Eddi Winston Raymond

We grow up so fast!! 🚼
Translation: googoogaga

I was gonna put anthems for a seventeen year old girl as the song for this but I didn't want you guys to cry too much.Also, I think JVB captured a similar theme that I want to express.

(I was gonna say cringe alert but then realized it's okay to be cringe but then wanted you guys to know that it's okay to be cringe hence why this blurb is right here)

I'm so scared of getting older you know. I remember when I was that age and the only people I really had to look up to were Faith and Felix because they were the only ones like me and were proof that kids like me could even hit that age. Sorry to name drop but I love you both and am giving props. Anyways, now I'm the age they were when we met and I get to say to myself "Fuck yeah! I'm alive!" I get to help my peers and the littluns see that trans kids can be happy and regardless of your identity you can just be expressive and honest. JUST BE ART. YOU ARE ART. That's besides the point and a solid conversation for another time. Regardless, I acknowledge I'm not perfect and that's where that fear lies. I'm afraid that I won't be a perfect leader, mentor, or friend. I'm scared that I won't be able to enjoy all the things that a "normal" child who has the privilege to even consider these activities would. I know I won't be able to be there for everyone every time while still showing up for myself, and I hope that everyone reading this knows I have love for them so genuinely. We live, we laugh, we love, and most importantly we learn.

Happy loving party people. Looking forward to continuing to show up for all of y'all and then y'all showing up for others. Pass it on yk.

Much love, as always, your friend, Eddi W Raymond