Quote from: Stephanie_b on July 19, 2012, 08:57:45 AM
Do I have a chance of passing as a woman now though?  No way.

Yes way!  Always believe in your goals and don't ever let the place you start dictate where you will finish.

Though for some people, they may think that my transition is complete, I feel that I can always do something a little more to further feminise myself.  It's a continuous process 

Four months

5 months HRT, and no such looks yet...[ Wayne's world voice]But it will happen...OH YES it will happen...[ /Wayne]

 I have one of those androgynous faces. Depending on how I present myself, I can either pass as a high school boy or a young woman, and I don't get many strange looks in either "mode".

For me it was a couple years before I could pass. I must point out that I had to learn what my style was and how to do my make-up right, which is a really big part, and I had no practice prior to HRT. The BIGGEST part is in your self confidence though, which I had very little then. How you carry yourself goes a long way.

Snowboarderchic is right about confidence, and ya know what they say.  The greatest love of all is to love yourself!  To answer your question, it took maybe...5-6 months?  I was ECSTATIC the first time it happened.  I was 18 years old, dressed as a boy and at a jewelry counter with my mom and we talked to the lady.  Afterwards my mom was like "Uh, did you hear her?  She called you a girl."  Next it came with people telling me I'm in the wrong bathroom, being called ladies, etc etc.  At 16 months it was too much to handle.  Coming out of bathroms, if a guy was going in, he would pretty much ALWAYS do a heel-face turn.  It's sort of like a snowball effect, letting the estrogen and anti-androgen do their job while your hair grows longer and you being to dress a bit more androgynous. 

I started getting "the look" once my hair started getting longer, well over a year before hrt.  Laser was a big help and after a couple rounds with a completely clear face, and my generally 'softer' facial features, I was misgendered in boy mode a few times. 

Even though I've only been on hrt for about a month now, I'm getting more and more of those looks when in boy mode and have no trouble as myself.  The other bonus of laser is that I don't really need make-up anymore either, which helps with passing a lot imho.

It was quite few years back when my children were young. I was still married but getting grief from my soon-to-be ex because I had long hair and was wearing unisex clothing, tight jeans, pink flat shoes etc. I didn't think I looked remotely female, I wasn't even on hormones at that stage.

I went to pick up my 3-year-old daughter from nursery and when I got there, the door was answered by a new girl I hadn't seen before. I told I had come for my daughter Michelle. The girl, turned her head and called out: "Jean, Michelle's mummy's here. Jean looked towards me and then beckoned the girl over. I heard her say: "That's not Michelle's mummy...."

Jean came over and apologised to me, but I was overjoyed. I looked in the mirror when I got back home and knew I was doing the right thing.

My daughter is now in her 30s and I am married to a lovely man. My son and daughter invite us to visit and even my ex is a good friend. Life is good.

But I will always remember that moment. Sheer joy!

Caroline
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Quote from: CarolineM on July 24, 2012, 02:08:40 PM
My daughter is now in her 30s and I am married to a lovely man. My son and daughter invite us to visit and even my ex is a good friend. Life is good.

Thank you Caroline for sharing such a lovely post   It made me realise that I too can take control of my life.  Feeling a little meh today.  So very happy for you

Just a couple days ago I went to see a new restaurant that is opening in a building my friend owns. The guy who is opening the restaurant is an acquaintance at best who ive seen a handful of times in the last year, I dont particularly like him either. As soon as I got there he said, "you are a chameleon, you look a little bit different every time I see you." Honestly I dont want to be called a chameleon bc it usually means something bad, but I did like the fact that he noticed changes. Other times ive seen him he is always studying my face. Also some other people have gone as far as to closely and obviously inspect me and say"whatever youre doing lately you should keep doing bc you seem happy and look great" and these people arent aware of my transition. Also the same day i visited the restaurant a customer came in and kept trying to get looks at me to figure me out. I get that alot, maybe out of a corner of an eye a guy thinks you are a beautiful girl and then they realize you are trans, but just cant grasp it all. I like it , I dont mind being in the position where I am visibly trans, its good to challenge people's ideas of gender. Yay!

I am soooo J! while I was still on HRT last year for almost 6 months till Jan 2011, till I looked like a boy 

When i got the LQQK i started to freak out. I never ever wanted cismen to chase me.. so i quickly figured out i didn't have to "HAVE THE LOOK" to be a woman / womyn       wheee that was a revelation i hadn't considered 

I left for vacation and the thread got huge! 

I actually went to my voice therapy today and it is at a local hospital where they have a specific program for Transgender patients. I went to ask a person(in this case a janitor) if he could point me in the direction of a bathroom. He looks to me and says " You are looking for a bathroom Ma'am. Me now giddy and happy at that try to move it more feminine and say thank you. He then responds with "Have a good day Ma'am"

Great day indeed!!

Also thank you everyone for your stories and posts! Constructive posts are nice 

Oh I love that look from men.
It makes me feel attractive.
I snickered in church a few weeks ago when a man shook my hand. He said "Glad you came." But he was talking to my breasts. 
I almost said, "Do you like the padding?"

Quote from: glicious on July 24, 2012, 07:40:47 PM
Thank you Caroline for sharing such a lovely post   It made me realise that I too can take control of my life.  Feeling a little meh today.  So very happy for you

So pleased you liked it. So sorry to hear you were having a meh day. Me too, the last few days. Post FFS blues, I think. But, on the whole, my life has been good. By the way, I think you look stunning!

Caroline
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