u/MixedBerryCompote

hello all - I first posted in mid-June. My son ( they said it’s okay to keep calling them that but if there’s a better word please let me know), 29, is planning to transition to nb this summer/fall. I felt a million different emotions, including terribly sad that I’ll never speak with deadname again. Turns out, they’re still the same charmer they were a month ago, but happier! And more authentic, which adds to their elevated mood. We were FaceTiming the other day, and we were talking about gender norms and clothing (I’m really struggling that my bearded son might be walking around in miniskirts and sparkles ersumshit) and they said, ‘well, as a matter of fact I’m in a skirt right now, mom.’ So I asked them (after a huge gulp and sitting down) to show me, and my baby has taste. They have always had an atypical sense of style, preferring pastels and florals and just more stereotypical feminine colors and patterns. They’re married, and their wife 100% supports them, and I credited her for fashion advice, but they corrected me: they’ve been advising my dil on the downlow all this time lol.

I’m still not super comfortable with them wearing skirts and dresses but I know it will normalize for me in time, but what do I do to speed up the process? I’m 70 and not the quickest to adjust to changes. I love them to the moon and back, and then some.

My 30’s son just shared with me that they are nonbinary. It’s only been a couple of days, and I am 99% fine as my main goal has been to raise happy and kind adults, and I seem to have succeeded in that way. But I had the realization that I’ll never see FormerName ever again and that made me feel so sad. I’m also not crazy about their new name. I made one suggestion, but I’ve already changed my contacts to their new name, and I feel happy excitement for that, so I hung onto that this afternoon and hope my sadness passes soon.

They (amab) explained that they want to receive estrogen treatment but do not want to transition mtf, but want to define themself as nonbinary. I asked them specifically if calling them my son was okay and they said yes. I have a lot to learn!

I took my macaron class last September, so I’m coming up on my first summer making them in Virginia, a commonwealth not know for its deserts. How do people deal with the humidity in the summer? I can’t bear the thought of not making them (as I faint dramatically into my chaise).

I usually run the overhead fan to assist in drying the surface, and wonder if anyone has set up a room-size dehumidifier (assuming these are a thing) for a day or so before making them in the humidity. I made them once during a super rainy period just to see how it would go and it was not pretty. Thanks for your ideas ;)

Sorry if this a duplicate. I can’t figure out if I successfully posted just now (and will delete if I have.)

I am in charge of the knitting group in the senior community where I live. When knitters pass away their families often donate their stashes and supplies. As you might guess, we have a pretty constant turnover lol.

I can usually find a home for the yarns, but I am absolutely swimming in knitting needles. I’m stumped as to what to do with them. I’ll donate them to Goodwill but before I do, does anyone have any ideas? I’d love some ideas for crafts? I guess? or projects? that would let me reuse/rethink/upcycle them. If the picture doesn’t load my needles fill a pasta pot and a she box. And that’s not all of them!