Journal- February 2003
2003-02-02;
Are you talking to me?
Well, it’s been over a year
since I’ve been back home, and I have been eager to see family and old friends.
Spending a week back home made me realize how much my life has really changed.
Since leaving home I have never been called by my female name or by any female
pronouns. However, while back home for a week I was called those pronouns
and that name REPEATEDLY! - even after I asked them not to. I don’t know
how one could call a bearded guy “her” and it make sense, but it must have
to them because they said it all the time.
On the sad side, I was still not allowed to see my nieces and nephews. It’s
been two years since I’ve seen them, and my mom tells me that they ask about
me all the time. It’s my sister that continues to have problems with what
is going on, and while it makes me sad, it’s her problem to deal with. Just
think, if I had waited until everyone felt ok about me transitioning before
I actually started to transition, I would still be waiting two years later.
My mom made big progress though. While introducing me to her realtor,
my mom called me her son. Wow! Big step for her. (though I don’t think she
likes my facial hair).
Old friends were pretty good, though a few slipped on the pronouns and the
name.
It was good to be back home, but I’m glad to be back where I feel my life
has moved past my transition.
2003-02-09;
The very last entry.....
This is the last post of
this journal! I want to thank all those that visited the website over the
past two years. To date there have been well over 80,000 visits to the site,
and I have received hundreds of email well wishes. I feel very blessed, in
the past two years I have NEVER once received a distasteful or disrespectful
comment from those who have visited my site. Thank you.
While I created this page to document my personal experiences with my transition,
I hope the material helped others as well.
Goodbye!
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