peggygee
01-28-2007, 11:01 PM
I miss the "Miss'. :(
Pardon me, I'm having an Andy Rooney moment.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l2/magi43/Andy20Rooney.jpg
Way back in the day, before transitioning, people would say
"hey pal, do you have the time" or "yes Sir, how may I help
you"
As I became androgynous and dwelled in the 'Twilight Zone'
of gender on the "Outer Limits, during that time I might get
a "Sir" or a "Miss"
It was all very, hit or miss, so to speak :?
Then as the Doctors, the hormones, and time performed
their magic, it became predominantly, "exscuse me Miss, but
what's your name", or "Miss may I have this dance".
Now as I have aged it has become "Mamn, how may I help you",
or if I am on a bus or a train, it's "Mamn would you like a seat"..
Then sometimes if I am climbing a flight of stairs with a lot of stuff,
and pause to catch my breath, people will say "Mamn are you alright",
like they think I am going to 'stroke out'. :oops:
Now believe me I appreciate the respect and concern that growing
older has offered me. And I most assuredly prefer being addressed
as "Mamn" and not that dreaded 'S' word.
And no I don't wish I was younger, for with age has come wisdom,
something that I sorely lacked in my youthful days.
But there are many times, I miss the "Miss'. :wink:
Pardon me, I'm having an Andy Rooney moment.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l2/magi43/Andy20Rooney.jpg
Way back in the day, before transitioning, people would say
"hey pal, do you have the time" or "yes Sir, how may I help
you"
As I became androgynous and dwelled in the 'Twilight Zone'
of gender on the "Outer Limits, during that time I might get
a "Sir" or a "Miss"
It was all very, hit or miss, so to speak :?
Then as the Doctors, the hormones, and time performed
their magic, it became predominantly, "exscuse me Miss, but
what's your name", or "Miss may I have this dance".
Now as I have aged it has become "Mamn, how may I help you",
or if I am on a bus or a train, it's "Mamn would you like a seat"..
Then sometimes if I am climbing a flight of stairs with a lot of stuff,
and pause to catch my breath, people will say "Mamn are you alright",
like they think I am going to 'stroke out'. :oops:
Now believe me I appreciate the respect and concern that growing
older has offered me. And I most assuredly prefer being addressed
as "Mamn" and not that dreaded 'S' word.
And no I don't wish I was younger, for with age has come wisdom,
something that I sorely lacked in my youthful days.
But there are many times, I miss the "Miss'. :wink: