Oh Look, It's Leo ;3

[Guest Leo B]

Leo here, or Lele. Whatever floats your boat.;D.

Well, as 'vain' as I'm told I am, I always have a hard time talking about myself (Ironicly shy) . So, I'm going to try something new. Once upon a time, there was a rather attractive, intelligent, charming 18 year old. His name is Leo. (;D This idea is easier than I thought) Starting at a young age he knew something was up..he despised his female body. It was something deeper than the whole 'I'm fat, I'm ugly, etc etc' But it just wasn't his. Leo loved to draw and paint. Before he knew his true name, 'Leo' belonged to him, he'd draw, sometimes for hours, sometimes -all- day. He'd draw a boy. A boy with sometimes his eyes or his lips. He wasn't sure why he'd try to put as much of himself into this boy, but it felt right. This boy as been with him for as long as he could remember. He named everyone of his drawing of this boy, 'Leo'. Leo didn't know anything about transgenders at such a young age. He lived with his female body, went by his birth given name, developed G.A.D (General Anxiety Disorder) and began isolating himself from -all- his friends and a lot of his family, by age 17. One day, well surfing the internet, he came around a simple description of Transgendered. This changed his life, completely. Yeah, he -may- of shed a tear or 2..it was a relief to him. To know that there WAS a word, WAS a description, to what was going on. On a car ride home, with his mother, he said to her, starting in a nervous laughter, that he was a male. Oh, he will never forget the look on her face, as he's sure many others who came out to their mothers, lovers, friends, fathers, siblings wont. Lucky for him, his mother would support him through anything. He finally told her his name. His true name. 'By the way, I'm Leo.' Ended in tears, and all that cheesey stuff

Well, Lol I think that story covered quite a bit. I'm still in a hard place, learning as much as I can about how to deal with this properly. I'm happy that I've found this forum, and all the wonderful info it provides. To sum this all up..Hello, I'm Leo. Nice to meet you ;D

[MaryEllen]

Hello Leo,

Welcome to Laura's Playground. Thank you for sharing with us.

MaryEllen

[Sally]

Hello Leo,

It is very nice to meet you too.

It is difficult to get the information needed about our particular disorder until you realize what it is and look it up for yourself, now that you know and have found us - we can help.

There is a lot of information available and we try to mke it as easy as possible to find - just ask, we are not therapists or doctors (they are necessary along the way) but we have been where you are although I am headed the opposite direction we are still on very similar paths.

So grab a chair and a mug, I'll get you some hot cocoa and a fresh batch of Cinnamon Rolls - relax, you are among friends almost family.

Welcome to the forums.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest JaniceW]

Hey Leo,

It's good to see you here. I think you are going to find a lot of like minded folks here to talk with. I loved your intro, the spirit of a really great guy came right through to me in it.

[Guest miss kindheart]

Hi Leo,

<<< curtsey >>>

Welcome to Laura's Playground.

Please feel free to come over and chat sometime.

The Chat room does require another registration that is separate from from your forums one.

Please read the chat room rules before coming in, and expect a short interview with one of the chat room moderators.

One of the things that they will ask you is if you read the rules.

We have FTM meetings -Mon & Fri 8pm est, and you are welcome to attend.

We all look forward to seeing you.

vanna

[Guest Taran]

Hey Leo! Congratulations for having started out on the path to finding the real you! I love the storybook way you introduced yourself, it seems like something a lot of people could understand even if they knew nothing about being transgendered. I'm glad you have some support, and I hope that that hard place gets softer over time. This is a very kind place, so hopefully it'll help. Cheering for you!