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About carr0001
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Suzy Carriere
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carr0001
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Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Oct 08 '01
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Ebay
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Freecell.com
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Canadian, female, 55, like movies, music, travel.
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Reviews Written: 19
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Member Visits: 532
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Total Visits: 21,283
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About carr0001
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Some of you may wonder why a woman may be giving reviews on shavers. I just wrote my last one as I am in the process of having my beard removed by laser and electrolysis.
You see, I am a transsexual, came out fulltime this year, this is why I am now listing myself as a woman. Something that I should have had the courage to face up to since I was a young lad, but, as I am sure you are all aware, western society is still quite primitive in this respect and coming out in the 70s would have been hell.
Science is increasingly finding out that people like myself are made in the womb, it's not a choice, it's a state of being. The only choice is; do you want to face the crap you will face in public, or can you stay hidden. The price of staying hidden is immensely high on your health, your ability to make friends, to function in society, to get a job...
Last year I chose to deal with whatever public response I would encounter, my health was beginning to suffer and, I was tired of being a hermit in the heart of the city.
To the credit of the people of the city I live in, response has been quite positive overall.
I have always treated people the same way I would want them to treat me; with respect, compassion and care.
I find that I am rediscovering life as I am increasingly leaving the hermit back in the closet, he is less and less a part of my life and, I do not miss him. Hopefully, I am keeping the good parts of the old me and shedding everything else in favour of an improved me.
I am now getting out more, have more friends and enjoying life far more.
So in closing, I will say that I would not wish this condition on anyone, society has made it very hard on us but the fact is, I have come to see this as both a curse and a gift.
To see humanity from both the male and female perspective is a wonderful gift. Now that I have come to accept myself as I am, I would not have it any other way.
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