That is ok, as our pets are part of the family. My little dog likes to sleep on my bed with me. She is so cute. But sometimes she wants to jump up on my boobs, lol! Luckily she isn't real heavy!

I have heard a number of people say that their pet went through a 'who are you?' stage when they were on HRT. I do know our pheromones and our detection of pheromones change on HRT.

At the WPATH conference I ( and many others) were offered to sniff androstadienone. Very arousing!

Sweaty men produce it

Quote from: Cindy on June 29, 2014, 02:12:52 AM
I have heard a number of people say that their pet went through a 'who are you?' stage when they were on HRT. I do know our pheromones and our detection of pheromones change on HRT.

This is funny, Cindy!   My voice coach (she's actually a singing teacher) has several dogs, and a few transgender clients.  And she says that her one dog is totally confused by us.  Males, ok.  Females ok.  Transwomen, bark bark bark.  It's not the best welcome in the world but I'm learning to announce myself better

I did nothing to ease my friends to the concept of boobs.

I came out, and I wore a push up bra most of the time. Now I need one less than I used to.

I like my boobs. I like making fun of my friends when I catch them looking, 'cause my eyes are, you know, like, up here. 

I really have taken an approach similar to Cindy's, and it has worked much the same way so far. I am SO thankful for the great mentors here. They teach gud.

Quote from: Stephanie2 on June 29, 2014, 01:14:18 AM
Yes, the best excuse is to tell them you have gynecomastia (I had to look up the spelling) if you didn't want them to know of transitioning. My lady doctor didn't even call it gynecomastia, though. She just called it a swelling of the breast and ordered me a mammogram! Made me feel feminine, even though it was a bit embarrassing. The mammogram, by the way, wasn't bad at all, the way they do it now.

That would work well for me since I HAVE gynecomastia. Have had since onset puberty. I'm already a small "B". However, I don't intend to hide other than being careful how I come out to my clients. I'm in mental health.

I haven't told my neighbors anything. They all see me as just another woman in the neighborhood and they just figured my boobs show more because I'm wearing more form fitting brighter clothing that shows my shape more, instead of the mostly black and blue tops I wore before updating my wardrobe recently. One of my cis woman friends and neighbor was over here yesterday and I noticed mine are now bigger than hers, lol! We both just laughed about it.

Ally

I started 2013 with a commitment to my self to come on out of my last closet and began by telling friends one to one.  I quickly found out that this kind of "news" is hard to contain as folks shared too readily and, of course, inaccurately.  Wanting to own the narrative of my transitioning I composed several letters and emails so as Jill says everyone got "the memo."  As a public figure I also concluded that my transition was going to be out in the sunshine and availed myself of the local daily newspaper that put it on the front page.  This has proven to very helpful as I did not have to go into frequent meetings or other social situations and repeat my story.  My presentation has been well received and no big deal to most people and i rather like being just ordinary.  I have noticed people look at my once padded chest and now my real breasts with keen interest but expected that in our boob centric and saturated culture.  Growing breast is but one facet of growing into a more feminine form for this old girl with more explanation usually sought for "why" any of this is happening.

I would not have a problem with displaying female breasts if it could be possible for me. I would not try to hide them and would hope to be able to use them to my advantage.

It's apparent that everyone's circumstances are unique to them, and what works for one person might not be right for someone else. Employment situations, family closeness, culture, one's own sense of self and personality, and everything else are all brought to bear on deciding how and with whom to share that information. And besides, telling someone that you're growing breasts is pretty much the same as, you know...


How NOT to ease your friends into realizing you are growing breasts:

You: Hey Mike! What's happening?
Mike: Dude! How ya doing?
You: Just Great! Hey, I wanted to tell you something...
Mike: Hey, you aren't looking so much like a dude, lately!
You: I know!
Mike: What's going on?
You: I'm growing breasts!
Mike: What the #&@!?
You: Yeah, man, I'm growing breasts! I wasn't going to just come right out and tell everyone, but they're getting so big and jiggly! See?
You: <both hands jiggling breasts>
Mike: Yeah, I see what you mean...
You: Here, you wanna squeeze 'em?
Mike: F#$@ man! No, No I don't!
You: It's alright, man!
Mike: F#$@! Stay away! I don't wanna touch those things!
You: Come on, man! You'll love it!
Mike: Yeah, yea, but... a... You mean you're...
You: Yeah, man!
Mike: Wow!
<Long silence>
You: And stop calling me 'Man'!

I, for one, would never do the "How NOT to ease your friends into realizing you are growing breasts" scenario. No way. It is best for me to remain in the closet. Even if I ever had SRS, UNLESS I was surely passable. Which I am not. With the right surgeons and the money to pay for them, anything is possible. If I had everything done now and by the time everything fully healed, I would be closer to 66 or older. And that is if I would have had everything all set up with therapists, psychologists, and hormone specialists, etc, already. It is surely my fantasy to be rich and fully transitioned, however.

Quote from: Suziack on June 29, 2014, 01:55:45 PM
It's apparent that everyone's circumstances are unique to them, and what works for one person might not be right for someone else. Employment situations, family closeness, culture, one's own sense of self and personality, and everything else are all brought to bear on deciding how and with whom to share that information. And besides, telling someone that you're growing breasts is pretty much the same as, you know...


How NOT to ease your friends into realizing you are growing breasts:

You: Hey Mike! What's happening?
Mike: Dude! How ya doing?
You: Just Great! Hey, I wanted to tell you something...
Mike: Hey, you aren't looking so much like a dude, lately!
You: I know!
Mike: What's going on?
You: I'm growing breasts!
Mike: What the #&@!?
You: Yeah, man, I'm growing breasts! I wasn't going to just come right out and tell everyone, but they're getting so big and jiggly! See?
You: <both hands jiggling breasts>
Mike: Yeah, I see what you mean...
You: Here, you wanna squeeze 'em?
Mike: F#$@ man! No, No I don't!
You: It's alright, man!
Mike: F#$@! Stay away! I don't wanna touch those things!
You: Come on, man! You'll love it!
Mike: Yeah, yea, but... a... You mean you're...
You: Yeah, man!
Mike: Wow!
<Long silence>
You: And stop calling me 'Man'!

That's great. We can have like an emoticon theater with dialogue callouts.

Quote from: mac1 on June 29, 2014, 01:39:34 PM
I would not have a problem with displaying female breasts if it could be possible for me. I would not try to hide them and would hope to be able to use them to my advantage.

I'm only an A cup and still constantly catch men looking at my booby's. When they talk to me some more or less, talk to my booby's instead, lol! I'm sure other girls who are out and living full time have experienced this. I sometimes hold my hand out giving an upward motion saying: "I'm up here dude." While it may be wrong, I'm loving every minute of it!

When I had my left rear tire on my boat trailer fixed my booby's surely worked to my advantage. The guy only charged me $5. to break the tire down, replace the needle valve, and rebalance the wheel afterward -normally at least a $15. job. He even put it back in the bed of my truck for me. My truck is lifted 8" and runs 12.50 x 17" 37 XT's, so if you don't put the tailgate down it's quite high to lift a tire in and out of -especially for a guy not much taller than I am.

YaY!, Booby's!!

Ally

Lol, I never thought that I could put the boobies to work for me in that way. Maybe that is why some men open the doors for me....awww, wait a minute. It's my age, darn it all! Lol! But....just maybe....hmmmm!

I love my girls. Tiny as of yet. But I luvs dem!

Quote from: Kristyn74 on June 28, 2014, 07:29:52 AM
I've spoken to a friend of mine who is strongly 'queer phobic' he won't even get the doc to check his prostate cos 'it's an "out hole" ' i suggested to him that if he had to take drugs for an enlarged prostate and the side effects were breasts he said so be it,and he wouldn't go under the knife to remove them,So I'm going that one, if need be. spironolactone is prescribed for enlarged prostates!

While I'm not in transition, I am growing breasts. I'm a prostate cancer patient. I have had surgery(prostate &  lymph nodes removed) followed by radiation treatments. Now I'm on hormones(Casodex pills/Zolodex injections) for a couple years( about 4 months in now). I've had friends come to me and say " Are you growing tits! ". I tell them about the treatment and they kind of feel sorry for me. Then I tell them I like it and that I dress & present as feminine privately or with a select few as much as I can. And that only my anxiety keeps me from presenting publicly that way. So far, everyone has been really cool, mostly they're curious about why I do it. As a side note, I've considered myself a crossdresser but since I've been coming out of my shell I've realized that it's more than about the clothes. Presenting as a woman just feels normal.

Sorry for going on folks, thanks for listening

I'm sorry you are dealing with cancer, but glad that the 'side effects' are agreeable to you. That is one round-about way of doing things.

Kind of ironic really

Hey Glora wow I'm sorry to hear that. Isn't Estradiol Valerate indicated in the treatment of androgenic dependent prostate cancer?

Have they staged you and considered E? Would kill two birds with one stone.

I'll mention it to my oncologist, my next injection is coming up soon. Thanks Evelyn.   

I love your name by the way

Quote from: Evelyn K on June 30, 2014, 02:03:46 PM
I love my girls. Tiny as of yet. But I luvs dem!

If I could have boobies I would not try to hide them. The same goes for a smooth crotch if I could have that.