A little rant & a little happy

Here we go, this may be a long post...

Last year I changed my name legally. The process was pretty lame and costly, although compared to some states in the US it seems quite cheap here. Anyways it was quite the process to update my birth certificate then my photo ID and then my health card. Then I had to go around to all these places like my bank and update my name there too. It's pretty cool because my bank actually let me put Ms. on the new credit card as my title. So the last thing I needed to update was with the disability office. I have been on disability for almost a year now and it has always been hard to contact my case worker. So I had to call reception because I could never get in contact with my case worker (her mailbox is always full!). So reception says to update my name I fax in photocopies of all the typical things like SIN, birth certificate, ID, etc. I had also put on the cover of the fax that I would like it if they could change my title from Mr. to Ms. as each month the mail is sent to Mr. Lame Old Name. I fax that all in and get a call back 2 weeks later saying it was all too blurry and they can't process it. She also told me the machine assigns title based on the gender and since it was still male I would have to be Mr. Kelsey, ugh... She said to rescan and fax it with a better fax machine so I did.

So earlier today I decided to give them a ring. It had been 3 weeks since I sent in the stuff and had gotten no email or calls. Of course no answer for the number of the lady who called me back the first time. My case worker didn't answer either (full mailbox still) and reception wouldn't pick up after 40 minutes on the line. I hang up and am super flustered at this point. I went out after that to do stuff with friends and I get back home to see my dad got the mail. Bam, one for me! Ms. Kelsey Last Name. They got the second fax and updated it but just never let me know! So that was a good way to kind of end the day. I feel relived really, it was the last thing I needed to update name wise. It took over a year and a half but my name is now the same everywhere.

But now I face another very similar challenge, although perhaps even a bit tougher. I am going to change the sex designation on all my IDs. So basically I have to do the same thing again except instead of my name it is for my gender. I think it will be harder than the name because it is a much more specialized thing. Just for the birth certificate alone I need 3 forms to fill out, $97 and a letter from my doctor. That is just for one thing! Then I need to use the new birth certificate to change it on my photo ID, health card, SIN... gosh darn this is going to take forever and likely cost me a small fortune since I really don't get that much money.

Not really sure how people will respond to this thread. I just kind of wanted to write it all out and talk about it. I didn't feel like writing in my diary, typing seemed easier to me right now.

 

I would definitely be glad to answer questions.

It's just weird to feel like I have accomplished something big but at the same time I am not even half way done the legal stuff. Then there is physical stuff too, so much to change and do and buy!