It's not been quite 4 months yet (I think...LOL), and we recently had a baby shower. Some of my friends hadn't seen me in forever.
I was then pulled aside by a few and asked, "What's different about you?" and "What's going on?" .
At first it never really crossed my mind they were talking about "THE CHANGES" but then it clicked. Admittedly, I did feel a little awkward. I've been just going with the flow of things and truthfully, there is a part of me that want's to go at my own pace and there's the other side of me that wants to go faster. Yes, a duality.
I was never the girlie boy type, but I'm not the macho kind either.
So, I did it! I told them my story. The response was overwhelmingly good...no it was great. I even got a few text messages from my friends later. The messages were "I will Love you no matter what you look like" and "That isn't going to change the way I feel about you."
I guess HRT is working. I hadn't realized that I was entering that ANDRO zone yet.
It feels good to be accepted and also loved by friends and family.
It hasn't been easy. My frustration in general has been about just getting it done with...finishing the journey and living my life as a woman. I think I'm more nervous about the Andro stage than anything else. Don't ask me why.
I wanted to post this up in case any of our girls were feeling scared about getting HRT and/or thinking that can't do this. It's natural to feel that. But, as many have said, "It's worth the journey."
I want to add, this forum has been an inspiration, a life saver, and I'm glad to be making the friends I have on here.
Thanks.
That is very cool Stephanie. Yes, the friends who haven't seen you in awhile will be the first to notice. I started to enter the andro zone around 3 months, so your experience sounds about right. Congratulations on that and the great experience of coming out to accepting friends.
congrats.
I'm going to see a friend this week that i haven't seen for close to 8 months, hope it goes so well.
Thank you ladies! I think there was a part of me that was just kinda venting here too. I think it hits me harder when others notice and I still feel a little awkward about it. Especially from my guy friends.
I'm just lucky I have a place to vent. ;)