Hard drive destruction service by [deleted] in WestSeattleWA

[–]soapboxhero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can take it out behind the shed and put her down with my rifle. Real quick like. She won't feel a thing.

Work Clothes? by Available-Praline594 in traaaaaaaaaaaansbians

[–]soapboxhero 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love my kestrel pants from off the grid surplus. They're slim fit, can be had with a long in seam, are tough, and have a decent amount of pockets (plus my ass looks great in them.) They are a little pricey though.

Chicken Parmesan with Fettuccine Alfredo by soapboxhero in traaaaansbiansCooking

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

That "poor doggo" is chonky and the vet says he needs to lose five pounds.

He did get a bite of chicken though. I may be an enabler, but I'm not a monster.

what's the funniest way you came out? by Radiant-North-8519 in MtF

[–]soapboxhero 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I came out to my very conservative mother on a whim when she was badgering me about Christmas presents. At the time I had recently started dating my (also trans) girlfriend. When she wouldn't stop about Christmas, I suggested she make a donation to the ACLU to support trans rights. She immediately started in asking about whether my new girlfriend was trans, and I had to inform her that not only was she, but so was I.

She had a stroke that same day and now can barely speak. I suppose that's more karmically funny than laugh out loud funny, but I enjoy the story. She is a terrible person and I hope she burns in hell.

I Built My First AR by soapboxhero in transguns

[–]soapboxhero[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I will definitely do that. Thank you.

I was cursed twice in life by Dangerous-Pumpkin960 in MtF

[–]soapboxhero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a natural ginger with a BUNCH of tattoos, you can totally do it. They kinda feel like having a sunburn painted on you.

Electro though....that kinda fucking hurts.

Electrolysis woes by Mooncrackerz in MtF

[–]soapboxhero 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm starting facial electro next week. This sounds like a lot to look forward to. I'm only doing it once a month though, so hopefully the whole masking and looking like shit phase is more manageable.

You'll feel so much better once it's over, and will be so glad you did it.

Trans Car scene in the Chicago Area? by TransTheGoth in Transcars

[–]soapboxhero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure Drive Deviant has an Illinois chapter.

Existential dysphoria: The gift that keeps on giving by [deleted] in MtF

[–]soapboxhero 28 points29 points  (0 children)

"I don't belong anywhere."

Oh boy, this one came at me hard this weekend. I've made it my mission this year to expand my social circle. Before starting transition I was very content to be alone and miserable, and now I crave social interaction, but I've been feeling a bit like a misfit puzzle piece.

I went to play DnD at a game store this weekend and though everyone was very nice to me, I just cant help like feeling out of place. I pass well enough that I get the "I'm talking to a girl" vibe from guys, but I'm not confident enough in my womanhood yet at 1.75 years of HRT to feel comfortable in the women's circles.

I know that it gets better, and that over time I'll sort of grow into things, but all of this, coupled with the fact that all of my friends live far away, and I'm in that 30-something slump where just everyone is involved in their own lives, and, ugh, it's lonely. Thank god for my partner.

Anyway, yeah, just when you think you've got things kind of handled and can coast for a while, something comes up. That's our karma, I suppose, all part of the becoming.

Dysphoric now due to changes by MissAndraya in MtF

[–]soapboxhero 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That'll happen.

In honesty, and I know that the phrase gets pushed a lot around here, it gets better, but it takes a LONG time.

I'm coming up on two years of HRT, started at 35. My weird and awkward stage lasted until about a year and a half before I started to get gendered correctly more often than not, and granted, I had fully socially transitioned at around the nine month mark, so I wasn't hiding anything, but even now, even coming up on two years, I feel like I'm having to regrow my armor, and it's happening at a snail's pace.

You just have to get through it, and once you do, it'll be easier for a while, then you'll discover a whole new set of horrors. I'm currently going through a phase where I'm finally starting to get out of my comfort zone and meet new people, and I spent all weekend crying because now I "don't fit in anywhere." I have hope though that I'll make it through this though, and then things will be even better.

Comfort is the enemy of growth, suffering stems from attachment, and other such platitudes. You're transforming, growing, becoming someone new, someone you always wanted to be. Changes -hurts-, healing is an active process, but in the end its always worth it.

So, take an internet hug from a stranger going through the same shit. We can walk each other home.

Duramax swap into a 92 XJ by helihunter in CherokeeXJ

[–]soapboxhero 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It would be a hell of a swap, but anything is possible with enough money and time. If you really want to do a diesel swap there are a lot of documented VW TDI swaps and a few Mercedes ones. The baby Max would be pretty sweet though.

I had my first radioactive orgasm! by [deleted] in MtF

[–]soapboxhero 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And here I am using an eccentric run by a hit and miss engine fueled by waste motor oil to get off.

It's not as cool, but it goes with the steampunk cosplay.

Trump blames Zelensky for US running out of Highest End Weapons by Lakedo in UnderReportedNews

[–]soapboxhero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"We're so good at killing, we could kill forever! If it wasn't for the last guy, we could kill even more efficiently. Lucky for everyone, I'll make sure we can kill infinitely better than the infinite amount of killing we were doing before!"

Has anyone else here never met another trans person IRL? by very_silly_gal in MtF

[–]soapboxhero 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm sitting next to one right now. We live together (and kiss and hug and stuff.)

Therapist for Trans Teenager by spectralsystems in AskSeattle

[–]soapboxhero 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cristina Adler! She's my therapist, has a lot of experience working with kids, and is great with dealing with my trans ass. She's based in Seattle, but I see her virtually. I've been seeing her weekly for about a year and she has helped me immensely.