Today was a low day. I can't really pinpoint why, but I woke up grumpy and unmotivated and my usual trick of listening to upbeat music, eating chocolate, and smiling the entire drive to work didn't uplift my spirits. I was going to attend the transgender group therapy session with Katie (twice a month it's …
Month: December 2017
The Outing: Parents Edition
It's amazing how much we have been through in the past 3 months when I reflect back on it. Every week, every day really seems to present a new question we cannot answer and a set of anxiety along with it. This week, among many things, we have been predominantly occupied by whether to go …
My HRT Introduction
Yesterday, we met the doctor who sees over 650 patients, most of them children, who will see Katie through a hormonal transformation. There is so much irony in realizing my spouse will be returning to a teenage, emotional hell-hole while we talk to a doctor who see mostly teenage, emotional hell-holes. Queue the song Teenage …
Shaved Legs
I want to start by saying that I plan to practice she/her pronouns and using my wife's female name going forward. I need to let go of my husband, a fact that I struggle with daily and have decided to just face in all of it's absolute pain. Mostly, I do feel that using husband …
Planning to Plan a Funeral
I got back from visiting my family in Texas on Monday night very late. I can honestly say I don't recall ever dreading to come home as much as I did this trip. After a few days with my family, or anywhere really, I'm always ready to come home and re-immerse myself in cooking my …
An Introduction: The Outing
On September 9, 2017 I woke up hungover. I had been out the night before with friends until an hour that was later than preferred. Gin and soda with lime: so wonderful in the moment and so awful the next day. Kyle went to get me a breakfast sandwich from Starbucks, a routine that I …
"T" is for Trans 