As we reflect on the the year that has gone and the year that is to come. A good question to ask yourself is am I getting happier or sadder as the years go by?
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Thank you Stella. I know I need to bring joy back into my life. But I have trouble stepping away from gender-land when our factions seem to be small and fragmented. If not me, who? If not now, when? The balance is difficult to find. I wish us all a more joyful and peaceful 2024! Thank you for all you do. You are appreciated more than you will ever know.
Somewhere over the course of last year I realized my obsession with our daughter’s apparent desistance was like one of my mad teenage crushes— the kind where my whole week could be made or lost depending on a smile or a glance aimed in my direction (or not). Our daughter can drop these lines that sound like she is absolutely done with gender. But the binder is still around. I have even wondered if she is torturing me with her ambiguity, just like the unrequited crush. Anyway, when I realized how her illness was trying to take my control away from me, too, I decided to listen to this notion of refinding joy. I took up horseback riding— which I loved as a kid— and that led to joining a fitness program. It’s done wonders for my moods. I have you and Sasha to thank for that! Happy New Year! May huge things happen for all of us in this mess in 2024.♥️