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Little Victories

Started by Cirnobyl, June 01, 2011, 03:17:42 AM

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Cirnobyl

I'm pretty happy, I guess I'm just easily pleased.

Almost 3 months in to my regimen and already I'm fooling people into thinking I'm a girl...or at least making them have to think about it. A few days ago, a cashier said "Here you go, babe" to me, she was a lady. At Wal-Greens, while trying to buy some Nyquil they ID'd me and was like "Who is this? This isn't you.". My ID is like 6 months old from when I had a mustache and just didn't take care of myself. On the way to Wal-mart today, a guy hollered at me from his window passing by. At Wal-Mart, I was returning some things and it became a big scene.  :laugh: The clerk requested my ID and did like three double takes xDDD. He was speechless for a bit, then just asked "what happened to the stach'" which I said "Lots of things". He had to go get his manager and they both had to stare at me to figure out if I was who I said I was. It was embarrassing and exhilarating at the same time. Ultimately I had to take my hat off and show off my bald spots to convince them. The clerk was SO sweet about it and apologized twice to me. He was so cute, too~

It's probably not much but just the sensation that I've changed is enough to satisfy me. It may be time for me to get a new ID. As nice as it is for my transformation to be confirmed every time I want to buy some medicine or w/e, I don't like the hassle.  ::)
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Janet_Girl

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We do not fool people into thinking we are girls.  We have fooled them into thinking we were guys.  People are now just seeing under that male facade to the real you.
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Megan Joanne

That is just so funny.

Reminds me, a while back (early last year) while my mom and I were homeless, well sometimes we'd just go to different stores, look around trying to find something to do with our time, give us some semblance of normancy, well anyway, we went to Toys 'R' Us, my old workplace that I left about 9 years prior. My mom went to the doll section, I went to the action figures, and while I was over there, suddenly spot my old manager, all that time and he was still working there! For a moment I got startled, but then thought, I'm going to have me some fun, so I pass by him, he looks at me and smiles, I can see already that he did not even recognize me, and he said "Hello maam, how are you today." I answered "Fine, thank you." And then he asked, "Is there anything that I can help you with today?", I said, "No. Just looking around." He smiled and replied back, "Okay, if you need anything let me know.", I thanked him, giving him my cutest smile. I was so shocked, had to go tell my mom right away! So I casually walk back down one of the further action figure isles and then hasten over to my mom in the next section. Couldn't wait to tell her. So I tell my mom, "You aren't going to believe this, but remember [name of manager], he still works here, and guess what, he saw me, asked me if I needed anything, he didn't even recognize me, just saw me as just any other girl shopping or something." So she took a peak over to where he was, I told her not to let him see her, she may get recognize, afterall she'd been to my workplace all the time for the years that I worked there, and while I had changed a lot apparently she may not have other than aging more. So she asked me while looking over at him, "Isn't he the one you said that the one time was tripping all over himself when you first went to work as a woman?" Yep. You don't know how good I felt about that encounter, I estatic, because this guy was one of the jerks that mistreated me horribly when I worked there, so badly that I felt that I had to give up and leave, start anew elsewhere, and being as this time, nearly 9 years after I quit that job, not only did he not recognize me, but also saw me as a woman, bet he would have fell all over himself if I had given him a hint of who I was, wanted to just to see him turn into a fool, but I gained enough satisfaction over knowing that he had not the slightest clue.

I was reading to my mom what I typed here just a moment ago, she remembers, still thinks it was funny.
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JungianZoe

Those little moments can be so satisfying, but also so old after a while. :laugh:  Been dealing with them myself since I went full time in February (after 2.5 months of HRT) and every incident reminded me of how much I needed to get my name changed.  So now that will be a reality in 9 days and none too soon... I was trying to buy some cider the other night and almost didn't get it because even after five minutes of explanation--including dropping into my boy voice out of desperation--the clerk still didn't believe I was born a boy.  She maintained that it was my brother on the license.

Felt good, yes, but I would have been highly annoyed if I couldn't buy what I went to the store for! ;D
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Cirnobyl

Thats true, Janet. so true ^^

I hear you Zoe and congrats on going full time. I'd like too as well but I'm waiting until I've gotten my face cleared as well as gotten a nice wig. I'm stuck with hats to hide my old male pattern balding (though its actually regrowing! o.o). In the meantime I'll just take off my hat when I get ID'd.

and Megan that is so awesome! I wouldn't have been able to contain myself I would have just started giggling right there. I have a lot of old friends who are absolutely going to be shocked when they see the new me. SO far no ones been mean to me so I count myself fortunate there. I hope that luck continues ^^.
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spacial

Quote from: Janet Lynn on June 01, 2011, 09:13:59 AM
We do not fool people into thinking we are girls.  We have fooled them into thinking we were guys.  People are now just seeing under that male facade to the real you.

This.

1000 times.

I have never for a second, deceived myself that transision would be easy. But having to live a lie, every day is hell.

Though please Cirnobyl, don't get the impression I'm dismissing your victory. Well won and well deserved.
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