Just An Introduction

[Guest Jayden]

Hello all!

You can call me Jayden. I'm 15 and I've come to realize that I actually am a male inside a female body. I'm still a little confused though, but I really think I am male. I've been thinking about it for a while and it just...seems so right. I'm debating whether or not to tell my parents and my girlfriend though, since it's all very new, even to me. Each time I look up things about it, I cry with happiness, just knowing that I finally know who I am.

I hope to be around here more.

[MaryEllen]

Hello Jayden,

Welcome to Laura's Playground. Look us over. I'm sure you'll get a lot of info from the guys here. Don't be afraid to ask questions.

MaryEllen

[Guest Rika-chama]

Hello Jayden and welcome to the forums. I know how you feel because I was just there. So confused about who I was and scared to tell anybody. I cry with happiness too when I research FtM stuff, it just makes me happy to know who I am

Ni-paa~

[Guest brandt]

Hey Jayden,

ha it's like the name i picked, Kayden, but i use brandt sometimes, but anyways. cool. another 15 year old ftm here to join. welcome and hope to see ya around. if you want to ask anything, you can ask me or anybody else. everyone here is very helpful. i myself once joined had many questions and many have been answered. so good luck. and i know what you mean. i almost felt like crying of happiness because i finally knew that nothing was wrong with me and i knew what i've been now. hope to talk to ya some time, laters.

brandt/kayden

[Guest Michelle M]

Welcome. I hope you find what you're looking for here.

This made me think, I've noticed so many more FTMs learning who they are early as teens, than MTFs. I've not seen statistics, but it seems like to me more MTFs transition later in life than do FTMs. Is it a function of society causing repression? Because it's more acceptable for a little girl to act like a tomboy, but if a young boy acts girly the boy gets thrashed? Food for thought.

[Guest brandt]

well i think in society today. its very common to see a girl as a tomboy and people i guess don't mind that. but as for boys to dress like girls or act like one, is just not a thing people really want to see. boys have to be all manly and not girly and to many people it might seem very weird. i think bias against gender i guess. but that's how society today is i guess. it seems easier to come out as an ftm more than a mtf in some cases.

[Guest Jayden]

This made me think, I've noticed so many more FTMs learning who they are early as teens, than MTFs. I've not seen statistics, but it seems like to me more MTFs transition later in life than do FTMs. Is it a function of society causing repression? Because it's more acceptable for a little girl to act like a tomboy, but if a young boy acts girly the boy gets thrashed? Food for thought.

I have to agree with you. I mean, if you walk into a high school, it's more common and socially acceptable to see a girl in boys clothes more often than a boy in girls clothes. If a boy walked into school wearing a skirt or something typically associated with females, and it wasn't Halloween, they would definitely be mocked and possibly harmed with more than words.

[Guest o0tg0o]

Welcome. I hope you find what you're looking for here.

This made me think, I've noticed so many more FTMs learning who they are early as teens, than MTFs. I've not seen statistics, but it seems like to me more MTFs transition later in life than do FTMs. Is it a function of society causing repression? Because it's more acceptable for a little girl to act like a tomboy, but if a young boy acts girly the boy gets thrashed? Food for thought.

Yeah, I got thrashed for even acting like a girl in elementary and it continued on to middle school. Dressing like a girl was out of the question for me. Also, I'm sure I'm not the only one, but experiences like that really causes most MTFs to try to supress the feeling or see if it'll ever go away. Though now days, I'm seeing awfully a lot of young'ins that are acting girly these days...maybe it's not as bad as it used to be. I only hope so. ^^

[Guest Allianna]

Welcome. I hope you find what you're looking for here.

This made me think, I've noticed so many more FTMs learning who they are early as teens, than MTFs. I've not seen statistics, but it seems like to me more MTFs transition later in life than do FTMs. Is it a function of society causing repression? Because it's more acceptable for a little girl to act like a tomboy, but if a young boy acts girly the boy gets thrashed? Food for thought.

so true. as a child my parents would instantly beat me unconscious if I even slightly deviated from the "Normal" boy tendencies. in the end i just blocked such urges by replacing such thoughts with something more aggressive or war like. the end result... at 24 mental breakdowns are not fun! when all that suppression finally goes "OIE IM STILL IN HERE!!!" you never see it coming. it also builds alot of confusing thoughts so it can take even longer before some go to seek help to figure it all out.

well thats my experience anyways... guess i went over the "2 cents worth" limit hehe sorry.