Post #2820621

2026-05-24 01:04 UTC

@oldladyplays@wargamers.social -- Even if we are separated by a road, a mountain or an ocean, we were in the same shitty mental health, and we made the same choice to shine. And, even if we need to shine to stay strong, or to help others, we are our own journey, because it is a part of our identity It is not just the new name we choose that appear on the paper But the whole stuff we fight against. Because we survive And all the comments, about the little stuff that make someone happy Or the big move in their life Or whatever that bring a little joy for them, it is a way, for me, to read "yesterday I was like you and today I stand here and share my joy" "Today I am where I did not expect to be" "Today I am as strong as I was before. Now I know it" Today, I have no joyful stuff to share But I know that all of you exist today against a lot of fight, and it means a lot. When I started my HRT, I couldn't expect having "10 years of HRT" "I have only a month, how will I make it until 2025 ?" It was like... a lot of works, about everything. And when I read all of you, I remember stuffs And I think "wow, I didn't mean to do that, surviving. But I am already after 10 years of HRT" I can't espress how I feel about this. It is strong, it is pride, it is fear, and... joy ? I think I found a little joy to share, after all. 5/5 (end)

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@oldladyplays@wargamers.social 2026-05-24 02:44

@poupou24_@peculiar.florist I think you very much did. Thank you, my friend. That was really meaningful and thought-provoking. I appreciate your sharing so very much. I had no issues reading your English - small mistakes here and there, mainly using too many plural endings (remember, English adjectives do not have to agree with the nouns they modify - so "small balls", or "large trees".) Honestly, I think if you spent a few months in an English-speaking place? You'd be really fluent in a short span. All the tools are there, it's just the little stuff now. I know that's not realistic, but that's what I see in you as a potential.

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@faithisleaping@anarres.family 2026-05-24 02:50

@poupou24_@peculiar.florist I, for one, am glad you’re here and that you made it through. That’s a lot to endure. My journey started more recently (2021) and went the other direction but a lot of what you wrote sounds familiar. I hear the same isolation, the same fear, and the same grief. But also, joy and determination. 💜 @oldladyplays@wargamers.social

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