Jeffrey EugenidesMy change from girl to boy was far less dramatic than the distance anybody travels from infancy to adulthood.
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The change from girl to boy, the distance between childhood and adulthood, is one of the most difficult transitions in life. Sometimes it is so hard to believe that you once existed as a girl or at least thought you were. The transition from one gender to another is often so severe that it can be felt by others even without them saying anything. For example, when your mother begins calling your father by his new name, she will never be able to use it again until he calls her by hers.
Sexually transitioning is not easy for anyone involved. It requires a lot of energy and sometimes people don’t know how to deal with their own feelings about the process.
Source: Middlesex
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