How do You Feel About Old Pictures of Yourself -- I Mean Really Old?

[Ivy]

A few years ago when I was first dealing with myself being transgender, I happened on a webcomic in which a character (unwillingly at first) transitions MtF, and in the end is happy about it.   The reason I mention it here, is that all the character's previous photos etc. "magically" also changed.

Oh well.  No real point, just thought I'd mention it.  It wasn't really the best comic in the world.

[PixieOfTheHills]

I really have trouble accepting me now as I’m older. Pictures of me when I was young are, actually, pretty good. At the time I thought I looked horrendous. Now I feel that I missed my opportunity to feel good about myself. I’ve missed the boat, so to speak. 
 

With the advent of selfies, well that just creates more problems because phones are notorious for taking ‘bad’ pictures.

 

 I’ve recently been doing a lot of work to improve my appearance both in terms of generally and also to better align with an androgynous presentation. 
 

Work in progress.  Hard work!! ?

[KayC]

On 4/14/2021 at 9:08 PM, Jandi said:

all the character's previous photos etc. "magically" also changed.

Wouldn't that be FANTASTIC?

[Teri Anne]

Notorious for taking bad pics???

Everyone I know does really well with phone cams and take incredibly good pics.

I really know very little about how my phone cam works or its settings that why I take awful pics.

 

[Kimber M]

I saw an unhappy person in those pictures

[Ivy]

1 hour ago, Kimber M said:

I saw an unhappy person in those pictures

My ex used to accuse me of never smiling.   She insisted that I was not happy.  I didn't think that was so… but upon reconsideration, maybe she was onto something.

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[Davie]

Old pictures are helping me discover the real me, as if I can see into them with X-ray eyes. I keep looking for the little girl in me—even though I see a lot of sadness there.

 

Me at 15:

[Teri Anne]

Davie don't try to read too much into old pics.

I used to do that and just made myself miserable.

I can look at old pics of myself and see the crazy, mean, hateful jerk that didn't care about anything and any one.

I don't look at them too much now because I know that person is long gone.

[KathyLauren]

Just for fun, this is me at age 22.

 

[Maddee]

Proud of women in aviation!

[Ivy]

I always wanted to fly, but just never came together for me.

As for old pix, they don't really bother me.  I mean, that was then, this is now.  There's plenty of cringe in my past, but the pix aren't part of it.

[LaurenA]

I gave up flying about 15 years ago.  I miss it, but can't afford it any more.