captainjaneway

It's true you know.

Sorry that I'm late to the party. My egg cracked last month. 31 MTF and I'm also figuring things out. My wife is also cis and she's also struggling to support me. I've been all over the emotional map these days. I have a daughter, but she's only a baby so maybe that's a bit easier to deal with. I'm not really through this journey so I'm not much help in terms of advice, but you're definitely not alone.

Thanks that's helpful as well! I'll check it out

This is probably what I should do. I didn't consider it because my PC was kind of weird for me. I didn't enjoy talking with him and he kind of had some less-than-progressive takes. I'm going to find a new PC and setup an appointment with them. Maybe I can even do a virtual visit.

It doesn't really address those deeper questions about fertility though. I feel like I need a chart or something that shows what meds impact fertility, how quickly, how likely, etc.

Ok I played for 90min so far and Celeste is hard! It's fun though

Yup. Much like Mr. Rogers who put his feet in a kiddie pool with a black man (I believe it was the mail man). Children's programming has always been empathetic and inclusive.

Absolutely

Just some casual news headlines and captions:

Ms. Rachel doubles down on support for children in Gaza “It’s sad that people try to make it controversial when you speak out for children that are facing immeasurable suffering,” the YouTube educator said in a recent interview with Zeteo.

NBC News

Kids’ YouTube star ‘Ms. Rachel’ defends her Gaza comments in talk with anti-Israel reporter “Her increasingly politicized online presence should concern parents. Ms. Rachel has a moral compass — but it only points leftward,” New York Post columnist Bethany Mandel wrote.

NY Post

Why Tot Celebrity Ms. Rachel Waded Into the Gaza Debate Facing criticism, Rachel Accurso defends making the plight of children in Gaza a primary focus on her social media feeds.

NY Times

Personally, I went to therapy on Friday and my therapist said "we are in crisis mode". I'm still new to my transition and even though that language is scary, it was very affirming to recognize that - yes - I'm scared and uncertain and learning a lot of things all at once. My life is changing. She also said "get used to feeling uncomfortable", which is so hard for me. But her recognition of some hard facts about my current situation grounded me and gave me a courage to try some more daring things as part of my pre-HRT transition.

I am a woman.

Totally agree. Plastic is useful. It's great for medical, sterilized, environments. It's great for emergencies. It's terrible for almost everything else.

If you'd like to read a relevant anecdote about plastics, please continue:

I'm currently struggling with the plastic industry on my keyboards right now. I have a 2016 Macbook Pro, but the scissor mechanism on my key broke on the board (not the key). In order to replace the keyboard, I'd have to spend $200-$400 on it. So, it's basically only good for recycling for parts now since the value of the Macbook Pro 2016 is basically the cost of the keyboard replacement. Someday, I might use it for just the hardware (e.g., on a docking station), but I want a laptop for - you know - walking around.

Instead, I "rescued" a Lenovo Thinkpad from eBay for $60. Unfortunately, the scissor mechanism on the same key broke last night. I got the laptop yesterday afternoon! But at least I can replace the whole keyboard myself for $30 so I guess I'll have a working laptop by Saturday night. Assuming no other plastic things break.

Anyways, my point is that plastic - especially plastic with a short lifetime - sucks. They should just use teeny metal bits for the scissor mechanism. Give my laptop keyboards some umph and durability. Stop building things that inevitable (apparently) will break!