tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post5747266292200370300..comments2024-02-09T06:24:16.626+00:00Comments on upside down in cloud: sic transitDru Marlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-20912039736109445462011-09-26T21:10:23.921+01:002011-09-26T21:10:23.921+01:00Thank you Dru,as Catherine said, for your wise wor...Thank you Dru,as Catherine said, for your wise words. The blog does make for upsetting reading, but I suppose whatever we do affects others, and it's unrealistic to think otherwise. It's just that sometimes it all feels like a bit of a damage-limitation exercise.Lottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256942208633064907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-33122605902757903252011-09-12T14:08:45.694+01:002011-09-12T14:08:45.694+01:00I hope all is well, Catherine. Maybe time for cup ...I hope all is well, Catherine. Maybe time for cup of tea and chat?<br /><br />Yes, it was uncomfortable, Lucy. But I also want to point out the sometimes disproportionately hostile response to a transitioning partner, from spouses and wider circles of acquaintance. Not that I'm suggesting it is the case here; but I have seen partners behaving really very badly and come out of it smelling of roses because the nature of their actions was thought more socially-acceptable, or at least more common. And people transitioning who've been treated rather badly, because they are thought to have gone beyond the pale by doing so. ...guess I'm just saying that you shouldn't beat yourself up too much for being trans if you're trying to do the right thing too.Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-64089492138287141042011-09-12T12:27:04.787+01:002011-09-12T12:27:04.787+01:00Yes, it's both a creative and a destructive pr...Yes, it's both a creative and a destructive process, with winners and losers, and 'collateral damage' that can never be repaired.<br /><br />The link led to the blog of a lady I have actually met - I met the transitioning half as well - and like you I find it uncomfortable and indeed upsetting reading. <br /><br />LucyLucy Melfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049627653901928427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-71192363735083179342011-09-12T09:32:47.869+01:002011-09-12T09:32:47.869+01:00That you for your wise words, Dru - they come at a...That you for your wise words, Dru - they come at an apposite time.Catherine Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693526864905868829noreply@blogger.com