One of the wierdest pushbacks I got when informing people of my transition was that I shouldn't transition because "Being a woman wasn't easier." Another was "why would I give up having it easier."

It's funny, but, at the time, I told them "I'm not doing it because it's easier." But looking back at it, it's funny how them telling me this made the fact that life as a woman is rough was something to expect.

Sure, they told me this as a reason to not transition, but in the end, all they did was prepare me for the task ahead of me.