[-] OldEggNewTricks 2 points 2 hours ago

Yeah!

Voice training is tough, but you really just have to power through it and use your new voice as much as possible to get the hours in. It gets better, or so I'm told: my voice still sounds kinda clocky to me, but miles better than it was.

[-] OldEggNewTricks 5 points 3 hours ago

That's so cool! Enjoy the ride <3

[-] OldEggNewTricks 3 points 3 hours ago
[-] OldEggNewTricks 4 points 3 hours ago

AAAAAHHH!!

My name change was approved! I'm now legally [girl name]! I'm really doing this, huh? *panics*

(Sadly I'm unable to update my gender marker for the time being. Thanks, Japan)

[-] OldEggNewTricks 3 points 1 day ago

Well... if you're sure you don't mind...

[-] OldEggNewTricks 10 points 1 day ago

Well done! You've got the hard part done now <3

[-] OldEggNewTricks 3 points 1 day ago

Congratulations!

lived next door to for 6 years

Her name isn't Alice, by any chance? :3

[-] OldEggNewTricks 11 points 2 days ago

Heyyy! Nice to see you again <3

And you changed so much since the last pic! Ahhh, you're so pretty!

[-] OldEggNewTricks 3 points 3 days ago
[-] OldEggNewTricks 20 points 3 days ago

Thanks for sharing! It'll be OK. You don't need to rush.

[-] OldEggNewTricks 21 points 6 days ago

It might confuse some people, but it's not as if the lesbian police are going to come and arrest you! Why not? <3

Alternatively, another term you might like to consider is "gynephilic".

[-] OldEggNewTricks 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Ohhh yeah! And another mammoth runtime.

Egg me spent many ~~happy~~ confused hours watching her channel. What, this? No no no, it's not trans content, it's philosophy! I'm certainly not interested it in that way. No, not me!

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submitted 1 week ago by OldEggNewTricks to c/trans

Tell us what songs that aren't explicitly trans resonate with you!

For example, I challenge anyone to listen to Dream Theater's The Spirit Carries On, imagine it's your old self singing to you, and tell me you don't get The Feels (that includes you, boys!). And alright, I admit that album's pretty borderline, but I hope you get the point.

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Imposter (self.trans)
submitted 2 weeks ago by OldEggNewTricks to c/trans

For many years I thought I was a boy
But it always felt like I wasn't real.
I fantasize about having a feminine body,
But I'm not really trans.
It's just an act
So that I can get HRT
And change my name
And be a girl.

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submitted 3 weeks ago by OldEggNewTricks to c/mtf

Bank person: Can I see some ID please?
Me: (Hands over driver's license with old photo)
Bank person: (Checks)
Bank person: Err.
Bank person: (Checks some more)
Bank person: Is this your husband?


I'm going to be grinning about this all week :3

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Surprise! [Transfem] (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 month ago by OldEggNewTricks to c/transmemes
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submitted 1 month ago by OldEggNewTricks to c/transmemes

She acknowledged that I did talk to her about it beforehand, but hasn't been able to properly process it yet.

We're OK, I'm just venting.

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submitted 2 months ago by OldEggNewTricks to c/mtf
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Rain (self.mtf)
submitted 2 months ago by OldEggNewTricks to c/mtf

I read Rain this week. I'm sure you all know this comic already. Sorry! Anyway, I really liked it and ordered the print copies too (hope v7 comes out soon!). It's about a trans girl, Rain.

I'd come across it before, a few years ago, when I was still an egg. I didn't get in to it then. At the time, I'd have said it made me feel "kind of uncomfortable, idk", or made some excuse. (Hey, who are you anyway? How did you get in here?). But now I realize I was feeling a lot of dysphoria and envy (thanks, ContraPoints!) to see someone I unconsciously identified so closely with just being herself. This time I just kept bawling my eyes out, so I guess the hormones are working, at least :3

Anyway, something in that story made me snap. I don't want to hide any more. I mean, I'm out to quite a few people already, but I'm done keeping quiet. The whole world can know who I am, and to hell with what anybody thinks. (That said, this is still my alt, so no selfies, sorry!)

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submitted 2 months ago by OldEggNewTricks to c/trans

I just realized it's been half a year since I started transitioning. So here's a summary of everything I've experienced so far. I hope it's helpful to someone.

Early signs

There were occasional things as a young child that, on reflection, were rather suggestive, but certainly by puberty I was explicitly praying to wake up as a girl. Realized that this was problematic and start suppressing and avoiding femininity. Fantasies, bouts of depression, alcoholism and overeating continue as life happens. Fast forward several decades to last year.

Egg crack

A combination of three things led me to finally realize that something might be wrong.

  • A particularly strong depression with feelings that something big was missing from my life.
  • Unable to buy clothes, or let someone else buy them for me, despite current items falling apart.
  • Getting drunk and announcing that I'm a girl. Multiple times. Yeah, still didn't realize even then.

I start consuming a lot of trans content and find my way to egg_irl where I learn that the trans experience isn't just "a woman trapped in a man's body". As a desperate attempt to repudiate, I try to imagine what my response to all this would be if I was trans. Egg detonates.

Coming out

After a week of panic I tell my wife and start experimenting with presenting fem. Experience gender euphoria for the first time. Realize this is something that's got to happen, and start to transition. Come out to close friends, immediate family and a few coworkers (I work remote).

Presentation

I've been slowly sliding through androgyny heading towards pure fem. Started painting my nails pretty early and kept going. Experimented with make-up but haven't been doing it very regularly. My clothing is a bit more reserved when seeing people who knew me before (and that I'm not explicitly out to), but I think most people are starting to realize / comment that something is up. Otherwise anything goes; I've worked up the courage to wear skirts outside.

Probably the biggest change is losing 30kg or so. I'd like to shed a little bit more, but I'm back into the "normal" BMI range for the first time since I was a kid. This was just through eating less, nothing fancy.

I've been growing out my hair, going from buzz-cut to just starting to get in my eyes if I pull it straight. It's quite curly so growing out rather than down atm. Mostly I just hide it under a wool hat.

Four sessions done of laser on my face. They upped the power for the last session, which was a bit painful. It's working pretty well, but there's still quite a bit of shadow left.

HRT

Started DIY after about two months. Then prescription injections, and now patches. All monotherapy. HRT is very nice. I'm a little over four months on E, now.

Libido

Pretty much zero, right from the start. Kind of looking forward to girl-horny, but it's nice to not be bothered by it.

Skin

Looking nice now! Smooth and dry, needs moisturizing and hard to grip things.

Hair

Not really seeing much change here yet.

Smell

Way better than I was expecting. Pretty much odorless for the first three months, but now I smell like a girl. Except when my levels get low and the T stink starts to come back.

Face

Definitely different, but I wouldn't say obviously female yet. I'm reasonably confident that in time I'll be able to pass without FFS.

Body fat

Not much change here yet.

Chest

Boobs! They're small, but they're there. Definitely sensitive, but not too bad. Currently A cup or thereabouts. I was used to man-boobs from being fat, but these are clearly a different shape and firmer.

Mood

Overall significantly calmer and way less anxiety, possibly just due to coming out. I can cry more easily, but not the crazy ball of emotions I was expecting.

Muscle mass

Not noticed too much change yet. I was never particularly muscular.

Metabolism

Appetite has increased, but I can't eat as much. Presumably just due to dieting? Also I'm constantly cold now, but again that could be down to losing weight.

Girldick

Meh. It's different. Just cut it off already.

Voice

I like to sing (karaoke, not professionally!), and I realized I had a pretty good handle on pitch and resonance already. So one day I just started trying to talk in girl-voice. It varies from "kind of hoarse and strange" to "pretty good". I found audiation helps a lot: imagining in your head how you want to sound before speaking (musicians will hopefully understand). I haven't used my original voice in months.

Some people who know me have commented that my voice is "higher" or "cuter" now. I don't know whether or not I'd pass on the phone.

Passing

It's hard to tell, since there isn't a sir / madam distinction here. I think it probably depends on the situation, but my best guess is that I'm fairly androgynous at the moment. My hair isn't really long enough for a feminine style yet. Yeah, I know about pixie cuts and so on, but think that only works if the rest of you looks feminine enough.

Going forward

I'm transitioning fairly publicly, so I plan to come out to people who know me if they ask. Otherwise hoping to stealth eventually.

Not brave enough to use female bathrooms yet, so I mostly use the family / disabled one if I'm out. I haven't used the men's in a while.

Planning to change my legal name maybe this year? I've asked a few people to use my new name already (first names aren't often used here except among close friends). Can't change my official gender any time soon due to dumb laws.

I'm pretty sure SRS is going to happen at some point, but no firm plans yet.


Well, that's it! Any questions?

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On a mission from Blåhaj (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 months ago by OldEggNewTricks to c/transmemes

I'm sorry. I don't know why this appeared in my head.

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submitted 3 months ago by OldEggNewTricks to c/trans

Did you ever have that dream, where you are inexplicably the opposite sex, and you start a new life and everything's great, and then you wake up to crushing disappointment and it feels like your life is empty?

And then you realize you're trans, and everything makes sense.

And then you start to transition, and start a new life and everything's great, and ...

Oh god am I about to wake up as my AGAB again? This can't be happening to me; I knew I'd never get to be happy ...

Anyway, I'm pretty sure I'm not imagining it. It's not just me that sometimes feels like this, right?

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Mmm, what's that? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 3 months ago by OldEggNewTricks to c/transmemes

HRT is wild, y'all. Is it weird to be attracted to my own body odor?

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by OldEggNewTricks to c/mtf

Um. So. I've been wearing a lot of tight sweaters recently and starting to show a bit too much nipple, so I bought some bras. Why just now? I guess I felt I didn't really "deserve" one, or I'd be "dressing up", or something, and wanted to wait for a good reason. Or two :3

Anyway, it's super comfortable, the padding really helps with sensitivity, and I looove what it does for my silhouette. BUT. I've been dressing somewhat androgynous up till now to give my hair / face time to catch up, and to me at least this is a big step into "this person is obviously dressing fem (wearing a bra)" territory. Which is kind of scary.

I'm not really sure what I'm asking here, sorry. I like presenting fem; I want to be perceived as fem; but I guess I'm kind of scared I look like a man in drag? Is anybody actually going to notice?

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