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affirming gifts
Have you ever had a special gift which has affirmed you in a particularly significant or moving way?
Recently, for Fathers Day, one of my daughters sent me a beautiful bowl of native flowers. When they came to the door, they came to me in my femme name – the first time my daughter had really connected on that level. I was quickly in tears lol.
I think that gift is well and truly beaten hands down though by this beautiful sari (see link below) and reflection upon it:Embroidered in these six yards of silk are the thirty years it took me to find who i am and slowly become who i was meant to be;
Hidden in the deep blue of this sari are three decades of navigating rejection and acceptance, punishment and compassion, rage and forgiveness;
Threaded in this fabric is a lifetime of silence and dejection, the weaving of the unspoken over my skin, the (un)wrapping of shame around my body;
Embedded in this garment are the feet of a young child walking in pain, the hands of a suicidal teenager holding the pieces of a broken heart, the lungs of an insecure adult still learning how to breathe a steady rhythm…
But wrapped around my body is also the gift of peace & acceptance: an offering of love, a request for forgiveness, the recognition of souls beaming truth in the sunlight, and the possibility of re-imagining, re-creating and re-enchanting ourselves, each other and our relationships.[attachment=179]914441397.jpg[/attachment]
fuller story at:
https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Mom-Gifted-Trans-Daughter-Her-Sari-To-Show-Acceptance-Support#.yw33go0yi -
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Yes I have and I must admit the gifts have always let me think there is a degree of acceptance that I’m lucky to have from my partner. She often gives me a Handbag or ear rings or some small token of costume jewelry that makes me feel special and gives me that physical connection with her through her small token gifts
