When I lived in Minnesota, women,mostly young but a few were older, with my birth name were nicknamed Mo. Except for me. I’ve always had a difficult time fitting in,so while I was disappointed, I didn’t push it.
Fast forward to moving with my partner to another state and buying a house ,the number of people in our community who had my birth name was nonexistent,let alone my desired nickname. So again, I let it go for a few years even.
When I started watching YouTube vids of lesbian couples, there were some with the name Mo or soy or other names that were abbreviations of their full birth names. I renewed my interest.
I didn’t want to spend the significant amount of money it costs to go thru the courts like I’ve seen on transgender vids,and I’m not interested in changing my gender. I just want to feel more comfortable with myself.
While going thru some therapy to deal with some past traumas and job conflicts, my counselor said something significant after giving me some advice on handling a work problem: he said, “that’s what Mo would do.”
I have a tradition that I picked up from someone giving goal setting advice a long time ago: use your birthday as the time to set new goals and resolutions instead of New Years. You’ll tend to stick with it longer because there’s no hype or pressure.
So…my birthday was 2 weeks ago. I got my ears pierced, bought 3 pair of bdu, patten leather dress oxfords, and my first pair of Nikes ever 😃
I’m still stealth at work; but I’m soon to be absolutely Mo every where else 😎
Absolutely Mo 