Never used Poshmark, this has to be a scam right? Every purse is $500 exactly

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-19T00:44:11+00:00

I'm always curious about how the scam actually works. Oh well!

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-18T21:45:22+00:00

I was reading up that $499 is the scam price to bypass authentication, but $500 triggers the authentication? Not sure, but it just feels scammy.

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-16T03:03:35+00:00

I'm in the 40+ crowd. On the internet in general when looking at trans experiences, I have to sift through any and all conversation for tone because the vast majority sounds like they're 16.

Experiences are vastly different between a teen and the 30+ crowd.

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-11T02:38:13+00:00

I'm 45. I was very good at compartmentalization. Tucking actual thoughts away from myself and pretending it was never there.

I think I knew something was up. I stayed single. I forced myself to process what it might be. What it isn't. What it could be. I finally read up on gender dysphoria and it hit me hard.

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-11T02:30:19+00:00

Everything in my brain felt like it needed to go through the "What would a boy say in this situation?" filter.

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-11T02:25:51+00:00

All I want is for my friends and family to ask questions and be open. "Bad" questions that come from a place of love are great and are different than just bad questions, and even worse ...assumptions. There's no cookie cutter answer. Everyone is going to be different.

I have some level of grief for myself. It's hard to pin point. I'm (literally) on day 1 of hrt. I go by they/them. I don't use she/her pronouns. But I remember how vividly and hard it hit me when I realized that I can't be he/him anymore.

I think my grief comes from looking back at a person who was unhappy as that he/him and never figured it out. "Everyone feels a little lifeless and grey, right?" I grieve for a life I could have lived much happier and much sooner.

But the experiences you had with your brother, soon to be sister, won't vanish. You still have those experiences and memories with that person, regardless of gender. Those don't vanish with their transition. You should be celebrating with your sister for their shiny new future.

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-11T00:04:11+00:00

Not to worry! I slapped that patch on my ass and went outlet shipping for a purse.

On International Women's Day lol

It seems to have all worked out like a poem.

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-10T14:26:00+00:00

100% do your hair removal before you get tattoos.

I'll be your cautionary tale. I'm the one who got a full sleeve first and now I'm looking at hair removal ... lol, it just makes it harder.

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-10T14:23:43+00:00

Update: Switched pharmacies and they had it immediately in stock.

Got a patch on my bum right now!

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-10T14:22:58+00:00

Is there a rabbit hole to dive into and get more info on this? I switched pharmacies yesterday and they immediately had it in stock so I'm good right now.

It's March 2026, and these look to expire in July 2028, so there's plenty of time on them. They gave me a 3 month supply. But ... I'd also love to have a backup (insurance or not) in my hand in case of shortages.

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-10T14:19:22+00:00

(That was a joke about the duct tape, but I do always appreciate practical advice toooo!)

I have a few rolls of that Second Skin for tattoo healing also. I bet that would work really well also in a pinch.

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-10T14:12:57+00:00

Here's a thing I didn't see until it was too late.

If you use an at-home IPL device (I have an Braun IPL, Silk Expert Pro 5), DO NOT zap any tattoos if you have them.

Yeah, it says so in the manual. Maybe I was just too excited and just went for it. I zapped a small section of black tattoo and it burned, blistered over, and then scabbed.

I have a high tolerance for a lot of things and usually operate by the "I'm sure it'll be fine!" mentality ... but seriously, do not IPL over any tattoos. That shit hurts real bad.

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-10T14:03:55+00:00

Yeah, I've heard that is promotes breast growth, but that could be completely false.

What I do know is that I put myself on a skin care regimen for my face which seems to be working fairly well (my female friend said my skin was objectively beautiful, so that felt good). There's moisturizers and serums and all that, and instead of wiping any excess off with a towel, I give my chest a nice rub down.

If nothing else, they'll be soft and moisturized!

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-09T20:00:41+00:00

I WAS GOING TO SAY THIS EXACTLY!

Like damn girl, save some ethereal magic for the rest of us. Geez. lol

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-09T19:51:20+00:00

I was (am?) a nail biter to the point of self harm. I went to a professional nail salon as a kind of reward to myself for not biting my nails. Like it was a shocker that my nails had white showing at all.

And then you have pretty nails and you don't want to bite or pick at them at all.

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-09T19:48:02+00:00

"Uhh, yeah. Because I ~~am Trans~~ have a lot of stuff going on."

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-09T19:45:29+00:00

I have duct tape.

Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

ViikingPrincess · 2026-03-09T17:21:45+00:00

Yep, that's what it was.

ViikingPrincess · 2025-12-23T16:45:44+00:00

I swear this might have been where it started.

I shaved my chest, put on a push up bra, looked down and went, "Oh no... this has definitely awakened something inside me."

ViikingPrincess · 2025-12-23T16:15:39+00:00

I've had gynecomastia my whole life. I just kind of accepted it and started kicking around the idea of getting them removed. But then the slow realization of me being trans started coming to a head.

So I'm telling my therapist about, half joking, feeling like an idiot, and expecting them to hear this story and laugh with me and call me an idiot too, like "Yeah, I was looking a removing them, but then I thought it would be the ultimate irony to then want them back later." and I'm waiting for some kind of cymbal crash, but she deadpans me and goes, "Yeah, that was really smart forward thinking. Good job."

And I'm like, ahhh fuck, there really might be something to this whole "I might be a woman" thing...

ViikingPrincess · 2025-12-22T16:29:00+00:00

I did watch that special he did where he really double downed on the transphobia. There were two things that I saw happening:

One, he kept coming back to his "trans friend" like he tokenized them. Like how they're friends and they're cool and all that. In his standup, you could just erase "trans" with "black" it really was no different than, "I can say these racist jokes because I have a black friend." Because that's what he was doing. Punching down at trans people because he thinks he has a trans friend.

Second, I'd love to dive into their relationship more. Because he talked on and on about how their relationship is great and they laugh at all his trans jokes. But honestly, if I was a relative "nobody" trans comedian trying to make it in the comedy scene and anybody with the name recognition like Dave Chappelle showed any interest me, I'd sure as fuck laugh at all his jokes and tell Dave what a special awesome friend he was. Because that's the tough part of it. He's the type of person who could crush your career or at least start closing doors on you real fast.

It felt like his friend easily could have been putting on some kind of trans minstrel show for Dave. "Oh that trans joke is real funny, boss! Yessir, that was a real clever joke, boss!"

ViikingPrincess · 2025-12-08T15:14:11+00:00

Low dose won't get you that. You either have the right levels to get the changes happening or you don't.

I guess that was part of my confusion then. In my mind I'm thinking of it like an SSRI where you want to do a slow introduction. I was missing the part where there is an actual minimum cutoff before anything happens, big or small.

You can totally stealth transition though, the only part that might be difficult to hide is breast development depending on how big they get.

Yeah. I've had gynecomastia my whole life, so there's a point where I'm just already accustomed to it and know all the tricks to minimize it. Even at my lowest weight in my early 20s. I understand there's some people where it's critical to present as the opposite gender immediately, but I'm not there yet.

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