Charlene,
I love seeing accounts like yours. Why? because I see so much of what you have written as I see myself. I came out to my wife nearly 4 years ago and I thought I had been a crossdresser all my life. Very quickly I realised that I wasn't a crossdresser, I was transgender. I'm soon 62 years old and spend much of my life as the female I really am. My wife is very supportive but to keep our relationship and our love for each other, I will not fully transition. Instead, I cross dress as a man for her. I feel guilty sometimes, not taking hormones etc, so seeing your account and other similar ones help. Thankfully I have trans friends who I go out with and my wife also goes out with me as two girls. I have never been happier in my skin. Like you, I wish my body had aligned with my mind when I was born.
Carla x
Charlene your story resonates with me as i have gone fromthinking bout transition to developing a realistic plan for making it happen.. thank you so much
Sara, thank you for taking time to comment. "Developing a realistic plan." I am happy for you. Let me know your progress.
Kind hugs,
Charlene
i think it's going to be a matter of weighing what i want and need against the collateral damage to some good people who really care about me and will have a hard time dealing with it
i appreciate that i am looking to get more involved and to advocate in some way, i'm not quite sure about the details but i know i'm following the right overall path, and you are a big help to me
@saraliscious Well? I am not sure how I have been a help, but I am glad I could be that help. I am glad we can know each other as you move forward in your own womanhood journey.
Kindly,
Charrie
i am glad you have introduced Charlene to me, because knowing her has made me a better person .. i hope someday you will introduce Charlene to the world at large, because knowing her will make the world a better place... you know the girl, just do whatever you think is best for her ..
btw, tell her sara says thanks ❤ ...
Thank you for your lovely article, Charlene. I would love to physically transition, and it was both encouraging and heartwarming to read the replies from the other ladies here who feel the same way or who have already transitioned. Once again this morning I am now up, with my coffee, still in my nightgown. I look at myself, and deep within me I feel the strong emotions that are begging to be embraced and fighting to be set free.
The monetary costs of surgeries I suspect for an America are significant, and setting aside money for this is not something I incorporated into my lifelong estate planning.
For now I can only live authentically here at home or when attending TG meetups, and with each month I gradually improve and move further with my presentation.
Dani
@danikiss22 Thank you Dani for your thoughts. Be content with what you have, yet always considering the means to be your authentic self in new situations.
I don't ever expect surgeries will ever be part of my journey, but that doesn't make me any less a woman, who though sadly not cis, has embraced her status as a woman who is trans.
Kindly,
Charlene
Charlene what a wonderful article. I was born in 1957 for me at the age of 5 I knew I was different by the age of 9 I had tried on my first bra. When watching Televison I always wanted to be the woman. By puberty is when I found that I was truly attracted to men, so I thought that I maybe an effeminate homosexual and being raised as a stricter Catholic I knew I was going to hell. I have cross-dressed all my life it was at the age of 19 that I realized I was a transexual. It was about 10 years ago that I truly accepted that I was transgender. I am now in therapy and my hope is to someday live the rest of my life openly as the woman I was meant to be.
Barbra
@barbra 0h Barbra, thank you for replying. I am so happy for you at this place of discovery on your journey into the womanhood you know you are meant for and long to have. I truly hope you have all your hopes and dreams fulfilled.
Hugs,
Charlene
Oh Barbra, thank you for replying. I am so happy for you at this place of discovery on your journey into the womanhood you know you are meant for and long to have. I truly hope you have all your hopes and dreams fulfilled.
Hugs,
Charlene
Charlene, I cannot express the heartfelt joy I feel when someone will take the time from their busy lives to in courage and to give hope to a complete stranger Thank you!
Hugs Barbra
Barbra, I don't see you as a stranger to me. You are a sister in our community to whom I am honored to be a blessing. As I understand it a passion and empathy for others is a mark of the nurturing nature we have as women. Yes?
Kindly,
Charlene
