26-01-2014, 08:17 PM
Sarah,
You have been a presence on this board for longer than I have been here, but recently you have blossomed with a sort of glow that comes to me at least from those who strike me as unconditionally happy with their commitment to transition, and makes us all want to root for you and hope that you will safely make your objective. That glow seems despite all of the difficulties, challenges, and dangers that face you. My only regret is that at some point along your road we may lose you here. Abi Drew had the same glow, and although I am happy for her and hope it all works out for her, I miss her too. Robin Beales who occasionally posts here is another one with a glow, and I find that just reading her posts for some reason makes me feel good
The only time I myself felt such a glow was when I brought my wife -to-be and her children to Canada in a highly irregular manner and then had the task of legalizing their status, and getting custody of the children sorted out, which was a truly hairy experience involving the so-called Buffalo shuffle moving the whole family back and forward across the Canada/US border never knowing whether you would get US visas for the next trip, or whether you would be denied admission back into Canada, and with the whole process being complicated by an incompetent lawyer in Britain and both well meaning and hostile outside interference. The friends were the most dangerous. But through it all the living right on the edge generated a glow that I can still fondly recollect and which has made my relationship with my wife very special. May your own journey also give you something very special.
Sorry, may have been laying it on a bit but that's how I feel. I should probably have been spraying all this with smilies but somehow they rarely seem to fit what I want to express.
You have been a presence on this board for longer than I have been here, but recently you have blossomed with a sort of glow that comes to me at least from those who strike me as unconditionally happy with their commitment to transition, and makes us all want to root for you and hope that you will safely make your objective. That glow seems despite all of the difficulties, challenges, and dangers that face you. My only regret is that at some point along your road we may lose you here. Abi Drew had the same glow, and although I am happy for her and hope it all works out for her, I miss her too. Robin Beales who occasionally posts here is another one with a glow, and I find that just reading her posts for some reason makes me feel good
The only time I myself felt such a glow was when I brought my wife -to-be and her children to Canada in a highly irregular manner and then had the task of legalizing their status, and getting custody of the children sorted out, which was a truly hairy experience involving the so-called Buffalo shuffle moving the whole family back and forward across the Canada/US border never knowing whether you would get US visas for the next trip, or whether you would be denied admission back into Canada, and with the whole process being complicated by an incompetent lawyer in Britain and both well meaning and hostile outside interference. The friends were the most dangerous. But through it all the living right on the edge generated a glow that I can still fondly recollect and which has made my relationship with my wife very special. May your own journey also give you something very special.
Sorry, may have been laying it on a bit but that's how I feel. I should probably have been spraying all this with smilies but somehow they rarely seem to fit what I want to express.