Hey everyone!
Wow. I'm constantly amazed at not only the volume of messages, here, but the quality and the sincerity of the posts and the responses. I've been back and forth on trying to get involved in this community for a while, and I think I'm finally ready to take the plunge (if I can just figure out a way to keep up with everything that goes on, here).
I'm 31 years old, married with a daughter, and in a very, very slow transition to living my life as a woman. I've been to two appointments with a therapist and have another appointment in a little over a week. It's been a long road of denial for me that I'm sure all of you can relate to, but something that my therapist said to me during our last appointment really resonated with me-- "Stop invalidating your feelings."
Even as late as last week, I related my desire to live life as a different gender to a desire to emulate a super hero. "Wouldn't it be just as strange to the rest of the world if I were running around, dressed up like Batman?" It was hard for me to grapple with the difference, even though I already knew it, deep down-- a desire to play dress up/pretend versus a life-long feeling of being constantly viewed and related to as the wrong gender. And frankly, who cares if it's strange to them, anyway, right? I don't need them for validation.
Anyway, I'll be most likely to be found in conversations relating to MtF transition, programming/computers/web design, Star Wars, kids, and other miscellaneous light hearted chatter. I'm considering starting a blog, but I'm not committing myself to that, yet. It seems like a good way to get my thoughts down on paper. In the meanwhile, I put a couple social media links down in my signature in case anyone is more curious about me!
I'm sure it's going to be a pleasure getting to know you all. Thanks for taking the time to read my intro!
