My HRT journey: A Short Story
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I’m not addicted I can quit anytime
member since 28 Jul 2026 00:00
I’m not addicted I can quit anytime
I really appreciate these comments. I’ve written about it before but I struggle a lot with the grief of having missed out on so much on the life I wanted to have. I consider myself unapologetically trans, and I find a lot of strength and motivation in continuing the long lineage of tough and badass transgender people fighting for better futures. However, the fantization of starting over as a cis person and shedding by trans identity if given the opportunity is incredibly strong.
Y’alls perspectives really have helped me connect back with my reality and find comfort in it. Thank you 💜
I have a crocheted opossum named Ester and a blahaj named Genny. They’re fantastic cuddlers.
I would love this honestly.

Y do they only be growing when I’m in public tho
And I still kinda long for and mourn the childhood and teenage years of the person I wish that I had been but wasn’t.
This hits so hard. It’s one of the hardest things for me to grapple with. In hindsight, knowing that I knew better, that I knew myself better, but lacked the self-agency to hold to my convictions and fight for my true self. But that’s also a lot to ask of an isolated teen in a rural area so I try to be nice to my past self.
Yea this was me too. I grew up pretty isolated and wanted to impress my big(oted) brother so I emulated a lot of his worldview. The 90’s and 00’s was also a tough time for a queer kid who had no supporting community to grow up in and most of the queer representation she saw was either negative or heavily mocked. I didnt want to be the butt end of a joke so I became overly homophobic to try to deflect attention from the deeply confusing and shameful-at-the-time thoughts and feelings I had. Luckily I never directly bullied anyone, but I’m sure there were countless peers who could’ve used my support (and who I could’ve used theirs) that never got it. And I missed out on being part of a rich and amazing community. But we move on, hopefully better than we used to be.
I have a very reliable period about every 24 days. I use a period tracker app to document my symptoms and predict when it’ll start.
They’re patches. I use estradiol patches and I love them and I want to cover my body in them.