

That is so incredible and the art is very moving. Thanks so much for showing it and sharing the story!
Forgive me for using this space to share a story of a very similar experience I had yesterday.
The preamble is that I have to move out soon due to a transphobic unsupportive parent who i have been caregiver to for the last 10 years. In the past 6 weeks I have had to condense my entire life into small piles so that i can pack, which means finally sorting through all my papers and shredding stuff. But one huge benefit is that i am finally able to collect all the poetry and lyrics that i wrote from the time when I was a kid up until now.
Yesterday I found a song I wrote when I was 17. The title was “Transitions” and it hit me so hard. I had no idea about actual transgender people other than mostly shitty media stereotypes. As i read the lyrics i started to freak out. There were some strong dysphoria vibes coming through. And i had even added chord notations to it so i must have already started teaching myself guitar by then.
I just had to go grab my guitar and try and play it. I had no idea what the original melody was but i made it work. It absolutely floored me that i keep finding evidence like this of what i was going through and these lyrics so far are the oldest physical evidence i have found that i was struggling with gender concepts and didn’t know why. And the glaringly mind boggling thing is that I somehow nailed that title. Transitions.
I am so glad you were able to make that kind of connection with your art. It is mind blowing how the brain works.
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Boobs are the best. Thanks for sharing your experiences! Second puberty is a long process so it is really neat when we notice positive changes. Weeeeeeeee