Progress on the house…

First there was a slab…

And then there were bricks…

And even more bricks….

And then came the roof…

Think we’re probably half way now… Exciting stuff!

1 year 7 months & 17 days

My son has been earth side for this long.
I have had many ups and downs in this time, it has definitely not been easy but it is worth it. I look at photos of Finlay and see what a beautiful charming little boy he has become. Full of life, laughter and love.
He smiles when he sees me, he giggles randomly at the TV, he squeals with delight when he plays with his cars, he says “whastha?” At everything now! He hugs me and pats me on the back, he waves goodbye but cries when I go to work, he wakes me up at 4 every morning… I love all these things and so much more and I look upon him in astonishment that rob and I have created something so perfect. I really do cherish every second I have with him. He is growing so quick, but he will always be my baby.

Fuck Society.

Yesterday at work one of the residents had someone visit her who happened to be transgender. It was obvious to everyone. I was chatting with a colleague who told me she thought she was a stripper, which in itself was offensive but I ignored it.

I spoke to this woman, she was friendly, she radiated confidence wearing a beautiful smile, bright colourful dress and of course, gorgeous heels. Hats off to her – I’d love to dress like that everyday and be as confident as she was.

After she left the subject came up with the same colleague. She referred to the woman as a ‘he’ this immediately got my back up and I corrected her. “She” I said. “She’s a woman.” She argued with me. “Oh come on Jade, if there’s a penis in between those legs, it’s a man!” I argued back. “How do you know there’s a penis there?” “Well judging by the voice…” I stopped listening at this point.

The transgender woman had chosen to live as a woman so I chose to respect her and refer to her as a female. She introduced herself as Diane.

Why are some people so narrow-minded?

I’m thankful I’ve been raised with an awareness of diversity in our society. I dont see “normal” anymore. Everything is normal.

Man dressed as a woman? Normal.

Woman as a man? Normal.

Same sex couple? Normal.

Breastfeeding a six year old? Normal.

I’m going to raise my son to appreciate diversity. He will not know labels. “Transgender, gay, straight” etc. He will just know that whatever people want to be is fine. He will know that whatever he wants to be or do with his life is fine. I shall support him a thousand percent. Because fuck societies stupid view of whats normal.