Open your eyes and trust your instincts, kid...

Quote from: Tammy Hope on February 14, 2011, 04:00:07 AM
"Never ever EVER believe when they tell you this is a 'sin' that you need god to forgive you and heal you of, and never ever EVER get married without telling her first"

Oh, and buy stock in Microsoft, Apple, Google, amazon, etc, etc, etc...

Quote from: Tammy Hope on February 14, 2011, 04:07:31 AM
Oh, and buy stock in Microsoft, Apple, Google, amazon, etc, etc, etc...

Yeah.  That's probably the only thing I would tell myself.  There's not much I could say about my transgender issues that would prepare myself for what is to come.  But I could sure as hell give myself financial advice.

Two things:
1) You're about to meet someone who will do you everlasting damage. Avoid them and everything else will work out.
2) Don't trust anyone, ever.

I'd tell myself to avoid 40 year old black male pedophiles named Greg... :/
And to give up the watch, its not worth it, unless you really want to see two girls naked as a prepubescent child with no sex drive.

I believe those two simple things would fix all future problems, because all problems I have now is how stoic and apathetic I am, and I had a very long phase of hatred, and had no friends because I pushed people away, and in arms with having no friends comes an increase in bullying.

Also, look up the band AIR.... You will like what you hear!


I could also just tell myself to run away, far away, as far away as a I can, and look for a new family.... I used to say no to that because there are so many people I care about that I would be afraid not to meet... Then I realized how nobody really cares in real life.  Care bears are a lie.

Wow, this is a cool thread, wish I had seen it when it first came out!

Patience grasshopper. You will live to see everything  unfold exactly as it is supposed to be.

i would tell myself not to go anywhere near daniel anthony, not to put trust in your father who will let you down for years and trust me, acting male wont win his aproval. i would tell myself to go listen to my chemical romance when they start, they will be a huge help, and that when you start noticing your female traits, dont ignore them just because your attracted to women, please pay attention to them, seriously, rather than living in denial

I really wanted to say something clever here.
But the truth is, I wouldn't tell my past self to do anything differently.
I've experienced everything I had to to be who I am today.
No regrets, even though getting here hurt like hell. I wouldn't change a thing. 

I hear that reply all the time - and i respect it. but i can't relate to it AT ALL. It's true a lot of my experiences "made me who i am" but in most of those ways, "who I am" is nothing to aspire to or be satisfied with.

if I could alter my past, i would hope to heck what resulted would be considerably better than what actually resulted.

"Here are the winning lottery numbers from Wednesday" Oh yeah, when you are dressed up, next tuesday, don't hide in the closet but stand there for your mom to see, she will not hate you, but love you just the same, believe me, I know!

Quote from: Fata Morgana on March 05, 2011, 02:25:52 PM
I really wanted to say something clever here.
But the truth is, I wouldn't tell my past self to do anything differently.
I've experienced everything I had to to be who I am today.
No regrets, even though getting here hurt like hell. I wouldn't change a thing. 

I never told my father who I was in any way shape or form, we were close but not as close as we could have been.  It was him being slightly bigoted that stopped me from telling him, and it was me punishing him for thinking like that!  So regrets, yeah that's a pretty big one.  But life isn't perfect so I wouldn't change anything that has happened, so regrets aren't about the past they're about now don't make the same mistakes right now where you can do something about it.

"it's OK to be a boy, whatever mom and dad say. Be who you are, and stand up for yourself"

I would say....

take those hormones asap

LoL 

Often, in my minds eye, I have looked in on that frightened young child, and held him.  And told him that it would be alright.  And that a joy that is almost beyond comprehension is waiting for him.

"Dare to dream, child, dare to dream..."

-Sandy

I would tell him not to doubt who he is...I would tell him to be more expressive, and not hide who is he all throughout high school. I would tell him that he is okay. I would tell him to enjoy existing.

Hey kid, your testicles are going to end up destroying your entire body. I suggest smashing them as soon as you can.

Stop bull->-bleeped-<-ing kid you know you`re right

Run, Forrest, Run!!!

QuoteHey kid, your testicles are going to end up destroying your entire body. I suggest smashing them as soon as you can.

Ouchies! Or, build a time machine and somehow transport them to little Caleb, so that he never grows boobs. In exchange, I'll transport my pre-pubescent ovaries over the time and space and we can both have the puberty we were supposed to. At the appropriate time as well.

I would tell him about hormone blockers (or even bring him some!!) and then transition as early as possible.

Advising about Microsoft, Apple, Intel would also be a big temptation!!!!