Hi Lori

It's so good to hear that your trip to Walmart was an enjoyable one.  I agree with what Danielle said 110% and that was:

Quote from: Northern Star Girl on Today at 02:20:11 PMUsually it is easier to pass if one is wearing casual clothing,
wearing a minimal amount of  makeup and nail polish...
appropriate shoes (even sneakers with pink highlights) and accessories,
purse ... and wearing curve hugging jeans and a fitted top,
and obvious, "boobage" showing (but not over-the-top)
          AND, very importantly
having the self-confidence and self-acceptance to be seen.

In addition just be yourself.  Your trip to Walmart is just one of many more to come the epitome of living the life that was denied you for all those years.

Take care and I know you will have many more wonderful days like this.

Love and Hugs
Sarah B
Official Greeter

Quote from: Oldandcreaky on Today at 01:15:16 PMWhoa, Twain's belated neighbor and Lincoln's cuz. You're royalty by dint of proximity and DNA.

I think telling our son about my situation was less fraught than telling him, when he was like 6-7, that he was related to Abe Lincoln. Because he then spent the rest of that school year singing the original song he wrote entitled "I'm related to Abraham Lincoln" over and over and OVER again...  😂

BTW, the lyrics were, coincidentally, exactly the same as the title. So... not a lot of variety in that song. So he could get through like 40-50 renditions of it in under 3 minutes.

Last month when cleaning out stuff in the basement we came across some school project he did where he did the family tree showing his connection to Abe - which is great, but I think it was for science class and he was supposed to make one of those baking soda volcanos. (I kid, I kid)...

As for Twain, yes.. it is kind of cool. Drove by his house every day for most of my life. I can't recall the last time I actually went inside, though... must have been 40 years ago? I have vague memory of taking my wife when we were first dating.

All that is apropos of nothing, though, other than that the phrase "by dint of proximity" is doing a LOT of the heavy lifting in your note above, as it relates to "royalty". I mean, A LOT. 😉

  @LoriDee     
Dear LoriDee:
Your summary of your "Affirmations" posting was right on.

Usually it is easier to pass if one is wearing casual clothing,
wearing a minimal amount of  makeup and nail polish...
appropriate shoes (even sneakers with pink highlights) and accessories,
purse ... and wearing curve hugging jeans and a fitted top,
and obvious, "boobage" showing (but not over-the-top)
          AND, very importantly
having the self-confidence and self-acceptance to be seen.

Thank you LoriDee for posting and sharing.

HUGS, Danielle

Hi LoriDee,

I also went to Walmart today, as well as two grocery stores.
Yes, people are very nice.
I work a pink jacket and my new flannel lined jeans, as it can be really cold inside the grocery stores.
Wore my 2 inch heel booties and carried my phone in a tiny black bag.
Forgot to put on lipstick but got everything I wanted to buy!

Marion

     naught     nought

Affirmations. Sometimes the simplest thing can make my day.

I remember when I was just beginning to develop, the first time I felt a jiggle when I walked. Or the touch of my breast on the inside of my arm while washing dishes. Little things that made me smile.

Now it is four years later and my dysphoria still kicks in whenever I need to leave my apartment. Today was no different. I needed to run to Wally World to do some grocery shopping. I hate that place so I want to get in and out as quickly as possible.

I am expecting a package to arrive containing new mascara and eyeliner that I want to try. I didn't want to put on makeup to go to Walmart and then need to wash it all off when I got home to try the new stuff. I just put on a very light touch of lipstick and skipped everything else.

Over the past month, I have lost ten pounds thanks to eating better and going for short walks several times a day. The best part is they didn't come from my top (as usual) but from my belly. Yesterday, on one of my walks I felt my breasts bouncing. (Definitely some development happening now with the new patches.) I always weigh and measure myself on the first of each month and I was happy to see these results. That means I could wear a tighter-fitting T-shirt with my jeans and worry less about it showing my belly fat. I threw on my pink stocking cap and off I went.

Dysphoria: "Are you sure about that?"

Me: "It's only Walmart. No one is going to look at me. They are too busy blocking the aisles and chatting with their neighbor."

Dysphoria: "Are you sure about that? Really, really sure about that?"

In Walmart, the men were very polite getting out of my way and saying, "Excuse me, Miss." And the women were more friendly, even saying "hello" which seldom happens.

So what is different today from any other day? I wasn't all dolled up, wearing the same clothes and carrying the same purse I always do. Boobs visible and a touch of lipstick were all it takes to pass?

I'll take it as a win! Told my dysphoria to take a day off. I'm enjoying this. 

Whoa, Twain's belated neighbor and Lincoln's cuz. You're royalty by dint of proximity and DNA.

Given a choice, I chose "female".
I was not required to drop my pants as evidence.
But for my address, I had to supply two pieces of mail as evidence that the address is mine.