I never have a problem with questions like that. It is just small talk between friends and they ask because they are interested and truly want to understand. There's nothing wrong with that at all.

Had quite the conversation with a friend today. He's probably my closest friend... or at least the one I speak to most often (like almost on a daily basis, if not more).

When I sent the letter the call we had the next morning was incredible, and since then we've been back in our regular routine.

But today, and I think this was probably because we were talking about this weekend and I reminded him that Saturday was "hair day"... he suddenly was a question machine. And it was pretty hilarious.

It started with "Oh yeah... so I have to get used to you with hair soon, huh?" And went on to...
"When are you going to start wearing skirts?" (I replied "when are YOU going to start wearing skirts?" 😂) and when I told him I didn't think skirts would be part of my wardrobe he asked "don't you want to show off your legs?"

He asked about bathroom use in public... he asked what shoes I'm going to wear... I mean, it was 20 minutes of this... Every minute or so he'd say "It's ok that I'm asking all these questions?" And I'd always say "Sure, no problem" and I really meant it... because the questions were really being asked with such love and curiosity.

It's hard to describe. I hope people don't think this conversation was intrusive. And maybe in other relationships it would be. But for me, for us, it was really on brand and it was really the kind of thing that filled my tank for a bit, you know?

Love,
Allie

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Hi Everyone

I have had only 5 doctors since I changed my life around, 3 have been male doctors and 2 have been female.  Only two male doctors, did not really know about my 'medical condition', however all my doctors have treated me very well.

I have had other doctors, but they were for only one or two visits, when my normal doctor was not available, or I had an emergency, that needed quick attention.  In which case they did not know about my 'medical condition'.

I currently have a female doctor that knows of my medical condition (I let her see my surgery letter) and is well versed in that area. I'm also very comfortable in going to her.  I have always been comfortable with the doctors that I have seen and I stay with the one doctor over a long period of time.

My original doctor, who treated me for 17 years, is the only doctor, who wanted to see downstairs after my surgery and I had no problem in doing so.  I'm more comfortable or inclined to see a female doctor when it comes to anything downstairs, not that situation has risen.  Except for the examination by the gynaecologist that I saw recently and gave me a clean bill of health in that department after 33 years and of course female technicians who do my breast examination.

So, like I did just recently in finding a new doctor, my criteria was that one was a GP, two used informed consent, and three was 'gender' aware.  I would suggest that those who are looking for a new doctor in the future, should use the above criteria that I listed as much as possible.

So to answer your question male or female doctor, it does not matter, except I prefer female doctors when it comes to female problems.

All the best for the future and of course stay healthy.

Love and Hugs
Sarah B
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Now that I'm outside most of the time my electric bill has dropped below $60 for the 2nd month in a row!
I'm inside today because it has been raining on and off all day.
I use a Big Red Wagon with large tires for gardening.  I use it all the time to move stuff around the yard.

I had a co-worker that confided to me about his abusive mother.  She was pretty and her husband was warned not to marry her!  He had an accident and went on disability. After that she treated the men in her family as 2nd class citizens!  He wasn't invited to social gatherings!  They would have them after he left!

Another co-worker would tell stories about his ex wife from hell, who was also very pretty.
She wouldn't let him enjoy his hobbies.

It may be that power corrupts, and young women are easily corrupted, not having a lot of life experience or proper training in how to manage the power they have.

I also had that experience at a movie theater, a lady working at the theater said I was going in the wrong one.

Marion

Here in the UK, GP's are useless for anything transgender orientated. "We are not trained to administer hormones or to evaluate bloods" so will not do either. The fact they administer hormones to cis women and know exactly what good hormone blood levels are in cis women says it all.

I have a female GP that I choose thinking from her CV would good, but she is just like all the rest.

I hope in your country or state GP's are better than here.

Jessica xxx

Having a fear of women also means having a fear of looking at a woman.
I wrote the following long ago.

11:40am
So many thoughts go through my head. That breasts are considered to be sexual objects. And yet the female does not hide the fact that she has breasts. She has no choice, To walk upright she must must put her breasts on display. But there is more than this. Her breasts show that she is a woman. Nature's way of attracting a mate. To her, it is a validation that she is indeed a woman.
I need to remember that women do get jealous of other women. My desire to look at a woman's breasts may be to compare. Are mine the right size, Are they the right shape. I, too, need the validation that I am female.
Michelle

@davina61

I truly understand that. My previous apartment was on the third floor. Carrying a case of bottled water up those stairs put me in a world of hurt.

Fortunately, my new apartment here (2nd floor) has an elevator, a trash chute, and laundry on each floor. But I live towards one end and it is a LONG walk to the center of the building where all of those things are. I use a cart to haul my groceries now. Work smarter, not harder!

@Maid Marion

Modern rock tumblers use very little electricity. I run three (one single-barrel, and two double-barrels) processing 15 lbs of rock 24/7. My electric bill went down so I know they are not a factor.

In one of the Rock Tumbling Groups I belong to, someone wanted to power their tumbler using a solar panel. Of course that would require a battery and the solar would keep the battery charged. I think a similar setup would work with a windmill. We did some calculations and determined that it could be done, but would not be more efficient than just running it off the line power coming into the house.

A truck driver has his tumbler in his truck running off an inverter. He does this because he is seldom home. All of these can work as an interesting experiment. But for the purpose of polishing rocks, it is easier and less complicated to just plug it into an outlet.

If you do go for the windmill power, let me know how it works out. I think it would be an awesome idea to share.