I got called ‘sir’ for the first time!
I’ve been having a not so great/very stressful last couple of weeks so I wanted to write down and share one of the best things that’s happened to me recently.
This past weekend I was walking down the sidewalk of my apartment complex when an older woman shouted from behind me “Sir!”. At first I didn’t turn around cause I thought there was simply no way she was talking to me since I’m pre everything other than some men’s pants and a short haircut. I’m also short af and mostly just feel like I look like a masc lesbian. But anyway I turned around and she didn’t try to correct herself or look confused or anything! She just politely asked me if I could help her get her car door open because the handle was broken.
So the old lady was helped and I walked back to my apartment feeling over the fucking moon. That was the first time in my life I had ever been called sir, by a stranger or otherwise. It was wild especially because I live in a very conservative area and just never would have expected it so early in my transition.
This post is now me sending good vibes to the rest of you, hope you get to feel like this sometime soon!