punky_glitter's olderish people

[Jessica]

Then you need to hang out with my brother. He acts 12 a lot of the time.

Ick!

I was reminded (thank you girlfriend) that in the timeline of transition we were more in the 14-16 yo range.

[punky_glitter]

What if I feel like I'm 21
(I'm 17)

[Aurorasky]

Hello,

Olderish, love that word! Lol, excuse me but I am still unmarried, so I choose to be referred as miss regardless of how old I am! I am only 20, wait, 21 already, ugh lol. But yeah, I feel old when I realize those born in 2000 will be 18 this year! omg.

[Jessica]

Hey now youngins,

  I'm one of those olderish folks and I'm the one who decided this topic needed it's own thread. Not for segregation (those sometimes I think it is a needful things when it come to youngerish folk) No, I did it becayse the comversation was derailing the other thread. So now ya'll have your own playground. Enjoy! But behave yourselves.

Hugs,
  Laurie

Well I'm not a youngin' , so I guess I'll bow out of this thread and find the olderish one.

[TonyaW]

What if I feel like I'm 21
(I'm 17)

Wont get you into a bar

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[punky_glitter]

Darn.
But also, if you think about it there are no more 90's kids. All of them are at least 18 by now. So all the kids in my generation that are trying to be cool and retro saying that they're a "90's kid" are are liars 
Why do you think all the 90's fashion is coming back?

[TonyaW]

Ick!

I was reminded (thank you girlfriend) that in the timeline of transition we were more in the 14-16 yo range.

If I remember that far back,  ( I'm oldererish?), there were a few girls at 12 and most at 14 that had more up top than I do after almost a year of HRT.

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[TonyaW]

I'm going to be 24 soon which I guess is still youngish; bit it's weird to think I was born in a different century and people born in 2000 are now adults 

On New Years eve it was pointed out that on that day only, everyone born in the 1900s was an adult and everyone born in the 2000s was a minor. 

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[DawnOday]

Oh gosh now I feel rude 
I've learned quickly that this place isn't condescending at all, in fact quite the opposite!
But I do know something that never fails to make anyone feel old, I was born in 2001.
When I said that to my grandparents they both nearly passed out from laughing about how old they felt 

Punky- You are lucky to be born during more accepting time. Sometimes we don't see it. When I was your age, I had just as much desire as you have. Transgender was not even a term then. I was a ->-bleeped-<-. Crossdresser was not part of the lexicon either. I tried 6 times since 1984 to come out but could not bring myself to confess why I was in the therapist office. As a result. What I wanted since I started kindergarten has taken 64 years to accomplish. I can't get any surgeries due to poor health. But I can tell you this. For the first time in nearly a lifetime, I am not depressed. I have forgiven myself for some of the damage my confusion caused. I am looking forward. Something I have never done. For the first time in a long time, I want to make friends. I shut them out since high school. All because of HRT.

[Roll]

Darn.
But also, if you think about it there are no more 90's kids. All of them are at least 18 by now. So all the kids in my generation that are trying to be cool and retro saying that they're a "90's kid" are are liars 
Why do you think all the 90's fashion is coming back?

Oh God, the 90s are definitely back and it's hilarious to me. My sister(17) says everyone at her school wears Nirvana t-shirts and talks about Friends(granted on Netflix and not actually as it aired on NBC like I did... ). I mean... there was always a blurrier line between the mid 90s through today than compared to a lot of other decades (mainstream music has been pretty much stagnant), but the level it has gotten to in direct references to the 90s is crazy.

Probably also helps a lot of us that grew up in the 90s are still mentally children because Millennials have a cohort wide case of arrested development. (It is so common to see blended groups ranging from 17-37 doing stuff like playing video games for instance.)

[Julia1996]

Oh God, the 90s are definitely back and it's hilarious to me. My sister(17) says everyone at her school wears Nirvana t-shirts and talks about Friends(granted on Netflix and not actually as it aired on NBC like I did... ). I mean... there was always a blurrier line between the mid 90s through today than compared to a lot of other decades (mainstream music has been pretty much stagnant), but the level it has gotten to in direct references to the 90s is crazy.

Probably also helps a lot of us that grew up in the 90s are still mentally children because Millennials have a cohort wide case of arrested development. (It is so common to see blended groups ranging from 17-37 doing stuff like playing video games for instance.)

I think video games will remain popular. 60 years from now I can easily picture a retirement home full of elderly nerds gathered around a game console still gaming between naps, bingo and medication time.

[Charlie Nicki]

Well I'm not a youngin' , so I guess I'll bow out of this thread and find the olderish one.

LOL you are very welcome here sis.

Xoxo,

Middleish Charlie

[Roll]

Middleish Charlie

I'm thinking Older-youngerish for myself.

[krobinson103]

Lol... I am not Olderish... I'm as Youngerish as I feel which is no more than 25 thank you! :p I just ignore the fact I was born way back in the dark ages...

[Charlie Nicki]

I'm thinking Older-youngerish for myself.

I like it better 

[Sarah_P]

Believe it or not I've already had a small child call me old. I was babysitting this 5 year old brat....I mean child. He asked me how old I was and I told him I was 19. He said "wow, that's really old".  I almost forgot to let him out of the refrigerator before his parent came home.

LOL!

So I'm 42.... does that make me middleish?

[Lady Skylar]

Punky- You are lucky to be born during more accepting time. Sometimes we don't see it. When I was your age, I had just as much desire as you have. Transgender was not even a term then. I was a ->-bleeped-<-. Crossdresser was not part of the lexicon either. I tried 6 times since 1984 to come out but could not bring myself to confess why I was in the therapist office. As a result. What I wanted since I started kindergarten has taken 64 years to accomplish. I can't get any surgeries due to poor health. But I can tell you this. For the first time in nearly a lifetime, I am not depressed. I have forgiven myself for some of the damage my confusion caused. I am looking forward. Something I have never done. For the first time in a long time, I want to make friends. I shut them out since high school. All because of HRT.

I know what you mean. I'm 54 and what was most depressing for me is that you didn't dare tell anyone you were really a girl, or even dress like one when I was in my teens, or early 20's or 30's for that matter. It's great to finally see the young people now have a better chance at their transition goals and be more accepted in today's society. I'll just continue with my goals of transition though because like you I finally am a woman and that makes me feel great, even though I know with all the damage T has done to my body and looks I'll never be totally feminine looking or considered a pretty woman. I'll settle for just being a happy ugly woman lol. Happy Pride Month to everybody.

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[davina61]

When your youngest child is older than the youngerish ones on here that makes me feel very olderish but then my brain is still youngerish . 63 still in my 20s

[big kim]

Age is a number. 61 this year, go  to  the punk Rock festival each year &  ride a Harley Sportster (883R, stage 1  tune), Big Twins are for old people!

[pamelatransuk]

I know what you mean. I'm 54 and what was most depressing for me is that you didn't dare tell anyone you were really a girl, or even dress like one when I was in my teens, or early 20's or 30's for that matter. It's great to finally see the young people now have a better chance at their transition goals and be more accepted in today's society. I'll just continue with my goals of transition though because like you I finally am a woman and that makes me feel great, even though I know with all the damage T has done to my body and looks I'll never be totally feminine looking or considered a pretty woman. I'll settle for just being a happy ugly woman lol. Happy Pride Month to everybody.

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I agree completely on both your points.

Young people now have a much better chance of acceptance and achieving their transition goals rather than having to be limited to private transvestism like we were. That is so wonderful. Times are changing.

We can also now openly pursue our previously hidden goals even though we have less time left.

I was born in 1955.

Hugs

Pamela