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Tips for the Novice Transsexual

by Aaron Kendall

Tips for both

• Immediately after surgery, it is a common mistake for you to use the bathroom that you would have used as your previous self. As a tip, remember to look at the picture on the bathroom door and ask yourself Am I wearing the dress? or Am I wearing the pants?

  (For the new women, this question can be a bit tricky, since women can wear pants. If you are still frequently walking into the man's bathroom and are insistant about wearing pants, I would recommend wearing a dress over the pants temporarily as "psychological training wheels".)

• If you have children in your life, try to address your new change around them with sensitivity. Expressions like whacked off my dick or got me a new schlong might be too graphic for some children.

• When purchasing the sex change from a clinic, you should be sure to set up some sort of personal payment plan. You should not bill the sex change on a credit card, as it might cause a scene someday when an institution does a credit check on you. The phrase Complete Sex Change might not sit well with the conservative banker crowd when they review your records.

• Remember that even though your body has changed, your psychology is just as intact as it was before you allowed someone to hack away at your private parts.