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I did it!! It finally happened!! :D

Started by EmilyRyan, October 15, 2017, 07:20:59 PM

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EmilyRyan

Quote from: SailorMars1994 on October 16, 2017, 04:44:49 PM
Not to hijack your thread Emily but I thought I too should share I got a job today aswell :)!!!.

Look at us Emily, two openly transgender women who are both on the autism spectrum (believe you said sometime ago you were too yes?) getting ourselves jobs and showing the world we mean business and NO ONE can stop us or hold us back!

Congrats again girl <3
Congrats :)

Yeah I at least think I am it's still a matter of getting a proper diagnosis but since I happen to be officially diagnosed with a learning disability I go by that when it comes to disclosing and such
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DawnOday

Emily
So happy for you Emily. Keep your confidence up. You can do this. Just keep the nose to the grindstone. Initiative is always welcome so don't wait to be told what to do. That looks lazy. Find things you can fix and then make sure everyone knows it. When you don't have any orders, straighten and clean. Look busy. You are trying to set yourself apart from your coworkers. Not by your gender but by your work ethic. You know more will be expected of you, just because. But you are up to it. Good Luck. 

SailorMars - Excellent... I love what you said ...getting ourselves jobs and showing the world we mean business and NO ONE can stop us or hold us back!.

This is terrific. Well done. 
Dawn Oday

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First indication I was different- 1956 kindergarten
First crossdress - Asked mother to dress me in sisters costumes  Age 7
First revelation - 1982 to my present wife
First time telling the truth in therapy June 15, 2016
Start HRT Aug 2016
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Rachel

HRT  5-28-2013
FT   11-13-2015
FFS   9-16-2016 -Spiegel
GCS 11-15-2016 - McGinn
Hair Grafts 3-20-2017 - Cooley
Voice therapy start 3-2017 - Reene Blaker
Labiaplasty 5-15-2017 - McGinn
BA 7-12-2017 - McGinn
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Sataloff Cricothyroid subluxation and trachea shave12-11-2017
Dr. McGinn labiaplasty, hood repair, scar removal, graph repair and bottom of  vagina finished. urethra repositioned. 4-4-2018
Dr. Sataloff Glottoplasty 5-14-2018
Dr. McGinn vaginal in office procedure 10-22-2018
Dr. McGinn vaginal revision 2 4-3-2019 Bottom of vagina closed off, fat injected into the labia and urethra repositioned.
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Soli

Quote from: EmilyRyan on October 16, 2017, 05:13:07 PM
Holy crap Soli!!! It's so awesome to hear from you again!!!  :D :D :D

hey it's so nice to hear these good news, I think you deserve that; I drop here once in a while, and I saw two of your important posts, when you left your parents' place some time ago, and this one here, and I must say I really am happy for you, you so needed that.  :)
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The Flying Lemur

Congratulations, Emily!  I'm really happy for you.  :)
The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. --Joseph Campbell
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EmilyRyan

Now comes the total issue of my family and the fact that not only I'm back with living with them but that they're still unsupportive/accepting and finding myself doing hrt in secret (yikes). I do worry about when the changes from hrt become noticeable I worry about how they'll react. As I said before I'm not afraid of getting kicked out but I am concerned of where I will go if that happens.
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rmaddy

You're going to need to tell them and unfortunately, families are often least likely to be supportive initially.  Good luck with that, and make sure you have other support to draw on when you go through it.
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EmilyRyan

I have tried talking to my mom about things like my feelings, boundaries, and about me being trans and trying to get her to understand but she refuses to listens and stays in denial and still, though not as bad now, tries to control me. I been trying for like a month now since I been back to get through to her at least
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rmaddy

All you can do is is be firm and consistent.  You can also tell her that her not accepting you will not change your identity, which is a pretty common fantasy for parents.  Unfortunately, you can't make her accept you.  Still, you have the right to insist on respect.
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Soli

my feeling is you don't have to tell them now, especially if that has a chance of bringing more stormy weather

eventually, you'll move out, right? No? Now that you have a job?

chances are they won't notice any changes that you notice yourself on your body, that's the story in my case with my family, even my breasts, I can see in my sisters' eyes that for them they go almost unnoticed when I mention them... we don't see each other often but even then, no noticeable change in my face for them, I always looked a little androgynous, my hair... Looks like it's a twist of the brain where everyone who knew you before always see the same person.

well of course, there's the clothing, but... I read here stories of trans women who live stealth at their job and it generally goes unnoticed. Clothing is a big thing in getting people to notice we're trans. Now I get called Mrs on the street, but usually people apologize right after saying "Sir", so it's what I wear they first notice, and then I don't know what they notice that make them say "Sir", my voice maybe, my jaw, whatever, but transsexualism is so out of this world for them, it's not even an option they consider, so... so it'll be the same for your parents, they probably will not notice any change and they may even never admit that you are trans... but that doesn't matter since you know that you are
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EmilyRyan

Far as dealing with family goes we'll see what happens

Anyhoo I officially start my job at Walgreens next Friday :)
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