Jade's Transgender Journey

 Friendly Advice for Parents "My child is transgender, now what?" As a parent, I believe I can imagine what most parents may think or even feel when discovering their child being transgender.  If you were brought up like I was, you may be conservative or have conservative concerns. I am familiar with how religious beliefs or even basic biology knowledge dictate how some view the topic.  It is not my intention to say who is right or who is wrong; but I would like to ask if you are struggling with such issues, please ask yourself if you love your child.  If love comes to your heart first, not only do I believe you can overcome these issues, but also discover a very special relationship between you and your child that you cannot even imagine.   I remember growing up wanting to be physically who I was inside; but because of my conservative upbringing, that was not an option.  I remember hearing my father explain on many occasions that he wanted a daug...

I have never been a songwriter, but these words came to me back in December of 2021.  The words were inspired by my experience sand other transgender people who have shared their struggles and fears in being their authentic self.  I doubt this will ever be put to music, but I thought it was time to share it. Sometimes, all we can do is try and cry. We Try and We Cry MELODY: Oh we try...and we cry…….. oh we try...and we cry…….we try, and we try, but we cry We see smiles from others, and we cry We see beauty all around us, and we try We feel the love from others for who they know, and we try When will we be able to smile, instead we cry MELODY: Oh we try...and we cry…….. oh we try...and we cry…….we try, and we try, but we cry We are not who they see, but we try Will they love who we are, and we cry Will we ever be who we are, but we try We carry the pain deep inside, but we try MELODY: Oh we try...and we cry…….. oh we try...and we cry…….we try, and we try, but we ...

Is it Safe yet?      It has been a few months since my last blog.  With the holidays, new year and basic life stuff, I have been busy learning more and more about my authentic self.  I have discovered that a lot of my historical behavior, which I thought was just part of my personality, was largely influenced by basic social programming / expectations.  How I reacted to situations, how I acted as a person, and even to the movies I liked, all were representations of what I believed was expected of me. Now, with a strong support system and much needed medical treatment, what I was afraid of, is no longer scary.  I'm learning what I really like, and what I used to pretend I liked.  With this part of my journey, I have discovered the courage to live my life totally as myself without a 2nd thought.  I used to be afraid to just walk outside and worry about what my neighbors might think.   For the most part, I no longer worry about that....