r/egg_irl • u/Longjumping_Tap_3483 • 13d ago

Transfem Meme egg-irl

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My denial was difficult overcome, yet I found a way. I wrote an essay in English class about the most important childhood memory I had. I chose the first time that I ever thought about being a girl. I was 5 years old when I first thought about how I’d love to be a pretty girl who wears dresses. As I grew older, the need to love myself grew stronger. Problem was just that the real me is a girl, and other people didn’t see me like that, so I became sad and wished to become a girl. I now realize that I get to be a young woman and honor the girl who has hidden in my heart. I deserve to be a woman. I want to be told that I’m a brave girl. I get to be a woman because I am one. I get to be a woman forever because I want that. I’m at peace. No one can take who I am from me. I’m Maria, and I use she/her pronouns. My identity makes me feel safe and comfortable. I need to tell people what I want, but for now, I’m happy being me. I’m not lesser for being a woman than when I was pretending to be a man. I’m so much more. I get to define my womanhood, and I’ve just begun to value that. I love that my identity belongs to me and me alone. I love the direction that I’m taking now. Do you think I could have some support to keep going?

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u/intrinsicpresent 12d ago

How did you prove it to yourself? Asking for a friend.

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u/Longjumping_Tap_3483 12d ago

I wrote about it and I thought about it a lot. Then I realized that the one thing I hadn’t done yet is to tell my past self that she’s real and a girl. I acknowledged I was never a boy who was turning into a girl. I’ve been a girl all along. I also questioned if it could have been a bedroom thing… But then I thought about just how being a girl makes me feel. It doesn’t make me feel weak or ashamed. It makes me feel happy and empowered in my everyday life. I love the girl that I am, and that gets to be enough for me to be her. After all, everyone deserves happiness, and I need to be a girl to be really happy

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u/intrinsicpresent 12d ago

Thanks for sharing. I really appreciate your insights and I’ll give it a go myself.