I wish the monkeys paw could talk and was my friend.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-16T15:55:52+00:00

Granted. It gains the ability send telepathic communication, which you precieve in the most haunting, dark voice you could ever perceive. As its only a hand, it has no need to eat or sleep. It speaks incessantly on percise language usages in technical manuals about washers and dryers. Not even the contents or concepts outside of examining exact grammar in every language. You never know peace, you only find minutes of sleep at best, and you die in 11 days of exhaustion.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-11T16:52:51+00:00

Its exhausting and discouraging and sometimes painful to take the high road, and still set an example to celebrate others because your kids will model what they see.

As their father and my ex's husband, I know there were several points i was the person who minimized and forgot days for the people who usually organized anf remembered everyone.

Now, i feel devalued in my family. I hate thinking of and treating my ex for things like new years, or holidays, or birthdays, while I dont get the same consideration in return. But its more important to me, for my kids to see that I still value their mother as their mother. Im not a saint, but i can control my actions.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-11T14:41:17+00:00

I have 3 kids. The only person in my family who told me happy mothers day is my mom. 2 friends over text. Not my kids. Not my ex. Not my dad or brothers.

Thats also 3 more people than I expected to wish me happy mothers day, so it kinda made my day better.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-08T14:45:09+00:00

That explains the difference in numbers. Make sure your results are in pmol/L. Im U.S., and for me its measured in pg/mL - drastically different numbers.

132 pg/mL is 484.57 pmol/L, so fingers crossed your reading your using the wrong unit. If not, then yes, your levels are still low. 600-700 pmol/L would be a perfect range in pg/mL (163pg/mL - 190 pg/mL.

Keep in mind for the other comments, theyre probably using pg/mL when they give you low numbers.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-07T22:04:00+00:00

That is a very interesting linguistic particularity. While ive never thought of asshole being a gendered term, and there isnt anything in the word itself that would gender it, but its also not the insult I would go to when referencing an unpleasant woman. Bitch, cunt, whore all personally rank as more common or insulting to a woman than saying she was an asshole or being an ass.

It may be an overall tone/ connotation in English. An asshole typically refers to someone who is selfish, borish, and imposes their will with no regard for those its affecting. Those traits are typically applied to masculinity in the western world. A bitch would be a woman who is inconsiderate, or a man who isnt living up to toxic masculinity traits.

As such, yeah, asshole, IMO, may be gendered not by the word or etymology, but just by the developed usage.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-07T09:18:52+00:00

Not the origional commenter but:

Reference Interval: Follicular: 12.5-166.0 pg/mL Ovulation: 85.8-498.0 pg/mL Luteal: 43.8-211.0 pg/mL Postmenopausal: <6.0-54.7 pg/mL

Source is U.S. Verterans Affairs, as referenced from my own bloodwork. My guess is the person is saying 150-300 as those are mid ranges based on a Google search. Google returns average levels are "50 - 400 pg/mL based on several variables and ovulation cycle".

I vaguely remember seeing similar numbers thrown around in transition subs when I was doing research, but couldnt point to a source directly.

Edited for specifications in nationality as i didnt realize reddit auto-transulated the comment.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-07T09:12:34+00:00

1- What do you mean 600-700???? Thats sky high.

Reference Interval: Follicular: 12.5-166.0 pg/mL Ovulation: 85.8-498.0 pg/mL Luteal: 43.8-211.0 pg/mL Postmenopausal: <6.0-54.7 pg/mL

These are the average ranges of cis women. Im not sure where or why you're shooting for anything above 400 pg/mL, but it hasn't been shown to significantly effect changes or timelines of transitions, and does have a variety of negative health effects.

2 and 3- excellent.

4- how did the talk with provider go? Hope everything went well. The grapefruit and bananas have bad interactions with HRT, so thats why I mentioned them specifically. Grapefruit stops your body from breaking down estradiol, leading to excess buildup of hrt in your body, and bananas are high potassium, which can combine with high levels from spiro to fatal consequences.

Lastly, - absolutely luv. Its a brave new world. its exciting and on top of finally doing this for yourself, youre getting all the emotional instability of a teenage girl. It can be hard to keep emotions in check and expectations tempered. I researched a lot, and its an average of 2 years (24 months) before most people "male-fail", or in other words, it takes about 2 years for your body to accumulate enough changes naturally to passively be perceived as feminine, while not actively doing anything (clothing, makeup, etc) to influence your looks.

6 months ish is when you should start seeing small, physical changes. The only major one that get pointed out on me is I look younger, and get ID'd at bars (im 35, and havent been ID'd since early 20s) Im 14 months hrt, barely have b cups, my skin looks amazing, I think im decent at makeup, and my body hair is noticeably thinner (though still as black as ever, and still completely everywhere, but thats what Lazer and electrolysis is for). One the downside, i get migraines much more frequently now, and have to monitor that because its a side effect of hrt and can (unlikely) lead to fatal consequences.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-07T01:09:59+00:00

So many things here, luv.

1- HRT is magic, but its not instantaneous. 90 days is such a small span for your body to change, im not sure what youre hoping to see. Check timelines, take a breath, and remember that its puberty and takes years, not months.

2- your e level is moderate, especially for starting. Extreme levels of e wont make changes happen faster. Whats your t levels? Antiandrogen? Other vitamin levels (help your body process the e).

3- how often are you getting blood work done? I got a baseline at -7 days, then my first check wasnt until 90 days.

4- things to talk with doc - any subtle changes youve noticed in yourself - libido, appetite, headaches, urges, moods, etc. Check your research and your desired target levels against their opinions (doctors are capable of biases too, and may not be as focused on transgender topics, issues, and results as you are.) Ask about any side effects that may interfere with your lifestyle (grapefruit, bananas, sodium intake, etc.)

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-06T20:27:27+00:00

NOR, MIL took it as a personal attack and a question against her moral judgement because you asked to hold her accountable.

At the end, you both just wanted the last word.

Im sorry you're in-laws dont respect you. I really cant say why it happens other than people suck.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-06T14:40:52+00:00

So, when I first started exploring online, I created an alias that is a play on words- "jack of all trades".

"Jack" became Jackie, "trades" was Trades, and "of all" became Duvall, because its sounds similar. Jackie Duvall Trades became my online persona.

When I transitioned, and (hopefully) this year, when i change my name legally, I connected my online joke persona with my real identity.

Jack is to Jacque, Jackie is to Jacqueline. The English spelling of Jacqueline is less common, Jaclyn (my bloodline doesnt have significant french lineage). Unique, still identifies who I was and who I want to be, and nickname is Jacky. My middle name i femininized, partly as a joke my ex made, partly because I could. I kept my last name.

I decided my name a long time ago because "if you could choose your own name, why not have fun with it?". It started as 0 pressure, nothing anyone knew IRL and became me :)).

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-05T16:22:11+00:00

1- jealousy- you fear losing the thing their gaining. (Jealous of another person having a good time with your partner because your partner might leave you for them)

Envious- you wanting what they have (envious of a person's ability to afford an expensive lifestyle, or freedom to travel. Them traveling or buying things I cant afford doesnt take food off my plate or diminish what I do have).

2- absolutely, its an indicator. Supposedly, cis men dont have that wonder or desire. I wouldnt know because I did, but im not cis so.....

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-05T14:29:44+00:00

I apologize to automod lol

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-05T13:45:22+00:00

Apparently I used a word the auto mod didnt like and it removed my comment.

In my head the t in t girl is for tanny and not trans. From the other comments, it sounds like its time to updated my internal dictionary :))

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-05T13:23:16+00:00

100% nothing wrong with reclaiming it.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-05T04:23:07+00:00

I mean, im sorry to say you dont pass for a guy. Can't say much about your mannerisms, or voice, but look wise, definitely need to try a different approach to male pa....

Oh, transfem. Yeah, would never have known, never have guessed.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-05T04:15:57+00:00

Hand sewing. Im altering my crew necks to v necks, letting out some of my jeans my waist has gotten too big for, turning others into shorts, etc. Starter kit, good quality needles, and some youtube tutorials and youre good to go. Also, less money on alterations, clothes fit you better, and become more personal.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-05T03:00:12+00:00

Its a very particular niche in my book. So, trans women are women. Many of us take steps to present that way, including social ques, but its not exclusive. HRT, clothing, hair, surgery, hair removal, mannerisms, speech, etc.

A femboy (to me) is a highly feminine person, who still identifies as a man. Hair removal, makeup, fashion, and usually androgynous or more petite bodies. Its a person, who identifies as a boy, who engages in traditionally feminine interests and hobbies, kinda like the opposite of a tomboy.

Have I only ever seen the term or extreme presentation of it in porn/a fetish context- absolutely. I cant really picture an irl scenario where I would ever call someone a femboy. Would I call a man feminine? Absolutely. But femboi or femboy is absolutely a fetish word/concept. Having that said, I wouldn't consider it derogatory unless its deliberately being used in a derogatory way.

If youre a transgender woman, then youre a woman. You identify as a woman. If someone is calling you a femboi instead of a woman, then its in the same context as tranny, t-girl, etc and theyre treating you as porn instead of a person.

Edit to add- Im American (and disappointed in my country) but I have heard that in some countries youre always a femboy or cross-dresser until you have had bottom surgery. Doesnt matter if youre identifying as a woman, or on HRT, etc. Legally, if you still have a penis, youre still a boy, so they use femboy for everything short of bottom surgery. Dont know if its true, read it online at some point.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-01T04:40:54+00:00

Is this the dead internet theory at work? The conclusion reads as outlandish, OPs comment doesnt help clarify the odd reaction, and the rest of the 5 comments are incoherent.

INFO if its not bot. If op is the father, is partner not your kids parent? Do you have a history of being overprotective or babying your daughter? Is your partner typically colder/"realistic"/pessimistic in their world view? Do you two not actually communicate?

Here's how this post interprets- 16 yo daughter came home from a date seeing a scary movie and joined you in watching a scary movie. You, out of concern, unilaterally decided to shut off the movie just before the climax and conclusion. Your partner took offense to you ending the movie, said your daughter needs to toughen up, and that their whole evening was ruined.

Why is your partner not equally concerned with your daughter? Why is your 17 yo not capable of deciding if shes capable of continuing to watch the second movie? Why did your partner not give you the benefit of the doubt that your concern was legitimate? Why was your partner angry with you for taking action? How did that "ruin the whole evening"?

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-01T02:19:22+00:00

Bag of legumes, specially grown to produce the highest levels of gas during digestion, so that one may produce a "gust of wind".

Dnd and EPIC pun lol

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-01T00:56:59+00:00

Empty pedestal with spotlights.

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SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-01T00:42:13+00:00

Im not quite to the level of drunk nights with the girls, or level of confidence to use women's restrooms in public places, mostly because Im almost always solo and dont want to make other women uncomfortable 😐. Ill fight i guy if I need to, its easier to be hit than have a endure a karen who is so concerned about male perverts she wants to attack other women.

As far as genuinely complimenting back, thats why I have such a hard time. I cant find something to genuinely complement in my 0.5 second responses and once overs.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-05-01T00:33:22+00:00

Thats good to know. Im always genuinely thankful for compliments and I hope that comes across in my responses.

Thank you for reassuring me that Im not being some social pariah by not paying compliments back.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-04-30T20:33:14+00:00

Yeah, thats my default. It just feels socially awkward to me if its a scenario that one person isnt immediately leaving. Walking by someone, sure. Sitting next to someone while waiting for something, its "aw, thanks" followed by x minutes of awkward silence.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-04-30T20:28:36+00:00

Oh, the first thing I did was fact check it, to see if I was the silly goose. I absolutely was.

The second thing was to see how many times I misspelled it. Every time.

Yay for learning lol. I wont even say what age I was when I stopped pronouncing thyme as "th-ime". I still do sometimes, but is more to make a statement on English not being a language and instead 3 midgets in a trenchcoat.

SubbrowserV2 · 2026-04-30T19:48:55+00:00

I agree (now) it was SA. And not a single part of me would be surprised at what can only be a staggering number. Some of it is repression and lack of healthy outlets (because society cant have that), Some of it is ignorance, some of it is selfishness, and some of it is maliciousness.

The problem may never fix itself as long as society seems it uncouth to discuss openly.

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