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Thank you for speaking out about this. It has been very discouraging to see Trans Elder's be so toxic and discouraging about Trans youth. I am almost 10 years on T seeing the joy and euphoria for trans people being able to access medication and find that they are not alone. I am also grateful to you because I discovered your channel via researching Transmen and became a fan. Even got to meet you in person during your Men's Health tour at Portland pride. Glad you're back.
Your hair has always been the most fascinating thing to me, and when I came out I cut it in a similar fashion, but it never looked as awesome as yours! I admire your hairstyle. Honestly need a hair tutorial lmao 😂
Thank you for sharing all the info! I agree we should stop thinking that it should be just as hard for the next gen to have it just as hard as us. Those cute moments with Antler hehe, You got the whole "dad can go to sleep with you no problem" look when you came back from bedtime 🥴🥰 adorable!
this is something I notice people doing all the time, they tell their kids or grandkids those stories that we have all heard that go something like: "i had to walk 10 kilometers one way to school every day through 1 meter deep snow and we only had one fireplace in the school and we had to carry coals ourselves etc etc..." (these are the stories where i live, they can vary deoending where you live) and at the same time these people drive their kids to school instead of letting them walk, they give them as much money they want, they buy them toys and clothes, they get them out of trouble and solve problems for them, cook any food kids want etc. they are forgetting that actually obstacles are what made them into people they are. In fact they are taking away from their kids every opportunity for growth and for character building and for problem solving and then kids end up unable to cope with life because parents were trying to make life easier for them. And same goes for trans people, going through obstacles is something that makes you cherish and value the things you accomplish. the best comparison is gym. if there is nothing hard in your life it is like going to gym and exercising only with 3kg empty bar all the time without ever adding any weight to the bar. it is not going to make your muscles grow. i know going through something difficult isn't comfortable but it is truly the most valuable thing in your life. embrace it and love it, it makes you who you are. and it makes you damn proud of yourself.
I think it's so sad to hear my fellow olds turn their jealousy into hate for the kids. I understand the jealousy. Absolutely. I'm jealous too sometimes, but as you say, I'm happy that the kids don't have to suffer like I did. That's what I am fighting for. I want them to have it better and easier than I did. Also. On the other hand. I think I had it somewhat easy, compared to ppl coming out now. Because I had the luxury of anonymity. Because pre Caitlyn Jenner, nobody knew what transgender even meant, so I could choose to explain it to new ppl or I could choose to be stealth. Now, everyone I meet has a more or less uninformed take on what transness is. And my job becomes unpacking and dismantling their preconceived notions. They already have their stereotypes and prejudice ready and that makes a big difference in the way the meet me and interact with me. I no longer get to have the power over my own narrative, like I did before.
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Thank you for speaking out about this. It has been very discouraging to see Trans Elder's be so toxic and discouraging about Trans youth. I am almost 10 years on T seeing the joy and euphoria for trans people being able to access medication and find that they are not alone. I am also grateful to you because I discovered your channel via researching Transmen and became a fan. Even got to meet you in person during your Men's Health tour at Portland pride. Glad you're back.
Your hair has always been the most fascinating thing to me, and when I came out I cut it in a similar fashion, but it never looked as awesome as yours! I admire your hairstyle. Honestly need a hair tutorial lmao 😂
haha! OMG thats too funny bc i LEGIT have had the MOST when it comes to feelings about my hair hahaBut thanks for the compliment
Good morning Aydian hope you and everyone reading this has a wonderful day!
You too!
Thank you for sharing all the info! I agree we should stop thinking that it should be just as hard for the next gen to have it just as hard as us.
Those cute moments with Antler hehe, You got the whole "dad can go to sleep with you no problem" look when you came back from bedtime 🥴🥰 adorable!
this is something I notice people doing all the time, they tell their kids or grandkids those stories that we have all heard that go something like: "i had to walk 10 kilometers one way to school every day through 1 meter deep snow and we only had one fireplace in the school and we had to carry coals ourselves etc etc..." (these are the stories where i live, they can vary deoending where you live) and at the same time these people drive their kids to school instead of letting them walk, they give them as much money they want, they buy them toys and clothes, they get them out of trouble and solve problems for them, cook any food kids want etc. they are forgetting that actually obstacles are what made them into people they are. In fact they are taking away from their kids every opportunity for growth and for character building and for problem solving and then kids end up unable to cope with life because parents were trying to make life easier for them. And same goes for trans people, going through obstacles is something that makes you cherish and value the things you accomplish. the best comparison is gym. if there is nothing hard in your life it is like going to gym and exercising only with 3kg empty bar all the time without ever adding any weight to the bar. it is not going to make your muscles grow. i know going through something difficult isn't comfortable but it is truly the most valuable thing in your life. embrace it and love it, it makes you who you are. and it makes you damn proud of yourself.
I think it's so sad to hear my fellow olds turn their jealousy into hate for the kids.
I understand the jealousy. Absolutely.
I'm jealous too sometimes, but as you say, I'm happy that the kids don't have to suffer like I did.
That's what I am fighting for. I want them to have it better and easier than I did.
Also. On the other hand. I think I had it somewhat easy, compared to ppl coming out now. Because I had the luxury of anonymity.
Because pre Caitlyn Jenner, nobody knew what transgender even meant, so I could choose to explain it to new ppl or I could choose to be stealth.
Now, everyone I meet has a more or less uninformed take on what transness is. And my job becomes unpacking and dismantling their preconceived notions.
They already have their stereotypes and prejudice ready and that makes a big difference in the way the meet me and interact with me.
I no longer get to have the power over my own narrative, like I did before.