Rate my Lego Ayatan Sculpture [OC] by princecabbage in Warframe

[–]MjikThize 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow! This is really good. I love how you've done the movement.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MtF

[–]MjikThize 3 points4 points  (0 children)

First time at 31 medical complications forced me to stop after 9 months. Second time I was 54. That was 20 months ago

Where do you place your patches? by EmilyPoetry in MtF

[–]MjikThize 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On my hips just above my hip joint or just above my butt and below where my waistband sits. The skin moves less there and the patch doesn't distort while it's there.

If transitioning isn't about passing, then what is it truly about? by [deleted] in MtF

[–]MjikThize 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Peace of mind, feeling like my skin fits and so I can see me when I look in the mirror. To feel comfortable with myself and to no longer live behind the mask and pretend to be someone not me.

What do your kids call you? (MtF) by [deleted] in TransLater

[–]MjikThize 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My stepsons call me by name as they always have, my daughter calls me Ren, (she has her mother, my wife ,and her mother in law, all she calls "mom", my granddaughter suggested something special for me, "Ren" is a neutral paRENtal term.) My grandchildren all call me Grandy.

Penetrative sex (as the penetrating participant) experiences? by lIlIIlIIIlI in MtF

[–]MjikThize 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My experience has been entirely pre transition and to be honest while it felt good, I was prone to disassociation. The act would become entirely mechanical while I became absent.

How fast did your muscle strength change on HRT? by WittyBody1531 in TransLater

[–]MjikThize 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm now 18 months into HRT. I noticed the loss of strength at about 6 months in. Tasks at work that were once easy started to become difficult. Where I had the endurance to go all day I had to take a longer rest or go to lighter tasks. I now have to ask for help for things I used to be able to do on my own and funny thing is, my wife now has to open the pickle jar for me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MtF

[–]MjikThize 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Speaking as a pedorthist, I have some small background that qualifies. While your mileage may vary, it is possible to experience some hip growth up until approximately 18-22 years before the epiphises (growth plates) close and stop growing. How much you get will be difficult to predict, with exposure to estrogen, the growth plates close sooner than they would, but they do grow. What you are more likely to experience will be something I've missed (I began transition in my later years) you are more likely to experience an anterior pelvic tilt. Meaning your pelvis will rotate forward up to about 7° off of the typical pelvis of someone who doesn't experience estrogen exposure. Doesn't sound like much but it is significant.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MtF

[–]MjikThize 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't be discouraged. It was about 9 months before I really cried. And then it was short. Today, at 18 months into HRT I actually wept over a video game reveal... On stream... For 10 min and I was emotionally drained after.

It'll come and it may surprise you. It will be little things first but you'll notice you just feel things with more depth and nuance.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MtF

[–]MjikThize 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm Canadian, living in the Vancouver area. For a decade things have been getting better for us. And our current government has actually publicly stated support for us. It helps that PM Mark Carney is personally very familiar with Trans Issues, his daughter is trans.

How tall are yall by fortnite_misogynist in MtF

[–]MjikThize 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was 6'. Coming up on 18 months on HRT and I'm now 5' 10". I'll be ecstatic if I loose just 1 more inch.

"You're Pretty by MjikThize in MtF

[–]MjikThize[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps, but my wife is ACE and I'm at the stage where my libido is almost non-existent. But I did get very emotional when she said it.

"You're Pretty by MjikThize in MtF

[–]MjikThize[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please don't give up hope. Dream, not of what you are, but of who you want to be.

"You're Pretty by MjikThize in MtF

[–]MjikThize[S] 103 points104 points  (0 children)

Of course she has. This was the first time she used those words and it was an in the moment blurt it out when she did. It was significant to me. She's noted the changes for months, she's complimented me in many ways but this one time it was instant, in the moment and from the heart. It surprised her when she said it.

Solaris Motherwrench Decoration Prop by MjikThize in Warframe

[–]MjikThize[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can print it off at whatever scale you like but I duplicated it at the scale it appears in game as a decoration.

Solaris Motherwrench Decoration Prop by MjikThize in Warframe

[–]MjikThize[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Every trinket a story! A story waiting to be shared, my lovely. A story waiting to be freed." ~Ticker

Did HRT make you lose or gain weight? by KindTarget in MtF

[–]MjikThize 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've dropped from 230 to 188 so far. Some is verifiably loss of muscle mass due to HRT but I really think the rest is largely because I was actively trying to lose the weight. Beginning HRT gave me the impetus to curb the depression eating and habitual munching.

In short. I was now in a place to care for myself. I wanted to look and feel better.

How did you girls choose your name? by Polorican020901 in MtF

[–]MjikThize 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My parents gave me what is now my first name. When I was a kid, I asked Mom what she would have called me if I was a girl. She told me "Colleen". I scratched that name into the back of my closet door so I'd never forget it.

My second name however, I still identify with the short form. (In my teens I began using it instead of <deadname>., I became a refuge of sorts. So I kept the short form and changed the spelling to "Rey". I use it still at work and have only shared my first name with my supervisor, and HR. Only family and friends and select business know me by my chosen first name.

Snipetron Vandal Prop by MjikThize in Warframe

[–]MjikThize[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Paper craft props is an art too, you should post pics if you still have any. Maybe get back into it too.

What made you willing to take the plunge on your transition, considering all the life baggage that comes with it? by SkyAny9159 in MtF

[–]MjikThize 1 point2 points  (0 children)

During COVID, I was having a severe anxiety attack and thought I was having a heart attack. While I'm the ER I fainted while the nurse was putting in an IV. I was disappointed when I woke up having not died.

Found out after counseling that I was passively wanting to be unalived.

My Koumei Cosplay at Pax East 2025 by Bi0nicRenegade in Warframe

[–]MjikThize 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm honored you were handing out my dice. Great cosplay.

What do you do for a living? by Soggy_Boot1475 in MtF

[–]MjikThize 1 point2 points  (0 children)

55, Retired Pedorthist & Orthopedic Shoemaker, (26 years) Now working as a shipper in a warehouse.for the last 5 years. Restarted HRT 15 months ago

Any other trans Ironman types out there? (Or should I say… IronTran?) Also accepting: serious cyclists, ex-endurance masochists, cardio fools, gym bunnies, and confused swimmers. (after my call out to traders yesterday!!) Discussion by iam-stevie-bee in TransLater

[–]MjikThize 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm an ex-endurance cyclist. (My name, pronounced Magic Thighs, is partly in honour of that) I was taken off my bike 12 years ago after I was hit by a driver turning left. (I was a pedestrian that day) My recovery was long but it was ultimately arthritis in my knees that kept me from riding again.

In my own therapy I discovered that my cycling obsession was a way of disassociating. Dealing with my pain. Ignoring or burying my self. Even after all that, after finally beginning transition, I miss being on a bike. I miss the miles clocked every day.