Mid-May Updates!

[tuesday_morning]

I'm admittedly a little bored at the moment, but I still want to post on here, so let me share some excellent news with you all!

May 13, 2024: I went to my own court hearing at 8:30am, and at approximately 9:23pm, my application for a name change was officially approved! I am now legally named "Rowen"! I changed my middle name too, but that's top secret information to keep away from online, lol.

May 14, 2024: I got straight to work on this day getting my most important documents adjusted to reflect my new name. I started my morning by going to my local Social Security Administration office. I showed them my state ID and a certified copy of my official name change decree, and in less than six minutes, it was processed. I get my new social security number card in the mail in two weeks, and it costed me absolutely nothing. Then I went to a notary public to get a sworn statement signed and stamped for an official update to my birth certificate. The birth certificate adjustment is more of a hassle, truthfully, because I cannot apply for it online or at a local office. Instead, I have to send over some paperwork, including my state's birth certificate amendment form, the notarized sworn statement, and a certified copy of the name change decree to the vital records department at the state capitol. I also had to send over a $26 personal check for them to process the paperwork. The paperwork should take maybe 14 weeks to be completely processed and a new updated birth certificate sent over to me.

May 15, 2024: Today I picked up a prescription from the pharmacy and was charged $0.00 for the medication. It usually costs me at least $5 to pick up this medication, so I decided to look at my health insurance account online to see what was up. Long story short, I've officially hit my out-of-pocket maximum, so now any medical services that I receive for the rest of 2024 will cost me a total of $0.00, provided that I use my health insurance. How exciting!! Now I'm going to use my health insurance with reckless abandon, as before I felt more constricted due to having to have a $15 co-pay for every appointment I had along with the cost of prescription medications.

...Oh! And I forgot to mention that yesterday was my birthday! I am now officially 28 years old, and that means I'm that much closer to being thirty! I'm actually looking forward to being thirty in a couple of years, but for now, I'm also trying to be mindful of myself and enjoy my current year of life. I will never be 28 years old again after I turn 29, and so on... so I need to make year 28 count, you know? I should make every year of my life count in some way... Well, anyways, here's to being 28 years old! *Raises up a toast of a glass of apple juice*

Comments

[talewisefellowship]

[janusz]

Happy late birthday and congrats on your name change and birth certificate update. It was such a big relief for me to change mine

[tuesday_morning]

Thank you Janusz! Seeing comments from you (and everyone else) always brightens my day! ^_^

And I'm glad you were able to get your name changed too. It may seem like a small thing to some people, but it really does make a positive impact in a lot of cases.

[talewisefellowship]

[Janusz]

It was certainly a big thing for me. Seeing and hearing my deadname was (and still is) unbearable. And now that I'm fully transitioned as a trans guy it's just entirely unfitting

[liminaltime]

Happy birthday and congratulations on the name change and not having to spend more on medical costs!

[tuesday_morning]

Thank you for the birthday wishes and positive thoughts! I appreciate that you took the time out of your day to leave me a comment! ^_^

[shadowbliss]

Great. I loved it when I got my name changed

[tuesday_morning]

I'm just so glad that everything went smoothly in my case with no bumps in the road. Even now, getting the rest of my documents adjusted isn't very hard at all. I feel blessed and grateful, especially knowing that in other states or countries, I might not be so privileged as I am in this case.

[einhornmaedchen]

Congrats on the name change, that must feel really great :D

And happy belated birthday 😃

[tuesday_morning]

It does feel really great! The impact of my name change is not lost on me, but at the same time, it's taking a moment for it to really sink in now that it's official. I'm just glad that now I can get the rest of my stuff changed to reflect the new name too. It's not as much of a headache as I thought it would be, which is good, but there's still a lot for me to change. ^_^'

And thank you for the birthday wishes!

[einhornmaedchen]

It makes a lot of sense that it'd take a bit to sink in, I think that's the case with most significant life events :)

You're very welcome!

[brisus]

Happy belated birthday. I didn't think 30 was rough, but some do!

Glad the processing was a positive experience for you too. You never know how long that stuff takes.

[tuesday_morning]

Thank you for the birthday wishes!

And I know, right? Apparently things went much slower for my brother when he went through this process as well... then again, he did apply for a name change in 2022, when we were still overtly dealing with COVID problems as a society. I imagine that likely slowed down the process a bit. I find it a bit funny, though, when every time I update my brother on document changes, he goes, "HUH??? Since when does the government work this fast and timely??" I get a kick out of it and also feel grateful at the same time. :P