Hi everybody,
I'm Jade (not just a site name--it's the name I've chosen). I'm here because after 34 years of never quite fitting in and never quite knowing why, after flamed out relationships and desperate shame and confusion, and now, after 11 years of marriage and 14 years of partnership, and with a beautiful 4-year-old daughter, I have discovered who I am. It's still very early for me, and I have people wondering if this is real, if it'll pass, if I've gone crazy. But I know it's real. It won't pass. I'm not crazy. I'm me. I feel happy in a way I've never known. And sad, too, for what is lost. Trying to hold those two things together. And so here I am. This is me. Trying to find a place to be who I am, among friends who are who they are, in pleasure, in pain, in joy and in sorrow, with laughter and with love. Hello, friends.
Hi Jade! Welcome to Susans!
Thanks, Jeepgirl90! So happy to be part of a community.
Hi Jade, :icon_wave:
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Janet )O(
Thanks, Janet. Nice to meet you!
Welcome Jade! Glad you found us. We have a number of members here who have spouses and children (me included). It is a difficult path, at times, but not insurmountable.
Join in the discussion and make some understanding friends.
Hi Jade,
I'm new here too. I'll post my story soon and like you I too am hoping to be among friends here. It can be very lonely for girls like us. Our stories are similar although I am a little older than you.
I hope you find peace and happiness here. I hope I do too.
Love being a girl.
Ciara.
Looking forward to it, Ciara. :)