Journal
FOLLOW ALONG WITH OUR BIG, BRAVE, MESSY FAMILY AS WE FIGURE OUT THIS MAGICAL LIFE OF OURS, FILLED WITH LOVE, + HARD STUFF, + MORE CHICKENS THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A STICK AT HERE ON SALT SPRING ISLAND.
TESTOSTERONE MAKES ME ANGRY… BUT IN A GOOD WAY.
LAST YEAR I PUNCHED A HOLE IN THE WALL
The reason isn’t important, I know because I truly can’t remember why I did it. I do know that never once did I punch anything before transitioning from female to male in my 30’s. For me, the thing I noticed was that all the places in life that used to make me sad didn’t anymore. Instead they filled me with rage.
THE LOVE IS THE SAME
It would be silly for me to say I’m the exact same person.
I’m not.
The world treats me differently now. And I am different because of it.
I feel more confident. I feel more free. I feel a deep down sense of me.
And yet, I also have this new set of rules and societal expectations on me.
HOW WE TOLD OUR KIDS I'M TRANS
I knew that telling my kids my truth, about who I am was the only option! That showing the world that it really isn’t that complicated. That when someone tells you their truth you believe them and love them, because their truth has always been there, now you just get to know it.