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Hugs and best wishes for continuing good news. Looking forward to seeing more of you in the new year!
 
Thank you Rita for your update. So glad to hear that some change and acceptance is occuring for you. I truly cannot even imagine the challenges you face, and you do it with such grace and perseverance. Blessings of the season to you .. C.
 
Rita, may you continue to build bridges.

You have been in my thoughts.

Do not feel that you need to respond to this thread. If it is a burden, we can close it.
Take care of yourself, though...coz, I appreciate you
 
Happy New Year everyone and may this be a special year for each of you......
Ok .... time for an update....
As I expect you all surmised, the holiday season was very difficult for me...
I want to share the incredible blessings and joy!
I fully expected to be alone for Christmas and New Year's
I was not invited anywhere and that I feel was just oversight.
About 5 days before Christmas the daughter that recently got married sent me a text and asked to visit with me on boxing day. Oh the joy!!!!!
2 days before Christmas a very good friend phoned and insisted on me coming there on Christmas day.
Christmas eve I had a friend sleep over as we were both alone otherwise.
Christmas morning her sister invited us over for breakfast so we went.
I sat there on the couch watching this wonderful family opening presents and having a real loving time.
They even had a little gift for me and that tugged at my heart.
It was too much .... I felt the loss that I was not having the special time with my family .
Alone .... such an alone feeling.....
I had to excuse myself and go back to where I am staying and have a little cry.....
I had just gotten back and laid on my bed when there was a phone call from the friend I was to go to spend the day with asking when I was coming as there were people she wanted me to meet. I told her I needed some time...
Then a text message from my son and daughter asking where I was and that they were coming to visit!
Oh my!!!!!! .... what a lift when I really needed it!!! What a gift!!!!! Overjoyed!!!!!!
They spent about an hour and then were off to celebrate with the rest of the family.
My Christmas was wonderful!!! The rest of the day was beautiful!
Boxing Day my daughter and her husband visited and brought a laptop to show me all their wedding photos.
I was soooooo happy! A new relationship is starting!
Now for New Year's ......
My sister in Toronto called and insisted that I come and spend the weekend with her.
What an amazing visit! I was even taken for a full makeover (a gift from some of my sisters)
She even did my natural hair and I felt beautiful for the first time ever.
There is so much to tell...... Such an incredible holiday season......... a mixture of joy and sorrow.
Joy triumphs!!!
I am stepping into this year with hope :)
 
Glad to see you posting, Rita. I regret that I haven't been keeping up with this thread, although I was aware of some of your situation and your absence in recent months has often been something I've noted and had concerns about. From time to time I had even considered sending you a private message to check in, but since we don't know each other particularly well I thought that might seem intrusive. But I have been thinking of you. I sincerely regret that you went through such pain, but I rejoice with you that so much reconciliation has occurred in just the last few weeks. We'll consider that a type of "Christmas miracle." Glad to see you back! You are always able to add so much of grace and value to this place.
 
Hi Rita,
I can certainly understand your need for a little cry and I can imagine the sadness that would have been mixed in with your joy.

But such a joyful story! Thanks for coming back to tell us about it.
 
So good to hear this Rita - thank you so very much for sharing with us. You're such a valued member of our WC family here.

You raise a really good point - about the feelings when included in other's family gatherings during a time of loss one's own. It's a conundrum for me - might be a good other thread - I will ponder starting one.
 
Just a sigh to say thank-you for being you, Rita and allowing us to learn through you.
You are a gift. I appreciate your time with us.
 
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