tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6724988320872415899.post4189552984374342035..comments2023-08-19T07:31:00.724-04:00Comments on The Woman Within: Welcome to the JungleChristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095009678153723490noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6724988320872415899.post-13869163680894939922016-10-31T19:33:20.288-04:002016-10-31T19:33:20.288-04:00Christen, it's been more than two months since...Christen, it's been more than two months since your last post. You sounded pretty disheartened and I hope you're feeling better.<br /><br />EmmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6724988320872415899.post-2610006679495247922016-10-20T09:35:00.111-04:002016-10-20T09:35:00.111-04:00Loved your article here Christen.I often have to r...Loved your article here Christen.I often have to remind myself and others that we are human. Just gave a sermon at the Unitarian Church here in Ithaca as part of their transwisdom service. I concluded with longing that one day we won't have to "come out" and simply be treated as human beings on this path like everyone else. Just sent you a PM to friend me on FB. I would love to connect with you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047380728944060464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6724988320872415899.post-61672791031541292542016-08-28T00:48:15.061-04:002016-08-28T00:48:15.061-04:00Dear Christen,
I think it's perfectly underst...Dear Christen,<br /><br />I think it's perfectly understandable what you're going through, and it sucks, big time. To look at your photo, you're darned beautiful. I'm not surprised to hear it takes a lot of effort to achieve it, and indeed I'm not sure I have it in me.<br /><br />I'm a non-transitioning, bi-gender transgender woman. AMAB as they say. But I love your blog, as I appreciate your heartfelt writing. <br /><br />I'm learning to love and accept myself. To validate that I am valid. It's hard at times because there is no objective measure of transgender. We just know from a very early age, don't we? We didn't have the vocabulary or the full picture but as we review our lives, feelings, and experiences the circumstantial evidence piles up to the point that it's undeniable.<br /><br />Okay, fine, but we have to live our lives, too. For you, you needed to transition and I'm both glad for you, that you knew that you needed that, but also, sad to hear your struggling. I am sure I'd be like you.<br /><br />To the guys who might find something unusual in you: screw them. To the woman in the bar, screw her too. <br /><br />Christen, you're a good person, a pretty lady, and a valid woman just trying to put one foot in front of the other. Keep it up, one foot in front of the other, knowing that there are people like me who are rooting for you.<br /><br />Hugs,<br /><br />EmmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com