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#14
Last post by LoriDee - Today at 12:05:50 PM
Laundry quandry
#15
@Sarah B
Dear Sarah B:I so very much enjoyed reading about your sweet and caring thoughts
that you expressed for your mum.
Many members here that are transitioning or have transitioned do not,
or may have never had that kind of unconditional support from a parent
and other close family members.
Count yourself very fortunate.
Thank you for sharing and for posting your update on your blog thread.Many HUGS,
Danielle
#18
Last post by LoriDee - Today at 11:10:23 AM
Good luck, Jenn.
The Susan's Place Cheerleading Squad is rooting for you.
Hugs!
#19
First off, I have never been told that I am intersex or that I have Klinefelter Syndrome. However, It seems that I would fit the description.
Other than the fact that I am 69 inches tall instead of over 73 inches, everything else seems to fit.
Male genitals, check
Wide hips. check
Narrow shoulders, check
Gynecomastia (Breasts) check, I am a 38B
What else is there? long legs, long arms, Shirt sleeves an inch too short.
someone mentioned my long fingers.
Weak bones - is that why I broke both wrists. but dense enough for screws to hold the wrist plates.
Delayed speech and standing on my own.
Mental conditions like ADHD and autism.
I took algebra in high school, and I still count on my fingers.
I wonder to what extent the female physical characteristics are? Do I have the smaller organs such as the heart and lungs, causing me to have shortness of breath and chest pains. ( my doctor knows about the chest pains).
My first time wearing high heels, was not all wobbly and they fit properly. Wearing women's shoes, I do not have the foot pain like I had with the men's boots.
To find other things, I had to understand what estrogen did to the male body(trans-woman) thin skin, softer skin etc.
All this can be attributed to low testosterone, and the body at puberty defaulting to female characteristics. But is it still in the normal range?
I got tired of being the bearded lady. The way the little girls would stare, you would think they never saw a bearded lady before.
Growing up in the 50's, there was a lot of gay bashing, even from my own father. he once made a statement that he would kill his own son if turned out to be gay. This is from a man that carried a badge and a gun. I also heard statements about holding down a long haired guy and cut their hair.
Hearing that enough, it could probably turn a gay person homophobic.
This was also a time that cross dressing was a crime, and assumed that all cross dressers were gay. Perhaps this led to the idea that any feminine looking guy was gay, and him getting beaten up in the bathroom. Even in grade school.
Michelle
#20
Last post by D'Amalie - Today at 10:13:18 AM
Of course you know this means war?!
Music is almost always going, especially in the garage! I don't run anymore.
I like the bath and asper creme.
Like last week, I drove up to Montana (10 hours round trip) just for the spectacular Aurora Borealis.
Music all the way.
Back 30 years ago, I'd run for hours with Pink Floyd on the Walkman. Kind of difficult on the obstacle course though.
