Quote from: Jennygirl on May 30, 2013, 02:44:26 PM
Alaina I saw your video 6/7 months ago and I remember it being one of the main ones I watched over and over. It gave me the confidence I needed to start my own transition. I never got a chance to say thank you, but now seems like an appropriate time.
THANK YOU for your amazingly inspirational video! It helped me so much! I think one of the greatest parts about it is how beautiful you become without FFS. And even comparing the final result of the video to how you look now I definitely do see a huge change, too. You're an inspiration!
I didn't see it before transitioning, but I saw it a while back. It was a very well done video and you're gorgeous. Another video I saw was Raidersgirl, or something, I can't remember screen names >.> However, I know she's a member as well. That video was also well done and she too looks great.
As per the OP, yeah, I think everyone worries about passing. Someone said earlier it means an easier transition, but it's also beauty culture. All women are judged on their appearance and transwomen have to learn to navigate this beauty culture very fast while starting out behind other girls thanks to male puberty. I'd be lying if I said I didn't worry about passing before coming out. I mean, the main reason I wanted to "pass" is because I'm a girl and I wanted the full girl experience. I wanted guys to flirt with me, to check me out, to buy me drinks at the club, and for girls to just accept me as one of them no questions asked. I wanted to get to a point in my life where I could just go stealth about it, assimilate among women, and keep my old life to myself no one else being the wiser. Some women don't like the term passing, but I know exactly what you mean. Some of us are just more vain than others
The good thing though is that you're still relatively young. Hormones do have a better effect the younger you start them, especially on the face (speaking from conjecture). Pre-HRT I had a rather prominent brow and masculine jaw, and two years later they're gone. No FFS. Moral of the story, you won't pass day one on hormones, very few of us do. Just give them time and they'll give you more feminine features. I noticed my facial changes around month 7-8, so be patient. However, don't get your hopes up on boobs just because you started young. I started HRT at 22 and two years later have only an A to show for it. It largely comes down to family gentics, darn genes
. So, expect nothing in terms of boob growth and everything you get is just that much more awesome.
And congratulations/good luck on starting HRT soon
Keep us up to date.
