With parents for holidays. Still red and with acne-like issues from the recent laser, so topic came up with parent. They did not state disapproval, but their facial expression did. Clearly implying, why risk damages from laser and not just shave a few times each day? Well, cis woman, you try having to shave a few times each day and still be gendered male by all around you, see how that feels. Would you really be so detached as you pride yourself to be?
In addition, casual remark along the lines of, “I’ve always felt elective procedures are weird, I’d prefer if everyone just got to be themselves, if everyone just got to look like they wanted“. At which point I chose not to point out that I, for one need elective procedures in order to be myself, in order to look like I want. Do they not see the absurdity in their own statement? Presumably not, I suppose.
Still, having a decent enough time. It’s OK. Will get some work and some correspondence done, sitting in the same room drinking mulled wine and ginger brews. Later time for sauna.
lost in transition 