Thanks so much Judith! Though I'd love to, I doubt I'll be getting out soon. We'll see what my psychologist advises. I really only pretend to be a boy when I'm out of the house or we have guests over, though I doubt I'm fooling anyone who knows me. I work with women, my boss addresses us collectively as girls, and they gave me a women's top. My daughter will only trust her babies to me to look after, much to the annoyance of the natal grandmothers, and she comes to me first for housekeeping and health advice. I raised my two children on my own from nappies to adulthood. I now have grandchildren who adore me, and me them, so I can't do anything which would jeopardise my access to them. But I have a great need to be myself, and this is the challenge for myself and my therapist! My wife is more my soulmate, and she has been supportive while not understanding, and scared of where I may be heading, so I owe her similar support. This means not exposing myself to neighbours and her friends or causing her embarrassment. Meantime I need to find a friendly salon in Geelong and explore my options with my psych.
If I only had myself to consider I would have transitioned decades ago, but now my world is so much more complex. So glad I have found somewhere to talk to others who have real experience.
Allie
