What made you unhappy today? 5.0

[Kara Jayde]

My grandmother was watching the news, and a woman came on who had spent the better part of the last few years transitioning, and was discussing gender. My grandmother had some very harsh words to say, and considering she is generally a very positive and open-minded woman, this made me incredibly anxious about the thought of coming out to her. I was thinking she might be one of the few people I won't come out to. That made me pretty unhappy...

[RobinGee]

One, still upset about the finale of HIMYM.  It ruins the entire shows emotional arc.

[RobinGee]

Two, my gender and marriagie issues are coming to a head.  It looks like I may have to choose.  Tonight.

[CindyCD]

Good luck tonight, Robin! Follow your heart.

Great Big Hugs ,
Gloria

[Lauren5]

Feeling sick

[Shantel]

My grandmother was watching the news, and a woman came on who had spent the better part of the last few years transitioning, and was discussing gender. My grandmother had some very harsh words to say, and considering she is generally a very positive and open-minded woman, this made me incredibly anxious about the thought of coming out to her. I was thinking she might be one of the few people I won't come out to. That made me pretty unhappy...

Sometimes older people react that way when confronted by something like that because they are embarrassed and don't know how to respond to being suddenly exposed something so new, unusual and seemingly odd. (It's hard to teach old dogs new tricks!)

[Adam (birkin)]

My grandmother was watching the news, and a woman came on who had spent the better part of the last few years transitioning, and was discussing gender. My grandmother had some very harsh words to say, and considering she is generally a very positive and open-minded woman, this made me incredibly anxious about the thought of coming out to her. I was thinking she might be one of the few people I won't come out to. That made me pretty unhappy...

It might be a bad sign, but people can surprise you. I had a friend and she was saying stuff about "trannies" and I came out to her a few months later. She felt really bad. She said something along the lines of "I know what I've said about trans people in the past, and I hope this doesn't impact our friendship. I support you and I want you to be happy."

[Jill F]

UGH.  Scheduling surgery around my spring/summer plans and my 2 doctors is not working out so well.

[mac1]

Two, my gender and marriagie issues are coming to a head.  It looks like I may have to choose.  Tonight.

Why do you have to choose?

[Kara Jayde]

Sometimes older people react that way when confronted by something like that because they are embarrassed and don't know how to respond to being suddenly exposed something so new, unusual and seemingly odd. (It's hard to teach old dogs new tricks!)

Oh, I definitely understand that, culturally and socially we still live in a timeframe where LGBTQ is still very much taboo and weird, and although acceptance is getting better (seemingly) with each new generation, old habits die hard. It just means that she may not accept me.

It might be a bad sign, but people can surprise you. I had a friend and she was saying stuff about "trannies" and I came out to her a few months later. She felt really bad. She said something along the lines of "I know what I've said about trans people in the past, and I hope this doesn't impact our friendship. I support you and I want you to be happy."

Hehe somehow that would make it worse in my mind, I think, because it would feel like secretly they don't accept you, but that being said, maybe being so close to somebody who is experiencing it, and learning more about it as a result would change their bias? ^^ That gives me hope.

[Edge]

I keep trying to reach out to a friend and keep being pushed away.
I don't get to have friends. I get people I call friends because acquaintance is annoying to say.

[sad panda]

I keep trying to reach out to a friend and keep being pushed away.
I don't get to have friends. I get people I call friends because acquaintance is annoying to say.

I hear yah. Soooo many acquaintances. :<

And then when someone actually likes me as a friend I start avoiding them because I can't handle it :x

What made me sad today was consciously realizing for the billionth time that I'm really not okay with things always being like that.

[930310]

I missed the "pass" level on my math-exam by 1.5 points. I had 28.5 and pass was 30....(At university level this is)

[King Malachite]

My mom isn't going to work today.....

[FTMDiaries]

Some journalist is trying to get in touch with 'post-op trans people' to share their stories in a women's magazine. Somehow, I have my doubts that it'll be sympathetic or flattering - particularly if they're insensitive and uninformed enough to specify 'post-op' as their opening gambit.

Are we still talking about "the op", complete with wiggly fingers to denote the quotes around it, in this day & age?

[King Malachite]

My mom won't let me buy guns as long as I live in her house.  My mom smokes about half a pack of cigerettes a day and drinks like crazy.....yet she's worried about a gun in the house?  Well since it IS her house and she's paying the bills, I have to respect that.  Then I look at it transition-wise.  She may not let me have top surgery as long as I live with her, so I need to be able to face that possibility too and be prepared for it.

[Veronica M]

LOL... looking in the mirror and seing a double chin... Time to hit the gym Veronica...

[Shantel]

My mom won't let me buy guns as long as I live in her house.  My mom smokes about half a pack of cigerettes a day and drinks like crazy.....yet she's worried about a gun in the house?  Well since it IS her house and she's paying the bills, I have to respect that.  Then I look at it transition-wise.  She may not let me have top surgery as long as I live with her, so I need to be able to face that possibility too and be prepared for it.

So if she says no to top surgery are you going to shoot her?    Ok juuuust kidding!

[piglet smith]

My mom won't let me buy guns as long as I live in her house.  My mom smokes about half a pack of cigerettes a day and drinks like crazy.....yet she's worried about a gun in the house?  Well since it IS her house and she's paying the bills, I have to respect that.  Then I look at it transition-wise.  She may not let me have top surgery as long as I live with her, so I need to be able to face that possibility too and be prepared for it.

If she drinks like crazy, its probably a good thing not to have too many weapons in the house. You never know what could happen when someone drinks a lot.

[Shantel]

If she drinks like crazy, its probably a good thing not to have too many weapons in the house. You never know what could happen when someone drinks a lot.

Uh yeah, wise advice for sure! Alcohol can turn a Dr. Jekyll into Mr. Hyde rather quickly.