transitional progress

chickpea

stopping in quickly to update re: the progress
my transgender son is making in his journey...

this month he finally cleared all the requirements
to begin hormone replacement therapy and now
has the means to stop the feminization of his body
and begin masculinization... he has waited nearly
3 years for this and endured myriad circumstances
that would have brought me to my knees, and as
his mother, believe me, those were incredilbly difficult
circumstances to have borne witness to

a niggling sadness remains for me, somewhere deep
in the heart under which he grew, brought forward
in the week before his victory, when he brought out
his guitar to "sing you a goodbye" ... as his voice and
his features will change as he begins his "second adolescence"

he has always been my child and forever more he is my son

N.drew

It is such lovely prose you wrote! Very nice. Peace!

yourmomma

i wish your son good luck. he's lucky to have a supportive mother who loves him unconditionally. Its nice to read a story like this where the parent(s) are supportive.

zoiks

I am close to a transgendered individual whose parents' reaction has been quite the opposite of yours, chickpea. I wish for all their sakes that they could experience the kind of unconditional love and support that you show. You are a blessing in the life of your son.

shamus100

Chickpea,

Wish you and your son all the best on this journey. I can't imagine how difficult this must be for both of you.

jamiebowers

...he has waited nearly
3 years for this and endured myriad circumstances
that would have brought me to my knees...

That just goes to show how important the transition is to him and others like him. I can't imagine what it's like to go through so much just to be yourself. Good luck to both of you.