on a more serious note though: After one month on HRT, I’m so happy that my second puberty is finally MY puberty. I can buy all of the silly games I want without having to beg for them, I can finally eat tasty food (not the slime my parents used to produced) even at 1 AM if I feel like it, I don’t have to endure judgemental comments 24/7. I still got a long ways to go, but just having true friends now for the first time in like a decade - so worth it.
Sounds like you’re finally able to live your true self, freely without having to put on this massive fake identity. I often think about the way we all wear a mask around others, even those close to us. Sometimes it’s just a small thing but having to pretend that what’s inside of you isn’t completely the opposite of how you’re perceived and expected to behave is just deeply unfair and I have such admiration for trans people who are able to shed that mask and live and love freely.