I've had a lot of tough conversations and realizations about my own family so I've been in a pretty bad mental space for the past week. I'm a little over a year and a half on HRT so I'm always a little insecure about whether I pass.
Last Sunday, I went to the local grocery store for my weekly shopping. I hopped into one of the checkout lines when the whole thing grinded to a halt; The register had completely frozen and needed to restart. The cashier began telling each person individually that they can stay or find a new line then turned directly towards me.
"Sir? You're free to find a different line or stay in line."
I nodded and chuckled, feeling a little bummed out, and mentioned to the lady in front of me that "That's funny. I'm not even a man."
"I know right?!" She replied, "I don't know what that was about." Obviously, I passed to this other lady. At least it felt like a good consolation prize.
Eventually, I made it up to the girl at the register where my mouth got the better of me and I mentioned that that was super bizarre. Her response will go down in history as the best thing I've ever heard.
"Oh, I was talking to the guy behind you. I saw you and knew you were a woman."
"Ah, that makes a lot of sense!" I replied laughing, "It's been years since I've been called 'sir.'"
She gave me a puzzled look before asking, "What? People call you 'sir?'"