Hello,

My name is Miharu.  I've been seeking some small measure of community for a long time.  I transitioned nearly 14 years ago.  It has been a long time since I've had a trans friend or really had much connection at all to any segment of the trans community.  I've been busy pursuing goals, loves, joy and abundance.  I realize now that for me to feel truly fulfilled in my life I need peers, people who I can look up to, people who I identify with.  For a long time I'd forgotten myself and simply blended into society, a woman among women.  I work in an all female environment.  I met the love of my life along the way; she loves me for who I am, and still she can't really know what life as a trans woman feels like.  Most of the people in my day to day life have no knowledge of my trans history.  At 47 years old, I am still very much moving forward, eager for new adventure, excited for all that still lies ahead for me; I have never been one to sit around reminiscing about the glory days.  Life for me is just picking up steam.  I very much look forward to the next 47 years!

Honestly, I have no way of knowing if this forum is the community I've been looking for, or even if it is a stepping stone to that community.  What I do know is how I feel, and I feel a warmth and an open invitation to join the conversation and (maybe, just maybe) find a kindred soul or two with whom I might enjoy the journey of life for the next little while.  And so, I look forward to being among you for a time.  Thank you all for having me.

Peace,
Miharu

Hi Miharu,

Greetings from another PN Westerner.

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Janet 

Hi Miharu, it's nice to meet you. I'm from the Northeast corner of the country. You'll find plenty of friends here, go ahead and mingle. See you around, hugs, Devlyn

Hi Miharu and welcome to Susan's.

Hello from WA just north of Seattle!

Hi welcome to Susans! 

hello Miharu!
Welcome!!

I grew up in the Northwest but am in California now...been here at Susans for almost four months now, I cant begin to tell you how great it has been to meet such wonderful, kind, helpful people! it is so comforting to be here, knowing someone will gladly offer advice or just listen if thats what you need.

Enjoy, and take some time to read past posts and topics, hopefully you will stick around and make some great friends along the way!

Michelle

Hi, Miharu.

We have quite a few members from Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.

Hope you get to know them, and they get to know you.

Welcome! I am also from the Pacific Northwest, the Seattle area to be a little more specific.  I love it here on Susan's, and hope you find the friends and community you seek. Best of luck to you, and I look forward to hearing more from you.

Hi Miharu

A big warm Aussie welcome to Susan's family. Dearie me, you've been the other side of Paradise for 14 years. Congratulations. I think you are the envy of most here. To some degree, when those transitioning here are relieved of their GID through surgery they follow in your footsteps and assimilate into feminine society, never to be heard of again.

That's not to say you won't find a kindred spirit or two here. It's just so good you have returned from the other side with great news of the opportunities and wee little insight into the joys of complete living.

I hope your stay is long and fruitful. I look forward to hearing more about you in time to come, but in the meantime, be safe, well and happy.

Lotsa huggs
Catherine

I'm another Northwesterner, namely south of Seattle in Tacoma.  I hope you have a wodnerful time here at Susans and you should knwo that the merry band of marauders here are more than happy to answer your questions and whatnot.

You are all very sweet.  Thank you for the very warm welcome.  I look forward to getting to know you all a little.

Peace,
Miharu

Hi,

I already took the name barbie. I live in the Northwest Pacific, not Pacific Northwest. Nice introduction and hope to sometimes see you around here.

Barbie~~

Quote from: barbie on June 17, 2012, 01:17:12 PM
Hi,

I already took the name barbie. I live in the Northwest Pacific, not Pacific Northwest. Nice introduction and hope to sometimes see you around here.

Barbie~~

Hi Barbie.  You definitely out Barbie me.  You are adorable.  Thanks for the warm welcome.  And though my spouse likes me to be her human Barbie Doll, for you, I will be simply:

Miharu

Miharu,

if you live in the Tacoma area, there is a transgender support group called Gender Alliance of the South Sound that I tend to frequent. I've made some great trans-friends there. For a matter of fact their meeting this Friday, June 22. Check out the meetings in the link to their site.

http://www.southsoundgender.com/ 

Thank you so much, Amrisa.  That is very sweet of you!  I'm way down here in Portland.     But I'll send you a message the next time I happen to be up your way.  Maybe we could do coffee.

Peace,
Miharu

Miharu,

Did you make the PRIDE parade here in PDX?  I was not able to, but I wanted too.

Janet

Hi Janet,

No, I didn't make it to Pride this year.  I'd planned to, but Sunday was so gorgeous that I never made it out of my backyard.  The trouble with PDX Pride is that this year's event was almost certainly pretty much the same as last year's event which was pretty much like the event that happened the year before that.  If anything is changing, it's that the festival itself is getting to be more commercial/sales oriented.  My yard and my home are so beautiful, Pride was not enough of a draw to get me to leave the peace of my sanctuary.

Hugs,
Miharu

I am just new in in all this but never the less, Hello from a Pacific Northwesterner!
Simply Lisa

Welcome to Susan's, Miharu.