Hi Everyone, Just wanted to introduce myself.  The title of my introduction refers to the fact that I have been very active on another transgender site but the visits and the posts have been diminishing and a couple of friends of mine have been very happy here so I thought I would come on over.

My short history is I started seeing a gender therapist in May 2016 - started electro in May 2016 came out to friends in the fall of 2016.  Full time 3/1/2017 Name change 3/10/2017  Orchiectomy 7/22/2017  ( I know less than a year from full time - my therapist knew I was ready and went with the date I started seeing her )  Birth certificate September 2017.

As you can see I was in a hurry.  LOL

I am on E but have not had any FFS and I live as an openly transwoman and work in a very public facing job.

I am a strong advocate for living authentically and not letting fear and denial control us.  It took me a long time to get to that place.  As such I usually advise people to live the same while keeping in mind that all of us have different situations and travel this path in different ways.  What is best for one is not necessarily the best for each of us but I do strongly believe in order to be happy first you must be honest with yourself.

I look forward to getting to know some of you.
Kim

Kim!!!

This is Ashley, your long lost sister!!! 🙋‍♀️🌻💕

What perfect synchronicity!!! it is so good to see you here!!! I wouldn't have seen this but for a recent redo on my account here so, at the moment I am back to square one post count wise!

I am so glad you are here!... I will text you shortly to say howdy... I think about you more than you know, always hoping that life is going well... 🙋‍♀️💕🙏

I am soon to be a grandma and my husband and I had our two year anniversary in September...

There are a few pics of recent life under my old user name here

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,242326.100.html

Talk Soon!!!

Hugs and onward we go!!!

Ashley 😀💕🌻

@KimOct
Dear Kim:
Thank you for finally posting your long overdue introduction...
I see that you first posted and became a member of Susan's Place back on April 11, 2018 and this is only your 2nd Posting since then.

Now that more members will be aware of your presence here, you can give and take more thoughts, questions, and share information with like-minded others.

When you were Officially Welcomed back in April by our lovely member  @V M   she also included important and information LINKS that will help you to navigate safely around the Forums.
For you convenience I am taking the liberty of including those LINKS again to refresh your memory, please be certain to look them over.   
Please pay special attention the LINKS IN RED, answers are there for questions that new members may have.

Again, Welcome to Susan's Place, and enjoy your time here on the Forums.

Best wishes to you,
Danielle

Here are some links to the site rules and stuff that all new members should be familiar with:
 

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Ashley I just texted you before reading your reply when I saw your user name - we will catch up.

Danielle - Thanks for the welcome - I am going to read those links right now. Thank you for the kind welcome !!

Hi again Kim 

Welcome back to Susan's Place    Glad to have you here, join on in the fun

Hugs

V M

QuoteI am a strong advocate for living authentically and not letting fear and denial control us.  It took me a long time to get to that place.

Hello Kim, Welcome and thank you for sharing your story.  It's an inspiration to read this introduction.  I hope to be brave enough to live your quote above.  The denial part has been tackled but I still live in fear of being who I am to specifically my children and two of my siblings.  It will happen but I'm not living authentically until I do.

I hope to hear more about you as your journey continues.  Have a wonderful day.

Susan R🌷

Thanks Susan,  Coming out for me was the hardest part and living full time those first couple of months.  Transitioning does not make a life all sunshine and rainbows.  The tough stuff still exists - health, money etc etc.  Things everyone has to deal with, transitioning should not be expected to cure all of life's problems.

What it does do in my opinion is it takes away a great weight that you have been carrying around your entire life.  A secret that few or none know about.  It is very lonely to carry that skeleton around every day.

Your children and siblings will be surprised if you have been good at keeping your secret but they will most likely be fine.
Sharing something like this is the true test of who you are and who the people in your life are as well.

Let those close to you love the real you.  I bet they will.