dreams unwind

Bee grew up in what one could call an eccentric family. Her parents were both professors, one in art, the other in English. The couple had Bee and her younger sister Elizabeth when they were well into their thirties. While being older than most of the other parents’ in their kids’ classes they were exceptional at parenting and often encouraged their girl to follow their hearts and live their truths. 

When Bee came out as trans a little bit before her thirteenth birthday her parents and sister were accepting and reminded her that they were behind her. Bee chose the name Beatrix after a great grandmother, which quickly morphed into the loving nickname Honey Bee from her father and then simply Bee to her sister. No matter how cruel the outside world could be Bee always had her family to rely on. She realized that she was lucky on that front, that not everyone had a family who was unwaveringly supportive and filled with love. 

School was difficult from time to time and often the only place Bee could let her guard down was at home. When the days were particularly hard she would go home and lie in bed with her headphones on or pop in a movie and just zone out. More often than not Beth was always there soon after to further provide her sister with a safe haven. During high school Bee became withdrawn, a bit of a loner, floating through life. However, she did make a few good friends that she still is in contact with today.

 Bee grew into a happy healthy young woman, not that it wasn’t a bit of an uphill battle, but she refused to let anyone tell her that she couldn’t live a full life that included joy. From the time she was very young she was interested in clothes and how they were made. She was obsessed with costuming in movies and plays. She hoped one day that she could at the very least make it costuming, if not designing her own clothes to sell.

When it came time to go to college she attended NYU, and she double majored in textile design and business. Bee made it through her college years with great success and found her niche in life. It was hard being away from her parents and her sister. Bee really connected with several wonderful people while at school, as well as some not so wonderful people. For once an endless and bountiful optimism grew within her and the world seemed bigger and brighter.