Names

[Guest RachaelAnn]

Have you ever wondered if you picked the right name? Ever wished you could go back and change your name? Sometimes I feel that way. I know for some of us nothing's set in stone yet, but after a while everyone gets to know you by your first choice and it would be kind of a pain, and a little rude to just up and decide something different wouldn't it?

Rachael

[Sally]

I look at it this way, Rachael, we had no choice at all in the names that we were given at birth and neither did any of the cisgendered people - we may change our minds later but at least we chose it in the first place - score one for the trans!

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest RachaelAnn]

I was referring to our trans chosen name. Sally for you, Rachael for me, etc.

[Sally]

So was I Rachael!

No one else started calling you Rachael - you selected it - you never selected the name on your Birth Certificate.

I am just amazed that we are all so concerned about our names now when we just lived with the ones that we were given for so long.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Donna Jean]

Rachael.......

I agee.......

It's a name....

You don't like it, change it.....\You don't have to go through a legal name change....right?

Make sure that you have what before you do that!

Huggs

Donna Jean

[Sally]

I guess the reason that I don't understand the agonizing over names is that mine chose me - I just typed it when opening an Email account - it was not one of the hundreds that I had used over my many years of cross dressing and dreaming so changing it never crosses my mind.

That being said - if you do not like the name that you have selected, by all means change it and find one that you can live with before the legal name change.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Elizabeth K]

I was referring to our trans chosen name. Sally for you, Rachael for me, etc.

I know what you mean. Impossible for me to change my name now. It's so usual for me to think of myself as Elizabeth, when in male mode and not out to some people, I always have to catch myself from using it, especially in signatures.

BUT

I am fortunate. I LOVE my name Elizabeth and I feel I am her 100%

Lizz Anne from Louisie Anna

[Guest Lizzie McTrucker]

I'm fortunate for my friends in this regard. I've gone through a few names over the last several years and for the longest time I thought I really would be Allison but when it came down to making it official I had a good long think about it and that's when I narrowed it down to two names and I really liked the name Elizabeth and the informal Liz. My friends have been right there for me keeping up with my name changes and rolling with it as I tried to find one that fit just right.

[Guest Donna Jean]

I'm a "Donna Jean" to the core....

Have been since I was a little girl!

Wouldn't change it for anything!

Huggs

Donna Jean

[Guest Girl Emily]

I never really thought about my name till becoming a member here at Laura's and I needed a screen name. Emily just came out and I have never felt more connected to myself then when think about me, Emily. My birth name is becoming less a part of my identity everyday.

Rachel don't worry about how your friends will take another name change, they are your friends and will be their for you as you search for your name.

Huggs,