Note to self: Think things through better
Yaaa so my plans to switch pronouns on New years day? Ummmm yaa. I don't really know what I was expecting. I mean I wasn't really expecting anything exactly. It's strange, this is rather unfamiliar territory. On the one hand it bothers me when people use female pronouns and on the other hand it's weird hearing male pronouns from my family.
I also ran into a problem I hadn't thought of. When I went to return the girly pajamas my mom gave me for christmas everything went well, I was passing fine, until the clerk asked me my name. My mouth hung open for a moment, I didn't know what to say in that situation. I haven't legally changed my name yet so do I still legally have to give the female version of my name or can I give the male version and get away with it? I don't know what to do about that. lol the clerk at the store had to do a little double take too when I told her my name. Also, am I allowed to sign things with my chosen name or do I have to use my legal name?
As you can see, I don't know if I'm ready to fully switch yet as there are still lots of things I don't know yet that I should know, or at least I think I should know, before I do switch.
Maybe my family using male pronouns is weird to me because I still have those lingering feelings of embarassment when people use male pronouns and read me as male. I don't know, it's weird.
I also ran into a problem I hadn't thought of. When I went to return the girly pajamas my mom gave me for christmas everything went well, I was passing fine, until the clerk asked me my name. My mouth hung open for a moment, I didn't know what to say in that situation. I haven't legally changed my name yet so do I still legally have to give the female version of my name or can I give the male version and get away with it? I don't know what to do about that. lol the clerk at the store had to do a little double take too when I told her my name. Also, am I allowed to sign things with my chosen name or do I have to use my legal name?
As you can see, I don't know if I'm ready to fully switch yet as there are still lots of things I don't know yet that I should know, or at least I think I should know, before I do switch.
Maybe my family using male pronouns is weird to me because I still have those lingering feelings of embarassment when people use male pronouns and read me as male. I don't know, it's weird.