I have told about 35 of my closest friends I went to school with, both guys and girls, many I have known since about 3rd or 4th grade. I PM'd them thru FB, about half thru my.. guy page, (how they all knew me growing up), the other half, from my girls page. I did add a PM from my guy page saying.. "yes, that really was me that wrote that.."
What I find, just freakin' incredible, is the level of acceptance they have for me.. of the 35 I have told, only 5 have not answered me, tho I know they have read the PM. I will not push, badger, or ask "..so what do ya think?" i will let them digest, and answer, if they do, terrific, if they dont, well, they weren't real friends to begin with.
I told each one.. I will try to answer any questions or concerns you may have, honestly and accurately.. I have since had about each one ask a few things.. like, when will I change my name, have i told my family, how are they taking it, etc.. the standard questions.. only a couple have asked how this happened. I answered, it was the DES Mom was given. (No, not gonna get into the DES, Caused/Not Caused debate), explain a little bit, and tell them where they can find more info.. as every one of my friends are from the 50's/60's era and a few discovered they were dosed also.
Anyway, as long as they are genuinely interested in an answer, I'll provide what I know/think.
But many of us were close, then, on my guys page, and now, on my girls page. the girls and i laff and giggle and swap tips on FB, just as if I was a girl all along the time they knew me. A couple of the guys, are just as funny as they had always been growing up. One friend that I was esp close to, was the class clown, I was sort of the second banana.. anyway, I made him bust out in a belly laff, as his cover page had a beautiful black Trans Am car.. I asked him.. "hey, tell, me, that Trans am, was it a girl or a guy, before?" He said that was the greatest laff he has had in a long time, and so touching, coming from me. I told him, see, I'm still the same funny person that could make you laugh." He replied, "I always was, and will be, I'll just look different"
So, explanations.. some might need them, some def. will, and some.. will just accept without question. I have only one of those, and I love her to death!! She is the closest thing I could ask for in an older sister (only a yr older than me). She said she hates me 'cause mah butt and boobs are bigger than hers. =) I would donate both kidneys, and my heart to her if needed. Yeah, she's that close to me..
Most of the girls, ESPECIALLY since I am not full time yet, or RLE, gender me correctly, online. and a few that I see, in person, do it even tho, i'm .. um.. not quite there yet.. that is real friendship.
