I don't really imagine it like that, but I suppose I've been too vague with my wording. My bad.

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is it like that in every country? I mean, I honestly think some of our third world doctors wouldn't give a flying fuck if you possibly make a decision that will ruin your life, as long as they get the money.

Quack doctors like that exist in every country. I do not think there is a single country where something like that is legal though. Does it happen? Probably. Will it be legal? No.

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Right, I got your point. I agreed with it. I was just pointing out that there's a lot more to it than just "getting" surgery because both you and Mantha made posts talking about how he should wait for surgery due to his age when in reality he'd need to wait regardless. They're kind of moot points when you're specifically talking about surgery. Even if he wasn't under age it would still be years before that would happen. It just seemed weird to me that there was a focus on the surgery as if it was a potential risk for someone to suddenly decide to be transsexual and then get surgery for it the next day.

Yeah gotcha, I think the over-emphasis on the surgery aspect of it in my post was because of the shocking notion that it was even being contemplated in the first place. Its what stood out the most to me in his story.

I'm not trying to be rude or call any one out by the way lmao this subject is complex and confusing as shit and it's not really reasonable to expect anyone to know everything about it. I wanted to clarify since that's just how it seemed to me, whether or not you guys actually meant it that way. I know a lot of people who don't know the difference between transsexual and transgender and often talk about surgery like it's a casual thing trans people do.

Knowledge is power

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I'm not trying to be rude or call any one out by the way lmao this subject is complex and confusing as shit and it's not really reasonable to expect anyone to know everything about it. I wanted to clarify since that's just how it seemed to me, whether or not you guys actually meant it that way. I know a lot of people who don't know the difference between transsexual and transgender and often talk about surgery like it's a casual thing trans people do.

Christoph Waltz can never be rude, silly boy.


I actually had a friend who went through this, I was trying not to talk about it because I have a skewered view of how things transpired, and it was very painful for me. But basically he was blacklisted from his family, and he went through a very expensive (and very painful) surgery, and still felt unfulfilled and he ended up taking his own life soon after that. I think the best thing Bl3U can do right now is just try and offer whatever emotional and logical support he can.

My biggest reason for posting is because of what BL3U said about perhaps the 'influential' friend changing his mind. Emotional support is sometimes a double edged sword. Sometimes you get so caught up in what people think of you that you begin to change into them. By the time you realize that you were actually better off being you, it is sometimes impossible to change back.

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Knowledge is power

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14 and will be going to surgery? Trans gending's should come with a serious and well-thought decision.That could be crucial.

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However, an irreversible call like surgery should probably wait.

My point exactly.
I can't reply to you without mentioning your fucking incredible signature... Nui, is the greatest.

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I think the best thing Bl3U can do right now is just try and offer whatever emotional and logical support he can.

I've been giving my emotional support. Though, I highly doubt logic or reasoning would get him to think about it or re-evaluate the situation in any way.

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Bl3u's friend is likely a sheltered white teenager living in a first world country.

Hahahaha... Yeah.