Thank you, dear folks. We still are moving forward one step at a time. She finally decide to make appointments for laser treatment of facial hair. I bought her several outfits before and for Christmas gifts. Dad is still of the mind she is in a phase.
She is beginning to lobby to bring her sweetheart from his midwest world to our home. She feels they would be a strong mutual support. This will be a hurdle. It's difficult to consider bringing someone else into our chaotic world. We have neglected housekeeping for over a year. Just basic hygenic chores have been maintained. You know, dishes, garbage, washing up etc. The clutter is almost overwhelming. But my girl is trying. Now I have to step up.
I have tried taking her to trans* support meetings at our local glbt center. But she skipped the last 2. She needs to keep up to show she's making an effort for herself. I know I can't do it for her.
This has planted a seed of concern in my mind. Is she feeling the need to transition because at some points in her life she felt she was better suited to being a strong woman, kinda like Mom? Or on the same line, did she feel she was lesser for being a sensitive boy and unable to relate to her testosterone laden Dad? I am guilty of feeling my boy was way too "soft" for his own good. I even believed that if he was a girl, I'd be furious that she was so sensitive too often.
It's time to move forward and put the past behind. May the new year bring hope, health and happiness for us all.
