So, in the months leading up to me ACTUALLY doing this blog, i was preparing for it, psychologically and everything else.
And i had been jotting down thoughts and ideas and notes. Peppered between my new posts, i am going to share some of those things...this is one of them (please note these are unedited versions of what i wrote. And draft thoughts only. Cheesy perhaps, but starting points none the less)
There is NOTHING in the way of support for Partners and Family of FTM in Sydney. The Gender Centre caters for the Transgendered, and when i called to ask them if they could help me, they said they wait until enough partners call and then organise something. So, I will start something! "be the change you want to see in the world" and all that.
Ideas
- Monthly meeting for Partners & Family/Friends (PFF) to chat and support.
- can have guest counselors, share stories, compile resources, social etc
- Every two months joint social with the FTM support group people etc. FUN STUFF!
- bbq, picnics, dinners, family days, trivia night, pub crawl, drag king shows
- beach - places for people to be comfortable to show off their bodies or to hide their bodies, whatever stage they are at
- Intermittently BONDING STUFF (& Fun Stuff)
- camps, retreats, overnighters etc
- Fundraising events two to three times a year to establish a kitty to help with those who are having financial difficulty with their transitions, esp. in relation to seeing the psychiatrist
- Facebook Page (how is there NOTHING on there!!!)
- Blog - like Lauras Place but better
- Not marketing, COMMUNITY!!!
Right now, it is hard for me to want to do any of the above because I dont really fit as Partner anymore (though i am still hoping). But I am not giving up on it, because I am still family, still a friend and there is still a need.
Maybe doing this will help me to heal a little from the pain this journey has brought me??
