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This happened to me too so here's what I say - roll with it. I think if you look at it from the right angle, it's incredibly comforting to know that you don't have to talk and they're cool with it, even if it is a bit awkward.
CW - transphobia
I don't know what kind of store it is for you but it happened to me at a sandwich place, and if I had a bad experience somewhere else where I felt judged because of my voice it was really nice having a safe backup place to fall back to when I needed it.
I mostly make my characters cis women but their backstory will usually have some kind of trans allegory in it. I feel like it's a safer way to interact with my feelings about being trans without necessarily having to explicitly deal with the types of things that can be overwhelming / traumatic IRL.
I'm curious... if you had money you wouldn't be depressed enough to need hormones and surgery, but do you think you would still want them? It might be one of those things where you'd be happier to be financially secure but still have that gnawing feeling lurking in the background. Money does buy happiness, but being happier in one area might not have as much of an impact on others as you might think.
I read your post and hear you. You definitely aren't alone.
Yeah my brain was kind of fried after seeing that title and I just skimmed down and the next words I saw were:
Our first lady — you hottie!
and at that point I had to go check.
I didn't believe you. I had to go to the homepage and check for myself. An AI had to write this. There's no way any human being can have a Joe Biden Fantasy. I refuse to believe it!!!
What was the best part? The weirdest part? Was it scary? Thanks for going!!!!
Thanks for the kind words! It's been a really rough week, and your post was a nice reminder that Things Will Get Better. Eventually.
Do you mean Bin Laden's Mountain Fortress, the place that's totally real?