i know not many will probably care, but i have a serious question that's been bothering me forever.
over the years, i've gone through so much. i've had my fair share of ups and downs, although i did have quite a lot of downs for the most part, and during that, i found myself in it all. i found out i was transgender (when i was 14 years old) and i didn't know whether to hate or love the realization of it all. hate it because of all the trouble and pain i knew was to come, but love it because i could finally put a finger on why i felt the way i did for so long.
anyways!! the question i always asked myself since then was: what do i want my name to be? i can't stand my birth name, but i don't know what else would sound and look right.
since then, i've tried out an abundance of names, which have been sam, max, spencer, dean, and i'm just so confused. i try to decide what would sound right, but every time i look in the mirror and try to picture any of those names being my own, even though i love the names i've tried to work with, i am way too feminine to even start pulling them off. a friend or two have eagerly called me sam and max when i requested it, and another had found out accidentally when i logged into an old account that i hadn't realized was signed up with her email, and asked me if i was okay with her calling me spencer and us talking about it (she's pretty chill). but i just don't know. should i like, post a picture or something and have you kiddo's help me decide? or maybe i'm just overthinking this way too much like i always do. i'm 17 years old, i should have this figured out on my own by now.
thank you to anyone who's read any or all of this, it means a lot, really. take care and i wish everyone a good night/day. xx