teeth glow in the dark? 

Maybe some blood they had sometime was made from radiation and their teeth mutated as a result.   

[FTMDiaries]

I've held off on posting this because I wasn't sure whether I wanted to post it here or in the 'unhappy and happy at the same time' thread... because it all started off pretty darn unhappily with a family argument and some major upset.

But I've decided I don't want to dwell on the unhappy details. The important thing is: my youngest daughter, who as I reported on Wednesday morning seems to be starting to accept my transition, actually called me a man during a family conversation on Wednesday night. This is the first time she's ever done this, and it was a momentous occasion.

Her exact words were: "You're a man who likes to do things his own way". That's pretty darn unambiguous, and my whole family spotted that she'd done it. A little while later, my ex cornered me in the kitchen and said that he'd noticed that she'd called me a man and that he thought it was a very promising step forward.

I agree. A very promising step forward for all of us.

[Cindy]

I've held off on posting this because I wasn't sure whether I wanted to post it here or in the 'unhappy and happy at the same time' thread... because it all started off pretty darn unhappily with a family argument and some major upset.

But I've decided I don't want to dwell on the unhappy details. The important thing is: my youngest daughter, who as I reported on Wednesday morning seems to be starting to accept my transition, actually called me a man during a family conversation on Wednesday night. This is the first time she's ever done this, and it was a momentous occasion.

Her exact words were: "You're a man who likes to do things his own way". That's pretty darn unambiguous, and my whole family spotted that she'd done it. A little while later, my ex cornered me in the kitchen and said that he'd noticed that she'd called me a man and that he thought it was a very promising step forward.

I agree. A very promising step forward for all of us.

That is great!

[FTMDiaries]

That is great!

Thanks Cindy! It certainly feels great.