I definitely like groups where its a mix of how long people have been transing, I get why support groups can feel like a total downer though. I see it too. I deal with people all day who are sick or injured and sometimes its because they haven't followed any medical advice or were not compliant with meds - so my tolerance for how much repetition there is is naturally higher.
Its definitely hard to read or speak with people in a lot of pain and dysphoria week after week and also seeing the steps they could take but aren't to make their lives better (at least less miserable).
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When the show launched one of the very first few merch pieces for sale was Jax with "You Go Girl" labeled around her. Thats about the earliest foreshadowing and subtle doesnt even come close to describing how distant that kind of foreshadowing is. The gun episode had Jax saying "Im not some egg you can crack" which was also I think the earliest besides the maid outfit. I do think Jax was intended to be an egg from the start, there just wasnt much foreshadowing for it - which I guess is true to life for some people? But its not life, its a web series.Caine being redeemed wasnt earned. He should've stayed dead - but I couldve seen an arc with his redemption if the show had another like 5 to 6 episodes (2 seasons say). I think Goose was just kinda over it all and probably, honestly, because she's too online and the shitty parts of the fandom got to her.