I’m with Beth. I was an awkward teenager, it got better when I was 16 / 17. But to be honest, sometimes I think I’m still awkward. “I feel like a potato”, is what I’m saying about myself 😀
ooh, yeah. I started feeling very out of place when I was 12/13-ish, and my (morbid) explanation was that I was supposed to die earlier, and that’s why everything felt wrong. In hindsight I think it was mostly situational depression and mild autism.
Not sure if trans egg, or mental health stuff, or… well. It is also quite possible she’s having something hidden from her too. We’ll just have to wait and see!
It’s very common to feel “not feminine enough” when you’re the tomboy growing up, and other girls are telling you that you don’t do enough “girly things,” as we saw Jenna a couple pages ago slathering Beth in makeup and trying to change her appearance.
Doesn’t mean you’re trans.
If anything, that’s kind of more insulting to someone who doesn’t make the “feminine” quota enough, by assuming that if they don’t fit this mold, they’re actually not a girl at all.
Yyyep. Finally got diagnosed with Aspergers/autism when I was 16. I was a little offended when my mom was like “I think you might have autism.” (Because I was a shitty teen, ofc.) but in retrospect it’s a huge weight off my shoulders. Like ohhh these feeling and experiences are actually pretty normal and common just not for most of the people you’ve been interacting with.
I’m with Beth. I was an awkward teenager, it got better when I was 16 / 17. But to be honest, sometimes I think I’m still awkward. “I feel like a potato”, is what I’m saying about myself 😀
ooh, yeah. I started feeling very out of place when I was 12/13-ish, and my (morbid) explanation was that I was supposed to die earlier, and that’s why everything felt wrong. In hindsight I think it was mostly situational depression and mild autism.
Same, also being trans. Nothing fit everyone was on a totally different wavelength than me. That depression and autism is a jerk
Not sure if trans egg, or mental health stuff, or… well. It is also quite possible she’s having something hidden from her too. We’ll just have to wait and see!
It’s very common to feel “not feminine enough” when you’re the tomboy growing up, and other girls are telling you that you don’t do enough “girly things,” as we saw Jenna a couple pages ago slathering Beth in makeup and trying to change her appearance.
Doesn’t mean you’re trans.
If anything, that’s kind of more insulting to someone who doesn’t make the “feminine” quota enough, by assuming that if they don’t fit this mold, they’re actually not a girl at all.
this was absolutely me in k-12, i still experience it now in my mid 20s every now and then. beth gets me
Yyyep. Finally got diagnosed with Aspergers/autism when I was 16. I was a little offended when my mom was like “I think you might have autism.” (Because I was a shitty teen, ofc.) but in retrospect it’s a huge weight off my shoulders. Like ohhh these feeling and experiences are actually pretty normal and common just not for most of the people you’ve been interacting with.