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Hi everyone, It's my Birthday!!!

Started by SarahElizabeth1981, February 25, 2016, 11:11:27 PM

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Rebecca

Wonderful news Sarah I'm glad thanksgiving went well.

Feels so good when your Mum smiles and calls you by your real name.
It's the best validation ever after all she gave birth to you so if she can manage your name the there's no excuse for anyone else not getting it right.

Like "If anyone's not sure who I am ask my Mum!!!!".
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Rebecca

Hey Michelle

Yeah FB can be really sneaky. I can imagine the fear people must feel if they're trying to keep 2 lives separate when they cross.

I'm pretty lucky as I'm just me all the time so everybody close to me knows my past and stuff but to everyone I'm just a normal girl which I of course love. But because it has been so easy to then nail anything trans to my profile would make me feel less than normal and that's so not happening hence my occasional meltdown about information/privacy.

Fortunately over the past goodness knows how many months I've grown to trust Sarah, Tasha, Christine and Jenny a lot which is why I've let them cross the line from my detached net identity into my real world stuff with my family, names, pics etc. I consider myself very lucky to be their friend.

It has been an amazing year if I think about it all and it's not finished yet...
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Jenny0713

That's so nice, Jerrica. I feel lucky to have you as a friend too!  Forever friends.


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Rebecca

Well thanks to you and my shenanigans last night I've grown up a wee bit more which I'm glad of. Being a girl is easy growing up into a woman that's hard I'm just glad y'all put up with me ♡

I find it so funny to be transphobic at times (after it - during is so not funny) but another step forwards now.

Feel free to tag or do whatever facebooky stuff you like btw. Make yourselves at home :)
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Jenny0713

Great Jerrica!  I do know the feeling. I often feel extremely dysphoric and it's hard to bounce out of it. I just have to keep plugging and continue being myself as you well know. I am so much more happy now that I can actually be myself. Strange thing for me though, is that I didn't have a clue of all of this back in January/February. It pretty much just snapped in March/April. Jenny was born and has never stopped since. Totally thrilled. Gotta go to work. Talk to you later hun.

Jenny


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Rebecca

Yup been stalking y'all on FB to catch up ;)

Your own stuff has been great. Whereas I basically killed who/what I was and took my body back you actually seemed to change and grow taking your world with you which was really cool.

I find it amazing how well you girls deal with your pasts and of course how far we've all come in a matter of months. All almost in sync it'd be funny if we all end up finished at the same kind of time too. Although a bit jealous of you all for being in official channels but another 3 months and get to play catch up with you at GIC.
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SarahElizabeth1981

hehehe thank you Shelby that was like 8 months ago.... pretty soon I'll be posting about my next birthday   ;D

I don't post all that much on facebook. but i try and keep up with everyone.

oh forgot to mention the other day my mum mis gendered me and then corrected herself and gendered me correctly. Which was a first. it seems she's finally starting to accept me as Sarah. She did always want a girl......... hehehehe
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Tasha_

That's pretty much fb in a nutshell.... not much, but we can share a small part of our lives. That is now the only profile I use and I indeed like to keep it private as well. Glad we are all connected there though!!😁
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Rebecca

Me too deeply personal stuff is restricted to you gals, my eldest daughter & my diary.

So funnily yous get more than everyone else instead of less you poor poor girls being exposed to inside my head lol
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Rebecca

Oh almost forgot Sarah totally loving your Mum doing well with name and gendering.

I did sometimes worry about my Mum and did ask her how she was handling it as I basically killed her son. On the surface she has been seriously amazing and I worried she could be feeling otherwise deep down. She says of course she had to grieve for her son but as she had already lost and mourned her son years before I arrived in her life so it probably made it a bit easier and most importantly she loves her daughter which was like the best answer ever.
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Rebecca

Oh can't remember if we talked about it already but I'm weighing up cosmetic Vs full GCS on another thread.

Giving some serious consideration to full.

Early days sure but it's nice to know what I want.

Any thoughts?

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Jenny0713

I could easily see myself getting facial surgery over bottom surgery. Hard to say though. Long time down the road.


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Rebecca

Can be fun though to think ahead.

FFS is a maybe but not a priority. Don't honestly know what they would suggest  but everything considered.

So looking forward to my trach (4 weeks max to slice and dice) once that's healed I'll feel a lot better as that's my main tell.

Still going to push for Orchi asap then obviously GCS once the GIC do whatever they do after.

Orthodontics referral in and waiting for consultation I'll pay it up if I have to but sooner I start the sooner it will be finished. Want proper train tracks and  bite alignment for upper and lower teeth so big job.

Once that's all done I'll feel rich as I won't have to pay for any work on me apart from my usual necessities of course hair, nails, brows etc but they're fun.
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SarahElizabeth1981

yeah i was a little nervous about my mum. I've heard from other transgender people where their mums never change. some that do and a some that fall in between. My mum started complimenting me on things early on... nice shoes, skirt etc. but still saw me as her boy. she has come a long way and having her call me Sarah and refer to me as a girl gives me hope. I think it'll help once I'm on estrogen and start voice training. Surely it will be easier to see me as a girl when i really look and sound the part.

the only facial surgery I want is my nose and it's not really even that I need to do it. I just want a smaller cuter nose.  :D  As a man I think it's fine but women tend to have smaller noses so that's what I want. I don't have a very prominent adams apple so I'm not really concerned about that. I actually told a girl that other day I was trans and she asked if I had it shaved. It was a good thing to be asked, tells me I don't really have anything to worry about there.
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Tasha_

Curiouser and curiouser..... I am not sure if I know the difference, is cosmetic only top? And the other both? I know that along the way here, I will be doing top surgery for sure.... and if the hormones mess with functionality too much, I'll have to do that too..... but.... until then, my voice is okay at least, and I feel pretty confident these days.... the most important part of my genitals is playing with my wife, so as long as everything below is working I'd leave it..... my lower half does NOT define my gender.... anyway.... I will have to get back to all this later, bit of rambling today.... but, love you ladies!!!! G'night!!!
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Rebecca

Cosmetic GCS gives you all the external appearance of female genitalia enough to be comfortable naked etc but no vaginal canal so you cannot be penetrated vaginally. This was my primary choice but I know I don't know everything I need to make a proper decision so I asked for help.

I have learned a lot on the other thread to help me think.

For me personally I can't wait to be rid of what I've been given for 2 reasons. Firstly as my position is T can kill me so losing the testes removes a gun from my head that is there 24/7. Secondly and almost more importantly to me at this time is appearances as seeing that staring back at me in the mirror every morning hurts me as a reminder I am different. For those that are happy with their genitalia fantastic but for me it's a problem. Also although I can tuck effectively enough without tape etc the fear of exposure is always there if in my swimsuit etc. In my regular clothes no worries there but there is minor movement during my aerobics class; nothing I can't adjust and everyone in class know about me but it still annoys me.

So for me GCS is a must and with all my musts I want it now, now, now, NOW!!!!!

But GCS comes in 2 main varieties Cosmetic gives all the looks but no penetrative sex and no need to dilate ever.
Slice and dice then that's it forever. That side really really appeals to me.

Full doesn't require as much concern or ongoing maintenance than dilation and over time the need to dilate reduces.
Initially you could be looking at having to dilate for 30 mins 4 times a day which is a massive time commitment but eventually you could be down to as little as once a week. It's manageable and it's also possible to reach orgasm from internal or external stimulation which could be a serious bonus.

The sex part of my brain is in lock down since last October as anytime there is any activity down there I kinda panic like it's going to take over again. This puts me in a poor position to give Full proper consideration from the sexual side as I have to operate on thought instead of feel whereas I'm usually the other way around these days. After GCS of either type that part of me will be unlocked at which point I could well place significantly more value on penetration or stimulation than I do now and that's the catch.

As aesthetics slowly moves towards a given instead of a fear of "will I look ok naked?" I am gradually going further in my thoughts particularly as regards my future. It's perfectly possible my wife and I could separate or "open" our relationship at some point which opens a whole side of life I had never expected to think about dating, relationships and of course sex. In the past it was sheer luck and a ridiculous set of coincidences that got my wife and I to meet and fortunately we just clicked so I never had to do dating but it could be fun (whole other debate in my head for that over disclosure but later).

With all things being possible I think I will end up going Full as I'll probably end up taking a bi label.
Despite my lockdown I am feeling nonsexual attraction to guys and when in pain I do flirt with the idea of being comforted in the arms of guys I know (yeah my laser guy was defo my first crush but although nothing would ever happen it's fun to play in your mind especially when feeling hurt or alone). I do want to be desired as a woman be that by a man or woman I don't actually mind. Want it all really. I want to be told I'm gorgeous and looked after at times like a proper princess.

Once the sex side of my brain is unlocked I might feel sexually attracted to men but I wouldn't know until after GCS.
As pointed out though on the other thread girl/girl relationships can also utilise the perks of Full GCS so basically when I grow up enough to handle sexual thoughts if sex is on the cards which it probably will be I really should just go for Full.

Love the net it's great to be able to think online and have others help fill in gaps.
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Tasha_

Seems to me then like full would be the way to go.... personally, I would like to have both genitalia.... I want to know how the other feels, but I like how what I have feels, only problem with that though is appearance which still gives me dysphoric feelings at times....
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SarahElizabeth1981

hmm I didn't know they did just the external change. I thought it was just the full GCS. So, I never really gave it any thought. as much as I don't expect to have vaginal sex I wouldn't want to not have the option if I so chose. As it's fully covered here I don't see any reason not to do the full surgery. Although it would eliminate the post op care if you didn't have a vaginal canal. Dilating and such.
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Rebecca

Well my decision is now made I'm going to go for Full :)

I did have a number of concerns but my fears regarding hygiene and maintenance etc have now been resolved. The functional vagina keeps options open from as little as 30 mins a week long term which is reasonable.

At a certain point I will change from using the dilators to a regular dildo/vibrator to step away from it being "medical aftercare" in my head and that should be the finish flag at the end my physical transition.

After that I can just be a "normal" girl that plays with her toy at least once a week ;)
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