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17 Signs I was Transgender and didn't know it.


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Forgive me if I am repeating a topic. Maybe the Moderators can direct me/us. I did search through 7 of the 34 pages : )  But was wondering if a lifetime of experiences could add up to a realization that you are transgender if you didn't know you were in the wrong body from childhood which seems like a requirement for Gender Dysphoria sometimes.   First there were 10 signs.  Then there were 17 signs.  So I'm thinking there may be hundreds of signs from hundreds of transgender lives that people can identify with and get a light bulb turned on in their search of self.  BTW I didn't start listing the signs since you can google the articles and their authenticity could be questionable.

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Short Answer: Yes.

 

Especially for us older gals. I knew that a "sex change" was a thing when I was younger thanks to men's magazines (and Omni articles later), but they were never presented in a very flattering light. Add to that a midwestern upbringing in the 70's and, well...

 

I mean everybody grows up wishing they were a girl, right? Have you SEEN girls? Why would that be weird?

 

I'd probably have figured things out sooner if we'd had the internet back in the dark ages, but... Well, here we are. Better late than never.

 

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@Jackie C. Yes who wouldn’t want to play the girl’s parts in the High School plays?  And later a crush tells you, you sing like a girl.  When they draft you for a war, you’d rather be a medic than infantry. When you grow your hair long it feels so good flowing around you neck and shoulders.  And you’re out with your daughter and the server calls you ladies…or a little girl looks up at you and says she wasn’t sure if you were a man or a woman…

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1 hour ago, Vini said:

And later a crush tells you, you sing like a girl.

 

That bit is useful, my femme voice is basically my singing voice.

 

Also, who would WANT to be infantry? That sounds awful on every conceivable level.

 

Too introverted for high school plays though. I probably would have wet myself on stage.

 

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You don't have to know that what you are feeling is dysphoria, and you don't have to know that you are "in the wrong body" to be trans.  You can have dysphoria and not know it.  You can be trans even if you are too young to know that male and female bodies are different.  As for the 17 signs, there are probably 17 different signs for each trans individual.

 

Let's see...

- Seeing a picture of a pretty girl and wanting to be her (age 7).

- Always portraying myself as a girl in dreams (various ages from 7 up).

- Dressing in my mother's clothes (age 12).

- Feeling betrayed when I was given a shaver for Christmas (age 17).  In my head, I knew that men grow beards, but I didn't expect that would apply to me!  I made myself accept it, because, intellectually, it made sense.  But it felt like a betrayal.  Decades later, I realized that this was my first identifiable feeling of dysphoria.

- Getting my mother to teach me to bake cookies and sew (age 13 or so) and to knit (age 35).

- Joining the air force to "man up" (age 19).

- Leaving the air force because I didn't want to be a soldier (age 27).

 

That's just off the top of my head.  If I thought about it, I could probably come up with more.  I still recall things from when I was younger and suddenly realize that it makes way more sense in the light of being trans than it ever did before.

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Hi All,

 

How Interesting, hard to resist some introspection.?

 

I'm not sure all my 'warning signs' conform to classic cases, some do I'm sure...(warning maybe risque to some sensibilities)...

 

Lets see if I can get to 17 (why 17???) abbreviated incidents (before I met my partner who later passed from cancer)

 

1) Earliest dream (before 3yrs) ...the old woman on the porch of a house on the cliff overlooking the sea (waiting for death?)

 

2) Kindergarten...wanted to be in the leotards and tutu of the Ballerina in the school play but told I was a boy and I will get another part (another one, I already have one I don't quite like). I think once I was dressed as a Tree another time a dustbin...not great parts.?

 

3) School ...Definitely preferred the girl's uniform to boys. Of course preferred no uniform at all but religious school...

 

4) School ...I was always the runt of the class...actually I was always the second smallest boy, there was always someone smaller than me somehow thank goodness...but the kids (especially the girls) would always mistake me for a grade or two below my year even then. The girls were especially protective of me and would let me play their games (jump rope etc)?

 

The boys could be protective too particularly if I was involved in more rough sport, they would jump to my defense but maybe this could be as an older brother kinda thing. Was never really bullied by any boys, they seem to consider me off limits and poor sport picking on me. Was not effeminate in expression but feminine looking so maybe that helped? I suppose they felt it was not my fault I was a bit pretty and small but that I always seem to give 110% in sport and for my size/frailness, I always surprised them with how tenacious I was despite.?

 

I liked being protected by them.?

 

5)Teenage years ... the bomb dropped on me with my voice change (as I mentioned in other thread) in part due to my beloved Grandma concocting some weird brew she assured my mom would turn my vocals manly and deep. Did not fit what I saw in the mirror at all and counted me out of the choir because I did not want to be singing Baritone. ?

 

6) Teenage years ... porn. My male friends would show me (their latest) porn and I'd be secretly embarrass like I was with the enemy. Very uncomfortable./blush. I felt I wasn't part of them nor was I as excited as they were...but I had to go along with their enthusiasm just in case...?

 

7) Teenage years ... porn, later I enjoyed porn (straight porn) but I found it strange whilst I was excited by the female form (and genitals), I was constantly imagining myself as the woman. I had a need to be taken and used rather than to conquer

As much as with the borrowed visuals provided by porn, I was stimulating myself touching the softness of my own skin.?

 

8)Crossdressing...enjoyed sneaking in to try on my sister's old clothing she had put away but did not like all the lacey over fussy stuff  my Mom 'forced' on her. Still, turned on myself by how pretty I looked but somehow it also felt more comfortable (even if her clothing was slightly too small for me...albeit bc I was slim, I could still fit despite her being several years younger as well)...I think I am a bit of an exhibitionist that if I did not have the additional incumbrances between my legs, I would be wearing some pretty eye popping clothing or at the local nudist beach?

 

9)High School ...The attention of my friend who declared he was in love with me and thought he must be homosexual. I reacted badly...later on circumspect felt I was especially offended bc it meant he was lusting after me as a boy and not a girl if he thought it was Gay. I'd would have less issue if he saw me as girl although I still would not be accepting his advances.?

 

10) High School ...crush. Lots of crushes but one in particular with a very 'alternative' (and one of the most intelligent) boys in my year. I was secretly in love with him. He invited me one summer to his family home in the country. I remember returning from dinner with him and he was driving me in his parent's convertible, I had a bit to drink, stood up and was shouting against the onrushing wind, he thought it was cute but dangerous...I wished I was a girl. It was a bitter sweet moment bc I wanted him to have me so bad. ?

 

11) High School ... I was in a new school. There was a boy who was tall and sweet looking eye candy. I did not really 'like' him bc he was one of those who gravitated towards a crowd (and I admire people who stand on their own more). Plus he use to see all sorts of girls (player) so I never could trust him to be 'clean', but once we were going on a visit to a play in town and he grabbed me gently by my upper arm to usher me out of harms way by a road. I felt so gooey and submissive. ?

 

12) Army - The promise of 'adventure' did not match the reality of constant proximity to males nor the awful feeling of grim from being out in the field for prolong periods. Hated the stench in the bunks. Hated the smell of men. Could not wait to get clean. did not like the texture of my uniform, communal showers...I had to wait till everybody went then sneak in and wash quick before we got turned out again but kept my head down extremely embarrass if anyone made comments on my physique.?

 

13) Army - Yet I passed Physical fitness to Special Forces level....well almost, I was always weaker in arm strength, high on endurance. In hind sight, looking back at pictures, I look so much softer and feminine despite short hair and near zero body fat. Sexual predation of course an unspoken issue and how I navigated to ensure I wasn't subject to many unwanted attention homosexual or otherwise...it was a little nerve racking having to constantly calculate safety.

 

Waaay too much interest in me from NCOs senior to me. Male dominance thing? ?

 

14) 20s - Rock climbing...going with a friend as mentioned on other thread for dinner and having to ride on his bike, holding on to him and feeling how much more solid he was built than me (despite my equivalent ability on the rock)...and more importantly How much I liked the feel of his solid body. I still did not have the visceral visual attraction many Gay men and of course women have to the male body but the touch makes me feel very feminine.?

 

15) 20s - Dressing for my one conventional office job I've ever done (High level Government work)...I began to feel in oppressive surroundings having to wear suits and ties...I started to rebel subconciously tailoring my own clothing, taking them in tighter in certain areas, wearing hats. One moment of epiphany I felt I wasn't going to survive in the job much longer was when having to share the elevator with (of all people) the Chairman (and a group of VIPs he had in tow)...I felt so embarrass bc you could see him thinking what's he doing in here...of all people? But he was a nice person and he felt compelled to explain to his entourage that I was "a 'creative type' which we need more of". What a good save...but my cue to get off the bus soon.?

 

16) 20s - Going on back packing holidays with a friend from Canada.  We spent time in some very romantic room and boards in Turkey. He was older than me and far taller and I felt at one point there was some tension, he seemed a bit edgy. He wasn't a good looking man by any means (nor did feel attracted to him) but I fell under the spell of the environment we were in and felt vulnerable if he had made a move on me. Yet I had to have him think of me as female otherwise I would be upset.?

 

17) 20s - Women. Never felt the need to go out looking for them. Had to follow friends on their various expeditions as 'wingman'...always felt I was not on the menu (with those women anyway), definitely in the friend zone ( 'I know some one gay who may be interested in him' kind of category). And never felt urge to sow the wild oats. In fact felt sorry for my friends if they came up with nothing, secretly wished if I was a girl I would maybe afford them some benefits poor guys?

 

...I'm not sure I did not know I was 'transgender' but there were  other issues that made me comfortable enough (almost) functioning as male. The warning signs were always there though...

 

 

 

 

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17 hours ago, swallow said:

but I found it strange whilst I was excited by the female form (and genitals), I was constantly imagining myself as the woman. I had a need to be taken and used rather than to conquer

 

This one was so very true for me as well. Although, in my case, since guys have never really interested me (but gals do), not having it in me to be the persuer didn't exactly make dating as a "straight guy" easy at all, to say the least! My lack of interest in guys also made it easy for me to dismiss the attraction to being the woman as a kink at first.  And then later I misattributed it to the controversial idea of "autogynephilia" until I finally realized that not all of my fantasies about being female were erotic turn-ons, only the ones that were already sexual in nature were turn-ons. So it was like "Duh, of course fantasies of sexuality are going to be erotic!" So, so much for thinking it was that!

 

Adult content gave me another clue I also totally misread at first. I gradually found myself being drawn towards the content that involves transwomen who haven't had bottom surgery. Naturally, my assumption was that it was a kink on my part. But gradually I realized what I was really feeling was envy. "Dang, they're AMAB like me, but THEY get to be women and I don't ?".

 

Besides that, I feel like my clues have also been very hard for me to notice, or to attribute to being trans, because they didn't really conform to what I'd heard about trans in mainstream media. I never felt like "I know I AM a girl", never felt like I was "in the wrong body" - or at least that's not how I ever would've described how I felt. I'd only occasionally (BUT, still as a recurring and increasing pattern through my life) wish I could have the body of a woman instead of that of a man. And I've been starting to realize that feeling could arguably be described as "being in the wrong body".

 

Also, to directly answer @Vini: I personally still feel a little unsure of things myself and havent started medical transition (yet), but I am at a point where I'm "pretty sure I'm trans". And for me, it has definitely been a case of "a lifetime of experiences building up to finally clue me in", rather than any one big obvious thing. But I've heard of many gay cisgendered people having the same experience about realizing they're gay. And there's a young transger woman on YouTube, Coach Jamie, who's fully transitioned and did a video explaining that even through most of her transition, she always still had some self doubt, and it wasn't until after her bottom surgery that she was finally much more confident about being trans:

 

 

There's also a couple really good documentaries that I think may be relevant here. One is "Disclosure" on Netflix. The other is "Between the Shades" on a channel called "Revry" (actually, Revry has a lot of good lgbt+ stuff). And also, "Dr. Z phd" is a gender therapist on youtube who has a lot of really good videos.

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Thank you all for the great replies.  Its really nice to read them and get a light bulb on : "Oh ya I remember that , Oh ya I felt like that too !"  Very comforting to have company. Like @swallow and @Heather Nicole, I thought for a long time since I wasn't attracted to men that I couldn't be transgender.  But I still dreamed of having a female body so I could be made love to as much as i enjoyed making love, it would be great.  Then later after researching trans images and  video, I realized I could could kiss a man  that looked like female too.  And then my Therapist confirmed to me that there all kinds of attraction and people can stay the same or evolve.  @Heather Nicole I was having second thoughts about transition too, and my Therapist suggested I take my time to think about it since its such life changing decision.  So the more research I did, the more happy, satisfied reactions I found of girls who had transitioned.  Jennifer Finney Boylan's book She's Not There really helped a lot, to even think of the possibility of bottom surgery... but I have a long way to go before that decision.  Thank you so much for the youtube and video refernces.  I can't tell you how much of a relief it is to read your reply

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I forgot one sign, over the years, that I'm sure that a lot of you can remember.  When you were in between relationships, living alone  and having the chance to  cross dress. You realize: "I'm not getting an erection doing this, I feel right at home,  I'm very comfortable in a t shirt dress, tights or girl jeans.  It would be awesome to live this 24/7"  I don't even need a drink to relax : )

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Hi,Heather,

 

Great video pep talk. So true what she says!?

 

Its not a bout accumulating enough points to qualify for being Transgender (17 pts?) or anything more to each of us there is such a variance of when we accept ourselves depending on life's circumstances.

 

For my part, the cataclysmic life event that pushed me out further was of course the sad loss of my spouse to cancer.

 

Ironically it in a way set me 'free' again yet was something I did not want.

 

Married to that, I think over recent decade or so, my hormone levels have changed and I am naturally reverted back toward a more feminine aspect. This we noticed in our bedroom activity which dropped to negligible and was not something I felt fair for her either.

 

Yet I loved her and was afraid of losing her if I came out to her bc obviously our dynamics would have to change. And that was very painful to keep in (eventually I never told her bc we had then be subsumed by the priority of fighting the cancer)

 

Then there is the calculations surrounding those around em that would get affected. My spouse passed 3 years ago now but back then, my children were in the midst of their tricky teen years (12 and 15). I felt I had to hold out a bit because having lost their mother, it would be even more traumatic for them to have to deal with my issue.

 

So there's bottom line (as I am sure you'd agree) no perfect or easy time to transition without considering all sorts of factors and weighing the priorities.

 

OTOH if by looking back as with this exercise, the warning signs were very clear.?

 

This has always been there bottled down bc I felt I had also enough affinity to work through a male life then even if uncomfortable in certain areas.

 

And the sex attraction side of it is all important.

 

I think the danger of course was that my attraction to the female body was a surrogate to my wanting of it.

 

It was a mental appropriation of how I was attracted to the female sex, that I enjoyed especially seeing their pleasure bc deep down it was what I wanted. And of course this was always to the benefit of my sexual partners who had no complains abut my performance (when I was able to rise to occasion of course)?

 

But as the years went by, this appropriation was not evidently enough to sustain a healthy sex life. Particularly, one had to consider what the other partner wanted, so its easy to say 'we'll just adopt a more 'lesbian' bedroom but that may not be the case for the other person.?

 

Or for me.

 

Part of the problem I feel for my late transition is I did not feel the visceral attraction (visually) to the male body that many Gay friends and women did. Therefore I discounted my authenticity in being potentially Transgender.

 

OTOH, looking back, where I had less affinity to Male form visually, I had more obvious secret feelings to be desired by them and enjoyed both the feel of the male body and their touch.

 

And much of the problem then of course was we did not have access to such Vbloggers as Jamie to reference experience or yourself or indeed the important outlet that this forum can provide for us who live otherwise in suppressed isolation feeling that we were not on the spectrum and did not somehow measure up.?

 

Its been a long road discovering self, slowly peeling away the layers built over time but it has also been a journey that needed time for me.

 

Thanks for the recommendation for "Disclosure" will definitely watch that.

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HI Vini,

 

Thanks for reviving this conversation.?

 

Blanchard theory seems a bit too simplistic and limited in scope to a rather Male perspective of what and how attraction works for females.?

 

My attraction to males is almost more emotional/primal whilst lacking the visceral visual aspect.

 

Like many women, I need context. Often a scenario  (like the environment I am in...particularly 'romantic' settings) plays into it.?

 

Also as mentioned, touch sets me off. Many times men have gently guided me out of harms way by firmly holding my upper arm or small of my back. That is an absolute turn on for me regardless if I actually am attracted to the man.

 

Once, a producer on a difficult film I was working on saw I was visibly stressed and upset. he was taller and bigger than me and he came over to give me a friendly male hug.

 

There was nothing sexual intended in it but it triggered female feelings in me, getting the protection and warmth of a man. of course I could never tell him how I felt fully about his support even if I thanked him for being concern, I felt the need to knee jerk show a stoic front which is so tiring.?

 

I think we at at once trying to discover ourselves and fighting the build up of many decades of conditioning.

 

Peeling away the protection mechanisms we may have also used to protect our inner more vulnerable core from view of the rest of the male world is not easy. I for one still find it hard to overcome my 'male voice' which I use ironically as a crutch to protect me in the male world.?

 

The main take away is it won't happen overnight.

 

This is a journey as is life (and aging)

 

...but we must learn to enjoy it as Jamie in the video mentions.?

 

 

 

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...and with regard dressing female, for me I just feel its more natural.

 

Its always suited my body better.

 

I won't deny at times looking in the mirror, I do get the feeling "I would -expletive- that". ?

 

But that is not the primary reason for opting to dress female for me.

 

As you mention, it just feels right. I know I can't get away with all outfits but neither can many Cis-women.

 

OTOH, I make the outfits look good IMO so why not?  A little vanity IS in EVERYONE.?

 

I often feel of course the restriction of a Bra or having to tuck away the little friends down there IS a bother.?

 

But its a bother I tend to be more than willing to put up with these days bc despite how uncomfortable it can be, it makes me feel in the correct state of being.

 

Its almost therapeutic, it  JUST makes me feel right, the way it was intended to be.?

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Hi swallow,

You're welcome.  And you have my sympathy and concern for your loss.  But I have no idea how to comfort correctly.  My Mother passed away recently but I couldn't tell you when or describe to you how I'm feeling about it.  I wish you the best.

 

Yes, human contact is awesome.  I love it when people call me Ma'am. Or even sit on the bus or plane where we strangers have to snuggle.

 

One gurl told us she was going to wear her bathing suit in the YMCA because it was something she wanted to do for herself.  I walked home from the store in my Capris Jeans the other day and some neighbors across the street started laughing as I went inside.  I remembered Her bathing suit and put on my yard work capris pants and went back out in a ponytail and  mowed the lawn just for my self. Most people don't care how we look I've been told.

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Oh by the way, all, I didnt mean there had to be 17 signs you were transgender. It just seemed like a good title for my topic since I googled  "Signs in the past that I was Transgender" and found an article titled:  "10 Signs I was Transgender and didnt know it".  Then there was another article below it "17 Signs I was Transgender and Didnt Know It".  I think In the 17 Signs they said that one sign was reading Playboy Magazine was like reading a Manual on Females he wished he could become... I'm just quoting : )

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I think reading the Sears and Wards catalogs womens clothing and lingerie section when we lived out in Iowa , was my secret Manual : )

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Capri jeans? Good for you Vini!

 

I think its good to challenge the way people look at others.

 

I remember my Mom (who was very status conscious) telling me that her friend was on a flight back from the Far East or somewhere and there were these two (almost) vagabond hippy looking older couple board the plane. Everyone sneered at them. Somewhere in the middle of the LOOOONG flight, there was a heart attack (over the open ocean). They asked if there was anyone medically trained onboard...guess who turned out to be doctors recently returning from work at a refugee camp????

 

In the end, outward appearances are immaterial. BC eventually we all get older, the great equalizer.

 

We should all aim to (eventually) go beyond the physical.?

 

Just by being yourself, you are performing a public service IMO by affecting people and making them see interaction between people as between 'human beings'.

 

What does it matter what sex we are? RESPECT is all important.

 

We may have our issues, I'm sure everyone had some issue or other with their body or otherwise they are also having issues of insecurity with.

 

There will be the hecklers and those who prefer the group comfort of taunts or sniggering, but to me, if we just change one mind into looking at thinks with more acceptance, we have justified an existence.

 

OTOH of course, when you still have it, flaunt it.?

 

Glad I was able to list 17 things. I could go on of course, I don't have much of a filter.?

 

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...yeah and I am also prey to clothing websites and sales.

 

I have to hold myself back remind myself to prioritise my kids otherwise I'd be buying wardrobe senselessly.?

 

Surely another sign.

 

Just recently bought some make up from a memorial day sale...intended to use it on myself but ended giving it to my daughter who was very appreciative.?

 

But the online window shopping can be addictive and a self fulfilling pleasure. I could be on it perusing for hours and not buy anything but feel very good for nothing.??

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The biggest sign for me, not appropriate for this thread but for a parallel thread called 17 Signs That Confirmed I'm Transgender, is that you start transitioning and you finally feel the way you wish you had always felt. 

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23 hours ago, Vini said:

I forgot one sign, over the years, that I'm sure that a lot of you can remember.  When you were in between relationships, living alone  and having the chance to  cross dress. You realize: "I'm not getting an erection doing this, I feel right at home,  I'm very comfortable in a t shirt dress, tights or girl jeans.  It would be awesome to live this 24/7"  I don't even need a drink to relax : )

OMG Vini that is so me. When my second wife passed I really started cross dressing and it felt so natural and comforting to me, but yet I still didn't put 2 and 2 together. Then in February my current wife decided to move to California with her daughter and that urge to dress came back and as I started to explore these feeling then all of the past came back to me and I realized that I was transgendered and had held all of this in the closet for 50+ years and now she wanted out to allow me to live as I was intended to. So now the real and to exciting journey of transition begins.

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12 hours ago, RhondaS said:

you start transitioning and you finally feel the way you wish you had always felt. 

So true.

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Yes @swallowI've been jealous of womens capri pants for a long time, reminded me of the pedalpushers my Mom made us wear in the early 60s.  Then I found mens capri shorts online because I tried working in one of his huge distribution centers and I knew it was going to get hot in the summer and they would protect my knees banging into carts and shelves.  Turns out my gay supervisor liked my butt in them too.  But my shoulder went out from lifting heavy package bags and I had had enough harassment from other employees.  But you're right, I always admired the hippies flying their freak flags without a care.  And my Therapist encouraged going out in public dressed in what I like once I decided on transition.  Turns out, girl jeans and capri Lee Riders are stretchy and so comfortable,  I may never go back to 501s.  And I really admire your relationship with your kids.  You are lucky to still have them in your life and care for them.

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Thats awesome @Billie75B  that we could identify with our experiences, a warm fuzzy.  I hope you enjoy your transition too.  And @RhondaSand @Jandi one of the reasons I decided to start hrt was other Girls who were so glad that they finally "felt" the way they always wanted after transition.  And Coach Jamie on youtube has one video where she is past the excitement of dressing and make up and is happily satisfied with just being her trans self in tshirts and tights.  

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      I hope this is not stupid question..I have yet to start n not sure if doc will approve..but once you start growing buds n such, can you still wear forms to get to the size you were?   I'm a dad, so when I start blossoms they will be smaller for a long time n probably need surgical augmented..that's fine. I don't want to go ddd to aa to ddd..   any ideas?   thank you
    • missyjo
      April sounds fun..I keep some boy jeans to visit mom in..fir now   hugs
    • Ivy
      I like them too.  We had them growing up.  But my father's family were Swedes.
    • awkward-yet-sweet
      Oh my!  I guess it just goes to show how different tastes can be. Since we don't live near the ocean, Seafood is a rare luxury. We absolutely love pickled herring! Especially my husband and my GF, I guess it's a Ferman/Russian cultural thing.  But most of the kids like it too, and a jar wouldn't last in the pantry for long 😆
    • awkward-yet-sweet
      I think the key to that is just not minding eating the same thing repeatedly. Since we produce a lot of our own food here, we end up eating what is in season at the moment. So, when the yellow squash is ripening, we end up fixing squash 20 different ways. When the strawberries are ready, we eat lots of strawberries. It's kind of a different mindset to eat in season when it has become such a part of American culture but the grocery store has everything we want all the time. Like grapes in December.  My family does even things out a little bit by having a greenhouse so we have some fresh things in the winter, but it's not a 100% fix.
    • KathyLauren
      My brothers and I had to eat what was on the plate.  All of it, and nothing else.  Pickiness was not tolerated.  Some of our least favourite were liver and onions, sauerkraut, and especially rollmops (pickled herring).  We finally protested enough to persuade our mother not to serve rollmops, though she kept a jar in the pantry for years afterwards, as a threat if we didn't behave.
    • Carolyn Marie
      I'll go first.  My favorite team is the Yankees.  Loved them since I was a kid.  I was born in NYC so, yeah.  I know everyone loves to hate them, and that's OK.  I just love baseball in general.  It's a game of traditions, strategy, power, grace and skill.   Play Ball!!  ⚾   Carolyn Marie
    • Ashley0616
      I guess you do have a good point. It's just hard to try and not have the same meals over and over again. 
    • Willow
      Hi   I’ll weigh in on being picky about food.  Yes, and I was brought up that way.  We didn’t have to eat everything our parents ate.  They had a number of things they ate that they figured we wouldn’t eat, an acquired taste things or one or the other didn’t like them too.   even as an adult there are many things I won’t eat.  In my defense, there are different things my wife won’t eat.   the weird thing is that after being in E, my tastes have changed.  Sweet, sour, salty or bland, if I eat or drink too much of any one thing and I have to counter act it.   Willow
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