I was taking pictures of myself with a webcam to see how my new makeup regimen is working. I was looking at my image in the computer monitor, and while I was doing that, I had another one of those mystical moments that have punctuated my transition. I realized that I was looking at an almost an exact duplicate of my mother. Maybe with different fashion choices, but it was definitely my mom's eyes looking back me.

I then daydreamed that she was there in the room with me, and for a moment or two we just stared at each other. I then started to speak, "Mom, I am April, your daughter. I am so terribly sorry that I didn't have the courage to tell you that while you were alive. My mom, reached out and hugged me. I then heard her whisper in my ear, "April, I have always known who you really were. and I will always love you".

You have me reaching for the Kleenex too doll!!  The picture looks great as well.

Oh geez, now you did it, you got me all teary eyed. 

That is so lovely April and inspiring to me because I haven't told my dad yet and he is 70 and in a nursing home but I'm just not sure how to tell him without crushing what spirit he has left, but I also relies that I can't hide it forever.

April Lee, that was beauiful. Tears are rolling.

how sweet and sad (;

Wow....  Just.....  Wow April

Very touching, I'm sure your mom would love the true you! 

I had one of those moments last year, strangely enough with my webcam too.  I was doing pretty much the same thing you were, just taking pix and in one I swear I look exactly like my mom when she was my age.  That one still freaks me out a little bit, and makes me really happy every single time I look at it. 

Moments like that are magic

I hope my laptop won't be too wet from how much reading your short story made me cry. Moments like that are precious. And as AmazinglyAutumn said I bet your mother would recognize and love her daughter.

I had one moment on May 24th evening (38 days on estrogens at that time) I looked into mirror after brushing my teeth. And in shock I stared at the face of my older sister. Ever since then when I look into a mirror I say to myself in my mind: "Yes, that's really you."