Starting over! Innies&Outties!

[Mrs Erocse]

It is very wonderful to hear about your day Simone V! Thank you always for your generosity in sharing it with us. I love your sense of humor too. I have an off kilter sense of humor and the funniest thing about me is how hard I try to be funny and fail. (Everyone wonders what inspires me to keep trying.) (So forgive me in advance for my lame attempts.)

Hugs.
Patty

[Jillieann Rose]

Oh wow! Simone,
I so wished I could have been there to see you and Colleen in person.
Sound like all went well.

Three inch heels! Colleen do are you trying to hurt yourself?
Do you know what it would have done to your ankles and back if you fell off them.
Your allot braver than me. Anything over two inches is too high.

Simone you need to get one of those dividers for your purse if your going to put that type of assortment in.
That sure would have made a deadly weapon for any would be assailant.
And Simone maybe you should just put your purse in your lap, no too heavy on the floor. 
Hugs Jillieann

[annette]

Hi Simone.

I love reading your adventures, your writing style is so nice, I'm always reading it with a big smile on my face because it's so good to read you really enjoing your life now.
I'm also touched the way you take care of your parents, you are such a good woman and good to hear you have met Colleen in person.

I'm desperatly looking forward to your next posts.

love
annette

[Colleen Ireland]

Three inch heels! Colleen do are you trying to hurt yourself?
Do you know what it would have done to your ankles and back if you fell off them.
Your allot braver than me. Anything over two inches is too high.

Simone exaggerates.  I'm SURE they're not 3".  Maybe 2.5.  At any rate, I am a tall girl.  Almost six feet tall in bare feet (well, okay, with nylons on...)

Well, girls, my wife and I had a talk tonight, and we both now realize our marriage has to end.  We've both pretty much known for a while this was coming.  I won't hijack this thread - I'll post a new thread here under "Just for us", and I'll blog about it in my blog.  Just thought you'd like to know.  Sorry for the down post.

[Glenn]

Woohoo!

Got it in the mail today my first letter from CAMH, no I have to streamline my life story for them because it's to many pages long and get my information into them. I am also planning on hitting my doctor up for him to fill in the form to get my gender changed on my drivers license. Plus I have the 68 page health care guide from the Sherborne clinic that makes it clear that after blood testing I can proceed with HRT. That I need to show him.  I do not intend to waste anymore of my life as a boy!

Happy happy joy joy, Looks down at self and ask.  Are you still there? Fall off or something will ya!

Love hugs all Simone.

[A]

Whoa, this letter makes it possible to change your gender marker already ? FAST. Congratulations ! I need SRS (and implicitly 1 year RLE) here for that.

[Glenn]

no not so lucky as that.  But this means that CAMH has excepted my doctors referal and that they will be seeing me in the hopefully not to distant future.

[Jillieann Rose]

Simone,
Nope it won't fall off.
Been waiting for mine to for a few years now. 
Oh well just don't look that far down sis. 

Woohoo!
Got it in the mail today my first letter from CAMH, no I have to streamline my life story for them because it's to many pages long and get my information into them. I am also planning on hitting my doctor up for him to fill in the form to get my gender changed on my drivers license. Plus I have the 68 page health care guide from the Sherborne clinic that makes it clear that after blood testing I can proceed with HRT. That I need to show him.  I do not intend to waste anymore of my life as a boy!

So happy for you Simone. 
Go girl go.
So are you going out to celebrate sis?
Hugs,
Jillieann

[HitOrMiss.]

Kay I know I'm getting in on this thread ultra late (11 pages. Wow) but I just had to say how aweome this

But Mom turned to my father and said.  "See I told you so!"

is (OMG that's a quote from page 1?!?).
Reading your first few posts in this thread gave me this picture in my head of your parents and the situation. Some great story telling from you by the way
I just can't believe how great that turned out. When I told my parents it was the most nerve-wracking thing ever. I've had it really lucky as far as acceptance from family but this story is just amazing. My parents didn't know what the heck I was telling them.

Anyways, all the best in your transition. Seems like you're fast-tracking it pretty hard. Those first posts were just a month ago, and now you're already going out and shopping as you please, not to mention talking about SRS at CamH. I wish I had the courage to do what you're doing, but I'm too timid I guess...

I'll have to pay more attention to this thread of yours. Its rather exciting

[Glenn]

Something I've heard in the past and recently heard again, struck me.  "Life is what you make of it"
What a truly Profound thing for anyone to say.  For normal folks it means job family friends. 

But for us the Transgender people both M2F and F2M's it means so much more. For us the life we have been given by nature, god or what ever defining moment that decided our physical gender. Has left us lost from the moment of our emergence into this world. I do not use the word birth because for myself I look at birth as a joy full  thing. But remembering my life from as early as I can remember. I felt out of place, un natural, out of phase somehow with the world I was living in.  While other boys engaged in base ball and hockey I had my secret interest in dolls and dresses. Many of you have had it just the same. 

So the simple words that most of our parents have uttered to us at times. "Life is what you make it."
Have an entirely different meaning for us. We have to make ourselves. No one else can do it for us!
We have to go step by painful step until we are finally what we are supposed to be.  Our entire life has to be committed to "making life" I understand the pain of it all for everyone of us.

I see stories about families lost friends departed all the ways we pay for making life what we need it to be. So the next time someone fails to show support or understanding remember. Life is what WE make it.  You don't need anyone's approval to be who you are. You don't have to let anyone opinions stop you. Love yourself and others will love you as well.  Those who don't will have never understood who you really are anyway.


Hugs

Simone

[Jillieann Rose]

Wow! Simone that is great. This could have been a new posting/thread in itself.

Life is what WE make it.  You don't need anyone's approval to be who you are. You don't have to let anyone opinions stop you. Love yourself and others will love you as well.

No truer words were spoken sis.

I believe we (trans-people) are special because of our physical birth defect. (wrong sexual parts at birth)
The struggles that we have had to face from early days on have scared and hurt us badly.
But because of them we are stronger and better people.
We have more compassion for other that are hurting.
Transgender people know that life is a journey and they strive to better themselves
And life is worth fighting for and so we move ahead through pain and sorry to reach or goals.
Trying to comfort and help other alone the way.
We want to be the best person we can be. The person that is inside of us.
So we wake up each day stronger and better people for facing these struggles, that are not are fault but that help us to grown.

"Life is what you make of it"

Jillieann

[Colleen Ireland]

I am proud and privileged to know Simone.  I feel truly blessed to have her in my life.  Even more so that we're almost certain to be roommates soon (I'm just finalizing a couple of things, Simone, I will know by end of today).  I can learn so much from her.  She is a very special lady.  I guess that's really all there is to say.

[Jillieann Rose]

I am proud and privileged to know Simone.  I feel truly blessed to have her in my life. ...
I can learn so much from her.  She is a very special lady.  I guess that's really all there is to say.

I totally agree Colleen.
Jillieann

[Glenn]

hey girls what the french Transgirl sing when she fell into a pond up to her waist?


All-a-wetta! Jonney's all-a-wetta!

  I'm having my daily giggle and wanted to share it!

Love you al
Jillieann did you get my number in the -mail I sent you?

hugs Simone!

[Jillieann Rose]

Simone yor crack me up girl. 

Yes I did get your number. Thanks.

Jillieann

[Make_It_Good]

Hey Simone!

I know I have come into this story alittle late, but I just wanted to say I have enjoyed reading about your adventures. Your sense of humour is very amusing, and your determination is quite inspiring, I must say.

I am sorry to hear about the prblems with your sister and other family/family friends' reactions, but as Im sure the majority of us on here can say, we can relate to it. It is never easy, but you have to do things for yourself and not let things hold you back anymore(which you arent doing, well done!!!)
Its coming up to 5 years since I "came out" and my family still dont use the right pronouns, but they clearly love me, they are just taking their sweet time coming round. But their progress is evident!

I hope for a smooth transition, you are already showing such courage and it seems as though you are being re-released into life with a new spirit! You seem much more happier compared to your earliest posts.

All the best.

[Glenn]

Hey Simone!

I know I have come into this story alittle late, but I just wanted to say I have enjoyed reading about your adventures. Your sense of humour is very amusing, and your determination is quite inspiring, I must say.

I am sorry to hear about the prblems with your sister and other family/family friends' reactions, but as Im sure the majority of us on here can say, we can relate to it. It is never easy, but you have to do things for yourself and not let things hold you back anymore(which you arent doing, well done!!!)
Its coming up to 5 years since I "came out" and my family still dont use the right pronouns, but they clearly love me, they are just taking their sweet time coming round. But their progress is evident!

I hope for a smooth transition, you are already showing such courage and it seems as though you are being re-released into life with a new spirit! You seem much more happier compared to your earliest posts.

All the best.

Okay be still my heart.
Did anyone just see the hunk that posted in my thread?

Thank you so much for your kind words Make_It_Good

Simone

[Jillieann Rose]

Oh, I did, I did, I did see the hunk that posted in my thread.
He's so cute.

[Colleen Ireland]

Down, girls.  Behave yourselves.  For one thing, he's WAY too young (oh, yeah, that's an ASSET...).  Well, if you're gonna be cougars, at least learn to Ggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrowwwwwwwwwlllllllllllll... 

[Glenn]

Today in preparation for Colleen. I cleaned out a room that has been used for storage for 10 years. The balcony is full of things I need to carry out to the dumpster this week. But the room is empty. Wednesday I will Wash the walls and clean out the heat register. Then mask the base boards and around the trim in prep for the paint of Colleens color preference. Tomorrow morning at 9 am I will be having some more dental work done. After that I intend to move my 60 gallon fish tank. A Full day task. So by weeks end Colleen can come in and assess her new environs. 

I am excited and happy to be sharing my place with other Transgirls. It will make life more interesting and fun. 

Next week I face the even more daunting job of cleaning out then painting and fixing up the room I have used as a make due workshop for the last 10 years.  So that another Trans friend can move into it. 
Note to all my friends.  If anymore of you need a place we may have to just rent a second apartment


love hugs
Simone.