transition observation #683

[egypturnash]

Ever since looking at the pictures of me with the newly-dyed yellow/purple/orange hair, I've been feeling better-looking. And I've been daring to wear a few shirts I used to feel silly and awkward in. Ones cut a little higher on the stomach, shorter sleeves, built for someone with tits and a waist. "Baby-doll" shirts, really. Not extreme, tiny ones, but that class of things. Clearly-for-girls.

I really feel more out-of-place in the XL t-shirts I used to hide in. And a little weird in a boy's tee that's my size, too.

Right now I'm wearing this tight girl's shirt with a punk Hello Kitty on it. I got it several years ago. I've barely ever worn it. It always looked weird to me when I put it on. Now it looks fine.

Confidence grows so slowly, doesn't it?

I need to refresh my hair dye, though. It's fading fast.

Comments

[thaily.livejournal.com]

Confidence is easier to break down than build up -_-

[ultraken.livejournal.com]

That holds for pretty much everything; it's always easier to destroy than to build.

[shatterstripes.livejournal.com]

Yeah. And I find people are much more willing to help in breaking it, too.

Especially their own.

[grrrowly.livejournal.com]

I think I have that same Hello Kitty shirt. :D

[dustmeat.livejournal.com]

As ditzy as it sounds, cute new clothes put me in a better mood. Something about looking all pretty in a new outfit, why should I feel ashamed of that? Even if it is pink and girly, feel the pride!

[shatterstripes.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I definitely understand that these days. I used to just hide my shape all the time in big loose t-shirts. But now I feel comfortable in something that shows off my shape. It's pretty cool.

[lionmage.livejournal.com]

I think it's really cool that you can so freely experiment with your appearance like that. You're way braver than I ever was, or ever would be.

BTW, saw one of your avatars on Puzzlebox the other night, and paged a hello since we hadn't spoken in some time. (I was on as Purple Hase at the time.) Hope everything's copacetic on your end.

[koogrr.livejournal.com]

pittures?

[shatterstripes.livejournal.com]

A couple weeks ago. It's faded a lot, unfortunately. I think the dye we got was old.