Quote from: punky_glitter on January 26, 2018, 05:54:35 PM
Hey just wanted to say that I am a little intimidated with all these olderish people here... so I wanted ot introduce myself as a fellow teen! I support you and stay strong! ;D
Don't be shy sweetheart. Also the word "olderish" made me feel like I'm a hundred years old even though I'm in my late 20s :D :D :D
Quote from: Charlie Nicki on January 31, 2018, 02:15:20 PM
Don't be shy sweetheart. Also the word "olderish" made me feel like I'm a hundred years old even though I'm in my late 20s :D :D :D
Oh gosh now I feel rude :laugh: :laugh:
I've learned quickly that this place isn't condescending at all, in fact quite the opposite!
But I do know something that never fails to make anyone feel old, I was born in 2001.
When I said that to my grandparents they both nearly passed out from laughing about how old they felt :laugh: :laugh:
Quote from: punky_glitter on January 31, 2018, 07:11:41 PM
Oh gosh now I feel rude :laugh: :laugh:
I've learned quickly that this place isn't condescending at all, in fact quite the opposite!
But I do know something that never fails to make anyone feel old, I was born in 2001.
When I said that to my grandparents they both nearly passed out from laughing about how old they felt :laugh: :laugh:
Me and Dani(Charlie Nicki) are both in that age range in the late 20s and 30s that is still considered quite young by society at large(I'm on the edge of millennial personally), but seems super old to anyone below 18 I'm sure. ;D
My sister was born in 2000 so I get that feeling a lot though. I think the weirder thing for me is that there are people in the US who will be voting age well before the next presidential election who weren't born until after 9/11. Even with my sister she was young enough she might as well not have been born until after. It's funny to watch older movies and explain stuff like "yes, you used to be able to have all sorts of stuff that could be used as weapons on a plane". Though I guess to be fair, people would say the same thing about millennials in regards to the Cold War, so there will always be something like that.
Quote from: punky_glitter on January 31, 2018, 07:11:41 PM
Oh gosh now I feel rude :laugh: :laugh:
I've learned quickly that this place isn't condescending at all, in fact quite the opposite!
But I do know something that never fails to make anyone feel old, I was born in 2001.
When I said that to my grandparents they both nearly passed out from laughing about how old they felt :laugh: :laugh:
Not rude at all, I thought it was funny, specially considering that I still feel like a kid in some aspects...I mean I'm going through puberty again at 29!! And will basically restart my life as a woman. Also there's so much wisdom from older transitioners in this forum, that I sometimes feel like a drama queen when I get upset about stupid things. So I find it amusing when teenagers remind me that actually, I'm not a kid anymore :D
Quote from: Charlie Nicki on February 01, 2018, 08:26:18 AM
I sometimes feel like a drama queen when I get upset about stupid things.
Hmmm but drama is so fun despite the age :laugh: :laugh:
And actually you're as old as my mom! That's crazy.
It's so funny though because I was adopted I'm half my mom's age lol. and it even says that on my birth certificate. It's actually kind of funny, since my mom is so young I hang out with a lot of her adult friends, so in some ways I'm more of an adult that I am a teenager, I basically do and act the way they do without the drinkng lol. But I do know I good scotch when I smell it thanks to them :laugh: :laugh:
LOL! Dead at me being the same age as your mom.
By the way, what happened to this thread? Did we get removed from the old one and moved here?
looks like the old thread was for olderish people and this one is for youngerish .. it's forced segregation. We should rise up!! never mind, I have trouble rising to any occasion any more.
Well, at least I don't feel olderish! And the E makes me feel even more youngerish!
Speak up you whippersnappers, I can't hear this thread.
I started second puberty at 54, so guess I'm past olderish.
That "how old am I"website put my most recent pic at 29, so yeah, that's it, I'm 29.
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Quote from: TonyaW on February 02, 2018, 09:32:38 AM
Speak up you whippersnappers, I can't hear this thread.
I started second puberty at 54, so guess I'm past olderish.
That "how old am I"website put my most recent pic at 29, so yeah, that's it, I'm 29.
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Ha! I love that.
I AM SO CONFUSED
I think it's really funny that now everyone is using olderish or youngerish :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I'm going to be 24 soon which I guess is still youngish; bit it's weird to think I was born in a different century and people born in 2000 are now adults :D
Olderish huh? I like that. It's perfect for people who are kind of old but not like senior or anything. I can't wait to use Olderish on my dad. Lol. He's 39 which actually is Olderish. Love it!
Hey now youngins,
I'm one of those olderish folks and I'm the one who decided this topic needed it's own thread. Not for segregation (though sometimes I think it is a needful things when it come to youngerish folk) No, I did it because the conversation was derailing the other thread. So now ya'll have your own playground. Enjoy! But behave yourselves.
Hugs,
Laurie
*derail intensifies*
Quote from: Julia1996 on February 02, 2018, 10:45:53 AM
> It's perfect for people who are kind of old but not like senior or anything.
I'm señiorita. :P
Believe it or not I've already had a small child call me old. I was babysitting this 5 year old brat....I mean child. He asked me how old I was and I told him I was 19. He said "wow, that's really old". I almost forgot to let him out of the refrigerator before his parent came home.
What if I feel like I'm 12?
Quote from: Jessica on February 02, 2018, 11:23:59 AM
What if I feel like I'm 12?
Then you need to hang out with my brother. He acts 12 a lot of the time.
Quote from: Julia1996 on February 02, 2018, 11:32:58 AM
Then you need to hang out with my brother. He acts 12 a lot of the time.
Ick!
I was reminded (thank you girlfriend) that in the timeline of transition we were more in the 14-16 yo range.
What if I feel like I'm 21
(I'm 17)
Hello,
Olderish, love that word! Lol, excuse me but I am still unmarried, so I choose to be referred as miss regardless of how old I am! :P I am only 20, wait, 21 already, ugh lol. But yeah, I feel old when I realize those born in 2000 will be 18 this year! omg.
Quote from: Laurie on February 02, 2018, 10:56:53 AM
Hey now youngins,
I'm one of those olderish folks and I'm the one who decided this topic needed it's own thread. Not for segregation (those sometimes I think it is a needful things when it come to youngerish folk) No, I did it becayse the comversation was derailing the other thread. So now ya'll have your own playground. Enjoy! But behave yourselves.
Hugs,
Laurie
Well I'm not a youngin' , so I guess I'll bow out of this thread and find the olderish one.
Quote from: punky_glitter on February 02, 2018, 11:40:55 AM
What if I feel like I'm 21
(I'm 17)
Wont get you into a bar
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Darn.
But also, if you think about it there are no more 90's kids. All of them are at least 18 by now. So all the kids in my generation that are trying to be cool and retro saying that they're a "90's kid" are are liars :laugh: :laugh:
Why do you think all the 90's fashion is coming back?
Quote from: Jessica on February 02, 2018, 11:40:00 AM
Ick!
I was reminded (thank you girlfriend) that in the timeline of transition we were more in the 14-16 yo range.
If I remember that far back, ( I'm oldererish?), there were a few girls at 12 and most at 14 that had more up top than I do after almost a year of HRT.
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Quote from: Elis on February 02, 2018, 10:40:05 AM
I'm going to be 24 soon which I guess is still youngish; bit it's weird to think I was born in a different century and people born in 2000 are now adults :D
On New Years eve it was pointed out that on that day only, everyone born in the 1900s was an adult and everyone born in the 2000s was a minor.
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Quote from: punky_glitter on January 31, 2018, 07:11:41 PM
Oh gosh now I feel rude :laugh: :laugh:
I've learned quickly that this place isn't condescending at all, in fact quite the opposite!
But I do know something that never fails to make anyone feel old, I was born in 2001.
When I said that to my grandparents they both nearly passed out from laughing about how old they felt :laugh: :laugh:
Punky- You are lucky to be born during more accepting time. Sometimes we don't see it. When I was your age, I had just as much desire as you have. Transgender was not even a term then. I was a ->-bleeped-<-. Crossdresser was not part of the lexicon either. I tried 6 times since 1984 to come out but could not bring myself to confess why I was in the therapist office. As a result. What I wanted since I started kindergarten has taken 64 years to accomplish. I can't get any surgeries due to poor health. But I can tell you this. For the first time in nearly a lifetime, I am not depressed. I have forgiven myself for some of the damage my confusion caused. I am looking forward. Something I have never done. For the first time in a long time, I want to make friends. I shut them out since high school. All because of HRT.
Quote from: punky_glitter on February 02, 2018, 01:46:48 PM
Darn.
But also, if you think about it there are no more 90's kids. All of them are at least 18 by now. So all the kids in my generation that are trying to be cool and retro saying that they're a "90's kid" are are liars :laugh: :laugh:
Why do you think all the 90's fashion is coming back?
Oh God, the 90s are definitely back and it's hilarious to me. My sister(17) says everyone at her school wears Nirvana t-shirts and talks about Friends(granted on Netflix and not actually as it aired on NBC like I did... ;D). I mean... there was always a blurrier line between the mid 90s through today than compared to a lot of other decades (mainstream music has been pretty much stagnant), but the level it has gotten to in direct references to the 90s is crazy.
Probably also helps a lot of us that grew up in the 90s are still mentally children because Millennials have a cohort wide case of arrested development. ;D (It is so common to see blended groups ranging from 17-37 doing stuff like playing video games for instance.)
Quote from: Roll on February 02, 2018, 03:03:51 PM
Oh God, the 90s are definitely back and it's hilarious to me. My sister(17) says everyone at her school wears Nirvana t-shirts and talks about Friends(granted on Netflix and not actually as it aired on NBC like I did... ;D). I mean... there was always a blurrier line between the mid 90s through today than compared to a lot of other decades (mainstream music has been pretty much stagnant), but the level it has gotten to in direct references to the 90s is crazy.
Probably also helps a lot of us that grew up in the 90s are still mentally children because Millennials have a cohort wide case of arrested development. ;D (It is so common to see blended groups ranging from 17-37 doing stuff like playing video games for instance.)
I think video games will remain popular. 60 years from now I can easily picture a retirement home full of elderly nerds gathered around a game console still gaming between naps, bingo and medication time.
Quote from: Jessica on February 02, 2018, 12:38:36 PM
Well I'm not a youngin' , so I guess I'll bow out of this thread and find the olderish one.
LOL you are very welcome here sis.
Xoxo,
Middleish Charlie
Lol... I am not Olderish... I'm as Youngerish as I feel which is no more than 25 thank you! :p I just ignore the fact I was born way back in the dark ages...
Quote from: Roll on February 02, 2018, 03:31:45 PM
I'm thinking Older-youngerish for myself.
I like it better :D
Quote from: Julia1996 on February 02, 2018, 11:22:03 AM
Believe it or not I've already had a small child call me old. I was babysitting this 5 year old brat....I mean child. He asked me how old I was and I told him I was 19. He said "wow, that's really old". I almost forgot to let him out of the refrigerator before his parent came home.
LOL!
So I'm 42.... does that make me middleish?
Quote from: DawnOday on February 02, 2018, 02:21:15 PM
Punky- You are lucky to be born during more accepting time. Sometimes we don't see it. When I was your age, I had just as much desire as you have. Transgender was not even a term then. I was a ->-bleeped-<-. Crossdresser was not part of the lexicon either. I tried 6 times since 1984 to come out but could not bring myself to confess why I was in the therapist office. As a result. What I wanted since I started kindergarten has taken 64 years to accomplish. I can't get any surgeries due to poor health. But I can tell you this. For the first time in nearly a lifetime, I am not depressed. I have forgiven myself for some of the damage my confusion caused. I am looking forward. Something I have never done. For the first time in a long time, I want to make friends. I shut them out since high school. All because of HRT.
I know what you mean. I'm 54 and what was most depressing for me is that you didn't dare tell anyone you were really a girl, or even dress like one when I was in my teens, or early 20's or 30's for that matter. It's great to finally see the young people now have a better chance at their transition goals and be more accepted in today's society. I'll just continue with my goals of transition though because like you I finally am a woman and that makes me feel great, even though I know with all the damage T has done to my body and looks I'll never be totally feminine looking or considered a pretty woman. I'll settle for just being a happy ugly woman lol. Happy Pride Month to everybody.
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When your youngest child is older than the youngerish ones on here that makes me feel very olderish but then my brain is still youngerish . 63 still in my 20s
Age is a number. 61 this year, go to the punk Rock festival each year & ride a Harley Sportster (883R, stage 1 tune), Big Twins are for old people!
Quote from: Lady Skylar on June 11, 2018, 12:48:31 PM
I know what you mean. I'm 54 and what was most depressing for me is that you didn't dare tell anyone you were really a girl, or even dress like one when I was in my teens, or early 20's or 30's for that matter. It's great to finally see the young people now have a better chance at their transition goals and be more accepted in today's society. I'll just continue with my goals of transition though because like you I finally am a woman and that makes me feel great, even though I know with all the damage T has done to my body and looks I'll never be totally feminine looking or considered a pretty woman. I'll settle for just being a happy ugly woman lol. Happy Pride Month to everybody.
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I agree completely on both your points.
Young people now have a much better chance of acceptance and achieving their transition goals rather than having to be limited to private transvestism like we were. That is so wonderful. Times are changing.
We can also now openly pursue our previously hidden goals even though we have less time left.
I was born in 1955.
Hugs
Pamela
Quote from: big kim on June 11, 2018, 03:32:28 PM
Age is a number. 61 this year, go to the punk Rock festival each year & ride a Harley Sportster (883R, stage 1 tune), Big Twins are for old people!
Hehe, I have a 2015 Harley Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low. As of now I ride pretty much all year long. Here where I live we don't get snow, and a leather jacket is plenty enough for the lowest temperatures we normally get in the winter. However, I have been honestly wondering if I'll still be able to ride it once I've been on hrt and the effects of losing upper body muscle kick in. I've read so much about transgender women losing muscle and strength after being on hrt, so I am expecting that I'll most likely lose strength as well. My Harley is nearly 1,000 pounds so I'm hoping I'll still be left with enough strength myself to continue riding it. Then again, it could end up that once I'm well into transition, I may not lose much strength, but I might lose the confidence to ride it anyway. We'll see what results hrt will bring me lol.
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Quote from: Lady Skylar on June 12, 2018, 08:51:16 AM
Hehe, I have a 2015 Harley Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low. As of now I ride pretty much all year long. Here where I live we don't get snow, and a leather jacket is plenty enough for the lowest temperatures we normally get in the winter. However, I have been honestly wondering if I'll still be able to ride it once I've been on hrt and the effects of losing upper body muscle kick in. I've read so much about transgender women losing muscle and strength after being on hrt, so I am expecting that I'll most likely lose strength as well. My Harley is nearly 1,000 pounds so I'm hoping I'll still be left with enough strength myself to continue riding it. Then again, it could end up that once I'm well into transition, I may not lose much strength, but I might lose the confidence to ride it anyway. We'll see what results hrt will bring me lol.
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There are a number of videos out there showing you how to pick up some big bikes and this may be a smaller bike but the principle is still the same. You can't brute force it but you can still pick up a heavy bike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84YfDGKA4Og
Quote from: Dena on June 12, 2018, 03:19:42 PM
There are a number of videos out there showing you how to pick up some big bikes and this may be a smaller bike but the principle is still the same. You can't brute force it but you can still pick up a heavy bike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84YfDGKA4Og
Yeah, not my bike. Trust me, I've seen guys with the same model bike as mine drop them at motorcycle rallies/poker runs, and it takes at least 2 big men minimum to pick them up. My bike is big and bulky with a trunk and hard saddle bags. It weighs between 950 to 1,000 pounds. One person alone is not picking this bike up by themself unless they are a power lifter, and even then they'll probably have a hard time due to the way you would have to hold the brake lever on the handlebars while picking it up to keep it from moving. I bet you would have a hard time finding a video of just one person lifting a Harley Ultra Electra Glide Classic.
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How about 911 pounds?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myxfpPamyEI
Quote from: Dena on June 12, 2018, 06:23:56 PM
How about 911 pounds?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myxfpPamyEI
You know for sure that motorcycle is 911 pounds? Have you ever tried to lift one yourself? Is this video you personally recorded, and maybe you saw her ride the motorcycle to that demonstration, and then start it up and leave? I've been riding more than 40 years and I've never seen a single person lift a bagger by themselves. If she was able to lift a stock motorcycle alone, then yes I'm impressed, but in reality that motorcycle could have possibly had all the electronics stripped from the fairing, as well as the heaviest parts stripped/modified from it just for the purpose of this demonstration. I don't mind admitting I myself couldn't do it no matter what. The main reason is I've had a spinal fusion, several herniated discs, and I have degenerative disc disease. I can't imagine even attempting to lift my bike especially after I start hrt and lose strength.
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I like my horse power on four wheels instead of two so I haven't had first hand experience with motorcycles. My roommate was into motorcycles including a Gullwing and a large BMW touring bike. As for the 911 pounds, that was what was posted on youtube so I don't have direct personal knowledge that the weight is correct. Last but not least, if I had that much work done on my back, I would be very very careful with it. I am not even sure I would want to risk a bike injury under those conditions however I have never had the fever so I would be conservative in my risk taking.
Quote from: Dena on June 12, 2018, 09:02:26 PM
I like my horse power on four wheels instead of two so I haven't had first hand experience with motorcycles. My roommate was into motorcycles including a Gullwing and a large BMW touring bike. As for the 911 pounds, that was what was posted on youtube so I don't have direct personal knowledge that the weight is correct. Last but not least, if I had that much work done on my back, I would be very very careful with it. I am not even sure I would want to risk a bike injury under those conditions however I have never had the fever so I would be conservative in my risk taking.
I understand you completely. I actually haven't been on the bike since last December. I had my spinal fusion surgery at the end of January, and the doctor told me 6 months at a very minimum before he thinks I should ride again. So I still have a couple of more months before I even attempt to ride it again. Hell I still may not even have the strength in my back by then to lift the bike off of the kickstand. It's all good though because I seriously have been considering if this bike even remains in my future because of its size anyway. Like I mentioned earlier, with all the stories I've read about transgender women losing upper body muscle and strength, I'll likely just get rid of the motorcycle anyway. My ultimate goal is just be happy and enjoy living my life as a woman. That to me is worth the trade off.
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