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OMG, are you my long-lost sister?  I have the hardest time with a "normal" sleep schedule, and whenever I end up with a few days of vacation, I end up sliding back to my old "night owl" habits.  Now I'm glad I can just blame evolution!

-Sara

Hi Ronnie,

So glad to see you're hanging in there!  All the best to both you and Vi, and CONGRATULATIONS on 42 years!  That's awesome!

And no worries, my friend, I have NEVER known you to be boring!

Take care!

-Sara

Turnabout is fair play!

Someday we'll find the portal to the parallel dimension that the dryers send all the socks to, and then our poor planet will be overrun with socks... all of them mismatched!

Hi Briannah,

It is a pleasure to meet you as well!   I'm really happy to hear that this site has been so helpful to you, both with your relationship with Nikki and in other areas.  I agree that it is important for partners to find support, and that is often difficult to find.  I'm so glad you were able to find it here!   This site has also been very helpful to me as I was working through things.  We are fortunate that so many wonderful people visit here!

I, too, wish everyone would learn that lesson about kindness and connection.  The world would certainly be a better place.

It's so heartening to hear that you and Nikki are growing closer, and that you are choosing to do so.  Not everyone in the same situation would make the same choice.  I always enjoy hearing about couples who decide they can still make their relationship work after one of the partners comes out as non-cis.  Since so many marriages do not survive that type of revelation, it always warms my heart to see examples where the relationship endures, and even grows!  I am sending both of you my best wishes!

And beef is OK, but I *love* seafood!  But not to worry, unless my financial situation changes significantly, I doubt I will ever be on a cruise, so I will never have to worry about being tempted by the lure of cheese mousse!

Hi Briannah,

I don't really know you (I have been away from the site for a while), but I just wanted to say... this post is beautiful.  Thank you so much for sharing with us.  I wish all the best to you and Nikki as you repair/rebuild your marriage.

(Well, OK, the cheese mousse thing... maybe not so beautiful.  But definitely everything else! )

I'm a bit late, but congratulations on your surgery, Chrissy!  I hope your recovery is continuing to go well!

Hi Nicky,

That's wonderful that things are going well, and that your parents are trying to be accepting.  It's always nice when someone surprises us (in a good way) with their reaction.  Sending you my wishes that everything continues to go well!

Telling my parents is still on my list of things to do.  They're not bible thumpers, but my dad is very much a bigot too.  So I'm not really expecting it to go well, but maybe my parents will surprise me too!

Congratulations on this accomplishment, Emma!

I don't know about the American Red Cross, but Canadian Blood Services has been pretty discriminatory in the past.

Under Canadian Blood Services' policy, trans women are men

Transgender blood donor turned away in Vancouver

I don't know if things have improved recently or not.

 Monica, I don't mean to speak ill of your friend... but I am constantly amazed that there are actually people who still think this way.

I was a bit worried when I read the title of this post, but was relieved when I found out you meant Pandora in the bracelet sense, rather than Pandora in the mythological sense!

Happy (belated) birthday!

Congratulations on getting your letter, Warren!

(And that's great that the dog is feeling better, too!)

Hey, Veronica, you just need to figure out how to package up all that water and ship it to California.  I hear they could use it!

I guess that's sort of the double-edged sword of celebrity exposure.  Anything that brings awareness to the general public is good, but the rich and famous live in such a different world than the rest of us that their experiences will not realistically reflect most peoples'.

The CBC actually ran an article a couple days ago on that exact topic:

Caitlyn Jenner's transition doesn't represent most transgender experiences

Although we also shouldn't lose sight of the fact that Caitlyn felt the same pain we're all familiar with.

Mikah, I know we all tend to be our own worst critics, but really, you look great!  And apparently you enjoy BSG *and* Firefly, so you have great taste, as well!

Glad to hear that you're feeling better.  Best wishes and hugs to you!

Sara

Congratulations, Karen, and best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Oh my, does it date me too much to admit that when I was very young, I really wanted to be Electra Woman?

(Yeah, you younger ones will have to Google that... )

Congratulations, Lisa!  It must feel fantastic to get that part of your journey started!

Best wishes,

Sara

Karen, thank you for sharing this information!  I notice that you didn't mention anything about the cost of hair removal?  I think you may have covered this elsewhere, but I'm not sure, so I just wanted to mention it, since it can certainly add up!

Best wishes,

Sara

Hi Christie,

I think having doubts and second guessing our decisions... ANY decisions... is just part of the human condition.

That being said, this:

no matter how bad I felt having doubts this morning, I felt even worse when i thought about going back.

probably says a lot.

Best wishes to you,

Sara

No need to apologize, Warren.  We all feel that way from time to time.  Sometimes we just need to rant!

But I'm glad to hear that you're feeling better lately, and I'm really happy for you that your sibling is coming down to visit.  IIRC, the two of you had a great time together when they were staying with you last time, so hopefully you'll both have a blast together this time, too!

Warm wishes,

Sara

Congratulations, and best wishes on your new journey! :)

Hey Warren,

Best of luck getting your top surgery classified as a medical necessity... I really hope it works out for you! (And good luck with getting your medication issues worked out too.)

But, um, "falling off a cliff"? Whoa. That's... intense. I'm glad you're still here to tell the tale.

And hey, we already know the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything. It's just the *question* that's giving us a spot of trouble.

Best wishes to you... and watch out for those robots from the future. Especially if they look like 1980s Schwarzenegger. 1990s Schwarzenegger should be OK though. Just don't confuse the two! :lol:

Best wishes, Karen, and good luck with the new language! :)

Hey Warren! Glad to see you around. Yeah, December can sure get crazy-busy, but I'm glad you got to spend so much quality time with your sister. And things are looking better with your BF, and you got those awesome moments... sounds like a good month!

And congratulations on the weight loss! I should be exercising right now, too, but instead I'm here! :D

Emma, so glad for you that the first meeting was such a positive experience! It's great that you were able to find such a welcoming group of people!

Only one thing I'm not entirely sure of...

Why are there fish on a train?

;)