Knowing

As I was running errands for work, I started thinking.  What if I had accepted earlier in my life what I have accepted now about wanting to be a woman.  How would that have changed my life.  Say I had accepted wanting to be female at say 10 years old.  Would I of had the courage to tell my parents?  Would they have accepted me?  Would they have allowed me to go through the change?  How would my life have changed?  I wish I would have.  I could be the woman I want to be by now.  Taking hormones before puberty would have made things so much easier.  I'm afraid that if I start taking them now, I won't progress as I envisioned.  Would I still have the same friends?  Would I still be working where I am now?  Would I of had some of the same experiences?  So many questions.  I try to stay away from "What If's", but sometimes it's hard.  If anyone reading this is young and contemplating going through the transition, don't hesitate.  Be strong.