Small Victories

That sounds awesome! I remember when I graduated, I asked for a males graduation gown and it was denied... so at graduation a lot of parents were wondering what that guy was doing in a females colored gown It was nice that the gowns were unisex looking at least.

 

I actually never thought about it when I graduated. I liked the blue one because I prefer the color blue to white. lol

 

excellent. my son's school had mono colours as well last year even though a couple parents kicked up a stink because their princesses had to wear the same as boys....

 

I had no idea this was a thing. If I graduated and I knew this was a thing at my school, I probably would not want to go to graduation at all.

 

And blue is a good color :eusa_danc

Girl at gas station called me handsome. Not really a victory but it's been a while since I have had a compliment like that :icon_redf

 

Hahaha I guess so. I just know I felt really flattered and maybe once/if I do start taking T if maybe I'd be model status though that's pretty much just dreaming right there :lol:

 

I got a text from my therapist early this morning. She was writing my letter and needed some info. Like my full CHOSEN name, which she gave her stamp of approval(not that it mattered just her non-professional opinion) by saying "That's powerful, girl." SO MY LETTER IS BEING WRITTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She's also writing me a carry note, whatever that is.

Also:
The name Lexa is a Czechoslovakian baby name. In Czechoslovakian the meaning of the name Lexa is: defender of mankind.

Heck yeah!

Tempted to drop the Brooke now, because my name translating to "Victory, Defender of Mankind" is kinda awesome. But I've grown way too attached to Brooke to actually drop it. lol

 

That's great!! And that name is awesome.

 

Thank you! I really do love my name.:icon_bigg (I have never been able to saythat about my birth name)

 

Aww. *hug*
Sadly, I will actually kind of hate changing mine even though both names are feminine and don't suit me as a male.. But I was named after my grandmas ( my mothers mother and my fathers mother) so the name is actually special and I like it.. So it will hurt a little, but it's going to be part of me claiming the correct identity. I once thought of making my name Angel Louis, since it forms off of my birth name in a more masculine way and kind of keeps the special vibe of my grandmothers in it, in a way.. but I just don't feel like an "Angel" or a "Louis". I felt like a Vincent since I was a kid and I never once got off the railroad tracks with that name :/

 

Not a fan of the name Vincent, I must say...though it's my "legal" middle name, so there's a clear bias there. :lol:

 

To each their own. It just feels like me. It feels right. I also don't mind it being shortened to Vince if that helps you lol. All the games I play, i don't tell most people I am trans and just tell them Vincent is my name.. They all call me Vince ad it's just as satisfying. But yeah.. I'd want to be Vincent James.

 

My older brother gave me my name, and sometimes I resent him for it. Sometimes he acts like because he gave me my birth name it entitles him to have more control over my life than he actually has/is supposed to.

So I'm not super attatched to my birth name... oh, also, bullies used my name as a extra way to make fun of me for being short.

Now I wish I was short again because I only wanted to be taller so they would stop making fun of me. Now I like being called short by my over 6 foot tall friend from college, I'm 5'8".

 

Wow... That's just not right.. I'm sorry you've had that kind of responses throughout your life regarding your name. Let's switch heights. I always wanted to be at least 3 inches taller lol.

 

I'm getting some elasticity/range back in my voice. I was afraid I'd never be able to baby talk my pets properly again lol.

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Oh yeah and I filled out my name change form. Just have to get it to a judge now I guess.

 

I was looking for led lamps at the hardware store and this happened:

Talking to employee no 1 and he gets a phone call. He turns to employee two and says: "[nameIdontremember], could you help... uh.. him? Her? I'm sorry mate"

That was sort of the first time I actually "passed".
So happy!:icon_bigg

 

So, today I decided to sleep in, since I always have Thursdays off from work, and when I went to the bathroom to take a bath I saw myself in the mirror with bedhead and my pink pj top(couldn't see pj bottoms in mirror) and I had my lower lip in my mouth and the first thought I had was "hey there, who's that pretty lady" so kinda small kinda big victory for me.