BenFriday

​Hi Emma!

So far this Semester has been a lesson in patience, I'm studying Sociology with a focus in gender. Thank you for your support! Feeling comfortable in my own skin has made my life a lot more manageable. How are you?

sincerely,

Ben

Update: I've been hitting the gym every other day. I've lost 8 pounds in the last month. I'm not expecting anyone to compliment me, but it's frustrating that they need to comment. They weigh me fully clothed of course i'm gonna weigh more and some how i'm always 240. At the gym and on my home scale I weigh 228-230. that's kind of a big difference.

I'm So camera shy

That's how I felt the second I realized I couldn't pretend anymore.

I'm FtM. So...Reverse that.

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That's true. I've kind of forgotten how to care about them for now, I'll let those who get paid to solve problems deal with it.

To be honest, It felt like those two were trying to undermine me. They assume because they're older and knew me before I came out that being trans was just a phase. I think I may have hurt their feelings when I corrected them about that. I'm not always cordial either. I can be snarky.

Yes, I have brought it up. Luckily, one of the women has been moved and the other one I only work one shift a week with her. I've taken to ignoring her until she uses the right pronouns, or just in general. She uses the wrong name, and since everyone else uses the right one she looks kind of silly. I explained to her once, I think I'm gonna explain once more to her and then go to management.

Also, Thank you MonicaPz and UsernameOptional for the advice.

Thank you. Although I have no plans to Manage that mad house. I'm currently persuing a degree in human services. I want to help all kids in the system, but special focus on trans-kids.

I posted this in hopes of encouraging others to be themselves out in the public, because truly fear is the only thing that stops us from accomplishing our goals.

Like Michael pointed out, It truly boils down to location when it comes to massive corporations, but I never would've found out if I didn't try. Also I'm just lucky I don't work at hobby lobby.

OR....Hear me out, We could just have a big anti-Gender binary Music festival.

:) I have one of my mom's pictures from when I had short hair as a child.She's holding me. I like keeping the pictures she shares with me. and recipes. I still like to cook and all that. Still the same person, just better at expressing myself. I think people focus so much on the outer change they don't realize that the person who is transitioning is becoming a better more honest and beautiful person and the physical part of transitioning is just and actualization of that process.