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Welcome to the forums! Writer and graphic artist (and photographer) here as well, though most of my life has been spent in the sports realm... bless you with three teenagers!! I have two and they are a handful ... I have found a lot of encouragement and help on this forum... Hope you do as well... Blessings on your journey ahead ... Easy

During COVID lockdowns without any place to go, some neighborhood buddies and I would play Life for hours (imagine a bunch of middle aged men playing that game, it was a hoot - all sorts of 'house rules')... anyways, as much as I could get away with it, I would choose a pink peg to represent myself... sometimes even had a female name to go with it... this was before I even really pondered whether or not I was trans ... I was very determined to do this ... so interesting to look back and see all the threads pointing me to where I am now, though it has come as such a surprise as well... Easy

Thank you all for the helpful responses... I realize some of HRT is for mental health -- like I said above I really am enjoying the ride so far in that regard! Guess there is a part of me that wants to have my cake and eat it too. I want to have a nice feminine shape within reason for my age (fat distribution - you can kick in whenever you want!!). Yet, I am still not out to family, so I want it to be subtle enough as I go along that I can cover tracks when necessary ... Not the ideal situation but it is what it is ... maybe when family realizes that this is not making me into a monster, they will come around to some of it. I can hope, right? More and more, I just want to look in the mirror and see a female body staring back at me ... I want female clothing that I put on to look like it fits me to a T... (and by T, I don't mean testosterone, lol)... EasyE

Good morning to you @KymmieL from the Eastern Time Zone where it early afternoon. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Mindy🌈🐛🏳️‍⚧️🦋

Welcome to WA! Seattle and the Capital Hill neighborhood in particular have many LGBTQ+ friendly establishments. Seattle Trans Pride 2024 is June 28th ;)

Agree, April you always look so stylish bravo dear maddee, do you have furry friends too? aren't they adorable? they've generated a lot of smiles. Ashley always looking cute daisy print skirt with white floral blouse over pink lingerie. typing today n maybe movie tonight hugs

Good afternoon M.A. Welcome to Transgender Pulse Forums, I think you'll find that there are a lot of us who had their first therapist reconsidering our story and recommended us to gender or LGBTQIA specific therapist. I made my first therapist cry after asking me what was my worst experience or memory. She was not prepared for the can of worms I brought to the couch. My second therapist is a gem, she's my age and knows how to work with my thoughts. My two kids were also involved in the arts programs in school one in theater, the other combined art and modern music. Best wishes, stay positive, and motivated, Mindy🌈🐛🏳️‍⚧️🦋

Welcome. This can be a good sounding board and a place to say things you otherwise could not. Be yourself. Find out what that is. Abby

I'm wearing a white t shirt and jeans. The t-shirt is softer than a man's and slightly girly. Feeling kinda pretty.

That's very common in internet forums and it is hard not to take it personally sometimes. You might post "bump" with a smiley face to bring it to the top of the stack, or you might use the @ feature if there are certain people you would really like to have comment on it, and say something like Dear Abby, I would really like your input on this. Please take a minute and respond. Thanks!!!

The same for me... That's exactly were MmIndy came from. I started choosing female skins as soon as they became available in the few games I played. Mindy🌈🐛🏳️‍⚧️🦋

I recently made my own packer, it only a sock but is there any recommendation for brands to buy when i can gain acess to actual one? My euphria has never been better but only able to do in private.

Amazed my relationship with my boyfriend is going well.He is the first guy that has shown he loves and accepts me for who I am.My 2 friends from my Army years came up this morning and did meet him as well.Both said he is a keeper.We have a good friendship that is tight.I credit them for convincing me to come out 21 years ago,saw I had a secret that I was bottling up that needed to come out

Something else I noticed @Ladypcnj Since I use the Unread tab, I don't see threads I've read again until someone replies to it, or the author adds something. Hugs, Mindy🌈🐛🏳️‍⚧️🦋

Good morning @Ladypcnj Some posts get lost in the busy times here. It also maters how people navigate the site. Some only look at their notifications, or tap the All Activity tab which shows them thread they've commented on. (how I see it)... I on the other hand use the Unread tag under Activity. I don't think people ignore post as much as they get caught up reading threads they've already been active in. Best wishes, stay positive, and motivated, Mindy🌈🐛🏳️‍⚧️🦋

What to do if post is being ignored?

LOL. I have done this more than once.

Thank you for everything you do, @Petra Jane & great thanks to the generosity of The Breast Form Store! It is a pleasure to contribute & I hope many others will as well. Bless you.

Oh yeah, I forgot, @awkward-yet-sweetwhen your husband finally breaks down and decides to replace the stoves I agree a single professional stove even out of a defunct restaurant might well be the way to go when cooking for all those kids and adults. Certainly better that the situation you describe. Or maybe from a used restaurant supply where they have professionally cleaned and refurbished it.

Wow, yesterday was a very active day. @Birdie I hope they figure out where that’s coming from and get you heeled quickly. That it’s nothing serious. Maybe going to the day care with a purewick will finally convince them to change their attitude. @MaeBe especially if you believe you are about to loose your job anyway, what’s to keep you in Minnesota ? This could be a wonderful thing for all of you Washington State can be wet but it’s really not as bad as it’s made out to be. If you are west of the cascades it is relatively mild not like MN in the winter time. And east of the cascades it’s rather desert like around Yakima. New car shopping can be fun but it can be very stressful too. We talked about it over lunch yesterday. Strange thing is she kept coming back to the old Ford. My response was instead of two car payments there woul only be one although I would expect it to be a little higher, but not nearly what two would add up . Plus I wouldn’t have to continue working as long with only one as when I get the other things paid off I know we can live without me working. Unless of course, the congress decides to mess with social security. Right now I have three vehicles I want to look at two are at one dealer and the third at another. All three are GMs two are newer with lower mileage but are also lower end on the GM line. The third which is the one that most interests me is a Cadillac. Let’s see there is a song from way back about a Cadillac and a Hot Rod Lincoln comes to mind. Anyway it is an XT-5. I get my room and comfort, she gets her nice appointments and the ford hopefully will hang on as a spare for those occasions when we need a second car for me to go to work and for her to do ?? The downside is it has just under 80,000 miles and is a 2020 so in that regard we are slipping backwards from a 2022 with 25000 but going from a sub-compact to a mid-size. The other two are a compact and a Midsize but neither would provide the expected comfort and features of the Cadillac. The biggest of which are the pedals that would adjust and the seat adjustments. (My wife is 4’ 10” and I am 5’8” since my spine has shrunk. The Caddy also has the lane safety as well as front and rear collision warning. The mileage will go down and the engine requires higher octane gas but that won’t be too much of a drag since we can go to Murphy USA where I work or to Costco which isn’t that far away. 10 miles. And it’s better than the Ford! I guess we will see how this plays out later. Willow

Two things amaze me, One how fast short haired dogs dry. Two how did you keep from loosing your glasses? I'm glad you wear a life jacket while kayaking even on smooth waters such as ponds or lakes. I'm guessing you learned a few things about landing and exiting the kayak. Hugs, Mindy🌈🐛🏳️‍⚧️🦋

Aside from the X-Files, Gilmore Girls is easily my favorite TV show. I originally watched the original airing in the commuter lounge at my college starting in 2000 because I was embarrassed to watch it at home when I living as a man. Now that I am out and transitioned, I watch it openly and wear Gilmore Girls t-shirts at work on days that I wear a skirt. For Valentine’s Day, my wife bought me the DVD’s. Yesterday I had to stay at work late because of an IT problem (I am not IT so I just had to make sure the pump stations telemetry was functioning properly before I could leave, IT did the actual work) and so I watched it on Netflix. Lorelai Gilmore inspired me to change my name to Lorelei. Yes, I picked a more traditional spelling on the name. The mother daughter interaction between them is heartwarming and sometimes hilarious. Last week I just started rewatching it again. Ironically I relate most to Luke, very rare as I almost always relate to a female character. Anyone else here love the show?

Good morning everyone, @Birdie continued prayers for you as they figure thing out. I'm glad you're being properly cared for. @April Marie I love the pageantry of the Kentucky Derby the bright dresses, and fascinating hats worn by the ladies. As for the mint juleps... I'll pass, they're just to aromatic for me. We'll be watching "The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports" as well. @Adrianna Danielle & @awkward-yet-sweet it is amazing how a new stove seems to cook food better. Cooking for 36 people is a phenomenal task, and if you're doing it on anything less than a professional cook stove. You're preforming miracles, and I wish you the best. My yard work is done for the day, because I don't have to wait until Saturday to do it. I'm getting use to this mostly retired situation. The windows and doors have been open since I first got up and the yard is full of bird songs. I have the best neighbors because they don't start their noisy yard work until very late morning or early afternoon. Hugs, Mindy🌈🐛🏳️‍⚧️🦋

Oooh, that still sounds chilly!!! Our pool was opened yesterday and it's a brisk 59 deg.

I'm borrowing this!