tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492301101861096075.post6126312192810801778..comments2023-09-18T10:58:08.037-04:00Comments on Dream.Flight.Genesis: Youch!! Laser Day Part 2ms.shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10804709919987506302noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492301101861096075.post-83790843718540768072009-04-13T01:12:00.000-04:002009-04-13T01:12:00.000-04:00Leslie has a great idea. I'm embarrassed that I h...Leslie has a great idea. I'm embarrassed that I haven't read True Selves but I've heard nothing but good things and other girls claim it has helped their families understand.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you are enjoying your happiness. Life isn't always joy but learning to savor the pleasant is certainly healthy. I wish you all the happiness you can bear. *smiles*Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122571667351822132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492301101861096075.post-85274292376462070582009-04-13T00:29:00.000-04:002009-04-13T00:29:00.000-04:00Nice to hear things are looking up, Shan. I would...Nice to hear things are looking up, Shan. I would recommend giving your father a copy of True Selves. It's written for the people who know transsexuals, to help them understand the difficulties of our experience. Your father, at least, seems open to learning more. And he can pull your mother along for you. I can't wait to see the results of your scorching!Leslie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373261212549008939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492301101861096075.post-34449369833434221712009-04-11T19:06:00.000-04:002009-04-11T19:06:00.000-04:00Yikes! I thought Laser removal was supposed to be ...Yikes! I thought Laser removal was supposed to be relatively pain free...guess not...lol. <BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you're getting to do more things like that...things that will make noticeable changes towards transition. <BR/><BR/>You just have to be patient with mom and dad. Virtually every non-trans person just cannot conceive of why someone would change sexes. They have never suffered GID so it's totally foreign to them. To them, it's more like they are losing a son than that they are gaining a daughter. Hopefully, over time, this will no longer be an issue of acceptance for them. <BR/><BR/>I always encourage communication as much as possible. Be very, very open with them and talk with them often about transition instead of trying to just avoid the topic. We're talking a completely new life for you, and they need to know you are alright...that you will really be happy, and that they can still be part of your life after transition. Offer as much information and facts as they can stomach. If they can come to understand GID, maybe they will not have much trouble accepting a new daughter. Explain how much you need to be a daughter...NEED. You may have already done some of this discussion but don't settle for once. They need to be reinforced constantly and they need to know how much you still love them.<BR/><BR/>Even though my wife accepts me as Suzi now, I still try to make time, as often as possible, to talk to her about it. She says it's still hard sometimes, but that her love for me is strong and unconditional. Every time I go back over the subject, she seems to learn something new. She even relates stories about how she thinks she saw a TG person in the store she works at. Now it's just something she notices...not something that revulses her.<BR/><BR/>Bask in that sunshine sprinkled with hope...just make sure you're wearing a bikini...lol. Hugs, SuziAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com