Quote from: Gina Taylor on April 21, 2014, 09:47:25 AM
a compromise with my family that is acceptable to all

Quote from: ErinWDK on April 21, 2014, 10:45:49 AM
Gina,

This is the meaning of compromise.  If it is acceptable to Gina, then it is OK.  You get to be you... (most of the time)

I saw a FtM stand up comic do a trans* comedy gig.  One sthick was him going shopping with his mother and her calling him "Janet."  The reply was "Mother, if you keep doing this in public they are going to put you in a home."  One can use humor to spin things around when they get too out of whack.

I hope things work better for you going forward!


Erin

Quote from: Emily.T on April 22, 2014, 04:18:19 AM
Hi Gina I am finding it hard to see how this is a compromise isn't it just them getting what they want a compromise is suppose to benefit both sides isn't it?  I really don't know what to suggest for you but if your happy then so be it.

Really nice to hear from you Emily. 

Yeah, I know that some may not see it as a compromise, but as long as both sides are happy and there's no fuss than I see it as a compromise between us.  :)But the real benefit is is that I get to be Gina more than I do my male self! 

Quote from: Gina Taylor on April 21, 2014, 09:47:25 AM
Unfortunately I've had to make a compromise with my family that is acceptable to all. Because they'll never accept me as a woman, they have agreed that they'll spend time with me as their 'son' but I can do whatever I want without them seeing it.

Quote from: Ciara on April 22, 2014, 11:29:54 AM
Hi Gina,
That sounds like a good result to me given how intransigent they had been. It sounds like your family have acknowledged to themselves that you are now living as a woman. Unfortunately they are not yet able to be part of that beautiful process. Perhaps that may change in time.
It is important that you have not lost them.
Hopefully this is the beginning of their road to accepting their daughter and sister.
Take care,
Hugs,
Ciara.

Quote from: Cynthia Michelle on April 23, 2014, 04:21:23 PM
Gina, you are a strong woman.

Thanks for your vote of confidence Cynthia. It's my strength in womanhood that keeps me going! 

Quote from: Misato on April 24, 2014, 10:39:51 PM
I hope everything works out. I feel a pang here because leading a double life just to go to the gym a year ago was really stressful on me. So indeed, may your womanhood keep you strong in the face of the drab!  *biiiiiiiiiiig hugs*

Y'know that's kind of funny  , I was just saying yesterday to my roommate about how hard it is to live a double life, but at least I get to be THE REAL ME more of the time than I do the drab boring male shallow self that I dread. Thanks for the hug Misato. Here's a  right back to you.