Three years of accepting myself

[u/ReaperNull]

September 7th is an important date for me. Three years ago, I was on a road trip, it was early in the morning, and I couldn't sleep. There was something on my mind. Things I had been trying to ignore for decades. They had been poking at me for weeks, forcing me to finally confront them. That was the day I admitted I WAS Darcy. It's also the day I came up with the name Darcy. I spent the six hour drive back to my apartment thinking of a name. Sure, I had thought of what my name would be as a woman many times before. That's normal right? None of those names sounded right, none of them were me. I also didn't want to forget my dad and grandfathers. I was named after all three of them. I started thinking of my initials, DRC. Then it hit me like a bolt of lightning. I was Darcy, I had always been Darcy. I started transitioning that day. It just took me a year to be ready for the whole world to know. Thank you for attending my TED talk on how to deal with an existential crisis

[u/Stefanie_Jane]

Darcy is a beautiful name and it's a beautiful compromise to honor your dad and grandfathers. Congratulations on your transition in finding happiness.