http://fridaythang.com/blog/2009/11/15/voldemort-dont-say-that-name/ One 20-something trans woman's free associations on gender, politics, geekery, and more Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:48:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://fridaythang.com/blog/2009/11/15/voldemort-dont-say-that-name/comment-page-1/#comment-3961 Rebecca Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:44:04 +0000 http://fridaythang.com/blog/?p=1275#comment-3961 <petulant whine>But I want to be over it nooowwwwww</petulant whine> ;) But I want to be over it nooowwwwww

]]> http://fridaythang.com/blog/2009/11/15/voldemort-dont-say-that-name/comment-page-1/#comment-3956 timberwraith Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:56:16 +0000 http://fridaythang.com/blog/?p=1275#comment-3956 The passage of time does funny things. I used to feel a mix of wistfulness (I was fond of my old name) combined with discomfort when mail arrived addressed to <i>him</i>. Now, when I find mail addressed to the old name, my internal response is something akin to, "Huh? Wow, he's been dead a loooong time. Who are these people and where's the recycling bin?" The passage of time does funny things. I used to feel a mix of wistfulness (I was fond of my old name) combined with discomfort when mail arrived addressed to him. Now, when I find mail addressed to the old name, my internal response is something akin to, “Huh? Wow, he’s been dead a loooong time. Who are these people and where’s the recycling bin?”

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