Watson

My family and I refer to Séan (my name while I was trans) as if he's a separate person. My sister might say “Séan was so angry,” or I'll say “Séan had my back.” If someone's unaware I was Séan and asks who he is, I say “Oh, I was Séan,” and I realize how fucking nuts it sounds.

When I was first transitioning a family member introduced me to their trans dude friend, i think in an attempt to show me how different he was from me. (Totally backfired.) The GF of the trans guy started talking about “Jen:” jen was like this, jen was like that. 1/2

I finally said “wait who’s jen?” She was talking about the trans guy but before he transitioned. It was so very strange. I don’t even have an observation besides how awkward it was. 2/2