You Aren’t Too Old To Transition (or do karate) 

I started my transition the week after my 46th birthday, kiddo.

"My back pain? It actually comes from the weight of carrying all my baggage" This is the most relatable thing I've ever heard.

I am literally twice your age (I turn 50 in a few days), and I graduated only two years ago, and am having top surgery in August. So yes, it's definitely never too late! 😀

I've been doing karate for 12 years and we have beginners of all ages all the time and there's no judgement and it's a very nice and wholesome club and I like it😗

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I'm 22, and I only just started testosterone 2 months ago, and I still don't have a drivers license and I've always felt a lot of shame about that.

"go to school, do karate" new life motto

First of all: Congratulations on the sponsorship and getting into university!! Second of all: This video was super helpful, thank you for the uplifting message.

Me: ): Aaron: um You look nice today :)) Me in my PJs after waking up at almost 2 pm and watching this video: (: aww thank

I was literally eating a salad wile watching this.

On the notification, it just said "Do Karate" and I was like wtf Aaron 😂😂 but I clicked nonetheless

Loving the new cologne, Aaron

I'm 34 and still have a learner's license . Also I didn't start to transition physically until last year. Also I have like 150 credits but still don't have a physical BS degree. 😂😂

Love the new cologne! Also the rat babies over your shoulder 😘

Awe, Aaron! You are so sweet and inspirational. Thanks for making this video. I struggle with people judging me for trying new things. I'm 36 and frequently feel too old to do X,Y,Z. I also have anxiety too so that compounds it. So thank you for putting this out there. PS My dad, 55 at the time, took karate with me all 4 years of high school. It was awesome having him in class. I believe karate can helps all ages in a multitude of ways.

This! I'm 25 and just starting to work on my transition now, I lived with my parents until six months ago and didn't feel comfortable coming out until leaving that environment. I ended a relationship that wasn't making me happy and started realizing that I needed to work on being myself regardless of how old I was or what others thought. Also yes do karate lol. I started taekwondo when I was 22 and am now about three ranks away from blackbelt! Just do it, don't let your dreams be dreams lmao

This is right on time. I am 35 and I've been disabled for 9 years now and Ive been so frustrated that I haven't been able to do more. Also I think that therapy needs to be better at determining the difference between the symptoms of physical health issues affecting mental health and depression (because they can be similar and or overlap due to social/ environmental access to things).

I really needed to hear that from someone who actually understands, so thank you.

You heckin springtime sunshine boy, this video did me a smile c: ✨✨✨ It did hit me in the feels, but wow I loved that "DON'T LET UR DREAMS BE DREAMS" energy xD

Congratulations on your progress and your journey. Thank you for making this video. It's what I needed to hear. I'm afraid of transitioning because I'm older than most of the people I see on RU-vid. Yet I'm afraid it's not happening fast enough. (I'll probably be 30 by the time I get hormones.) So thank you.

Felt like you were really speaking to me. This is so what I'm going through. Also thanks for going through the Pride Counselling sign up, It's pretty cool that they let you choose an LGBTQI+ counsellor or counsellor who is a POC or non-religious. I reckon I will actually sign up.

Dude....we need smell-a-vision!!! Btw, I’m 63 and I’m doing TKD, and starting to trans.....slowly! Gonna look into Pride counseling. Hey - you do it - when you do it!!! Don’t sweat the small stuff!! You got this sweetheart!!!

Aaronnnnnnn thanks for welcoming us to your new house

I HAVE ONE OF THOSE SAME RAT PLUSHIES!!! I LOVE

go to school and do karate ~ Aaron Ansuini

Congratulations and thank you!! I’m 32, FTM, and just starting my transition. I’m pre-everything and my age really gets me down. It means a lot to hear someone that I look up to say that it’s okay to be figuring this out now. My age complicates things because I would like to have children. My bio clock is ticking. I need to transition, but I have a small window left for fertility. I have to transition first because my marriage has to survive my transition before children are brought into the mix. Freezing eggs isn’t possible for me. It’s like I understand that it’s never to late to transition, but figuring this out at my age can definitely mean it’s too late for me to have children. Even if I’d figured this out just five years ago...there’s time, but there also isn’t.

Try to not compare yourself to others. There's no time limit. It's the journey not the destination!! Much love and respect to you, Aaron. ♥

It’s great that you are going to start university. Take the time you need and enjoy this new journey.

i actually got an ad !

(I think Aaron might want to do karate)

Thank you for such an uplifting video! I also want to compliment you on your speech. You enunciate and pronounce the entire word (especially finishing the t at the end of words). That’s refreshing in a world of mumble-vloggers. Keep up the great work and good luck with your exciting new ventures!

Congrats on getting accepted into University!

Thank you plant-dad Aaron. You have no idea how much I needed to hear this today. I hope that one day I will be able to inspire other people the same way you do. Your existence gives me hope. Thank you, and here is a shy hug from one of your little sprouts. 💙

I’ve been really struggling for a while now but this is something I needed to hear. It wasn’t long ago when I thought I wasted my life. Thanks Aaron. From your trans sister Cleo.

Congrats on heading to uni, the sponsorship and changing cologne! Love the message of this video, I taught English as a second language to a lovely group of retirees and they were having SUCH a ball being beginners, something which would usually made my younger students embarrassed and self conscious. You’ve got this, no matter when or what you start, and you’ll find awesome people/communities who will support you 💚 Edit: and from a teacher’s standpoint, it genuinely doesn’t matter 🤗

Thank you for this. I've been feeling a lot of really, really ugly feelings because I feel like I'm so "late" in life. I wish I could go back and do high school, and do the beginning of college, all over again as I am, because I spent a lot of it being anxious and taking alone time. Now I feel like I've missed it. I feel like I haven't ticked off a lot of boxes for my age - no partner, no intimacy, no internship. I waited to drink until I was 21 on the dot. I didn't vape until yesterday, and I'm 22 - I know that's not a typical life goal but people had been offering hits to me for years, and I just never took them up on it. I was afraid. But you're right. The impact of those things was negated once I actually did them. I was now a person that drank, and all the times I was kicking myself before dissipated, like they never existed. So, thank you.

Wow, I really needed this right now. I've been feeling like I'm so behind because I'm about to turn 21 and I haven't started moving towards medical transition, and I can't drive, and I'm not going to graduate "on time" and I'm too old to learn the violin, and too old to learn to draw, and, and, and. It's hard to take a step back sometimes and just tell yourself that your path isn't necessarily as direct as other people's, even though I know that I'd never think any of these things about anyone else starting or progressing at the same rate.

Thank you for this Aaron. I’ve felt like this forever. I thought I was too late to transition at 25 and I haven’t learnt to drive yet or have a career at 29 while my friends are all getting engaged, getting mortgages and have a career so it’s easy to feel like I’ve fallen behind but I just need to remember life isn’t a race and I’m going at my own pace! We don’t all follow the same journey. So again thank you very much Aaron :)

i used to do karate and stopped bc of school/finances. i think im going to try to get back into it, thanks :) much love from another trans dude

Hi Aaron! I shared the clip from 7:45 to about 8:50 with my boyfriend, He started uni at a later age like you and has felt inadequate or that he's going too slow. I think it's helped him I also really loved the "do karate" joke, made me laugh a lot! I hope to work on more of my writing this summer. Its not so much that I feel too old for it, just that I'm not good enough in general. Lots of love, always, another french canadian :)

You smell great Dad!

WOW zero dislikes this is amazing Aaron is also amazing and so is Caelum who I want to adopt

Whoo new video! Congratulations on the sponsorship and getting into university! If you do commissions I would love to get something from you to help plus I love your art 💛. Maybe a possible tattoo design to show transmasculine/nonbinary or Pansexual pride !

loved the lil dance!

I’m 26 and just began the process of transitioning. I appreciate this video.

im 62 and I just had top surgery 5 weeks ago and started HRT last august. OLD, my friend was in her 70's when she transitioned. one is only as old as they feel not as others perceive.

I agree 😊 I quit being a lawyer at 32 to study software Engineering. Best decision ever 😊

This is how I feel towards starting ballet. I'm not super comfortable to go to a studio, for fear of being judged on my age. I feel like people start ballet only at 5. And from the outside it looks like a super strict discipline. I might do it for just a few months, because my foot bones are not super healthy. Researching studios now!! :D

I struggle with these kind of thoughts too, like I’m so afraid of now knowing things beforehand. If you think logically it makes no sense to believe you have to know everything before doing it or having it explained to you. I’m trying to get better at dealing with these kind of thoughts. What a nice video you’ve made, Aaron. And congrats for getting into university 🥰

congrats on the acceptance !! also this is a super important topic & even if this isn't a thing i think about a lot, it's definitely interesting and im glad you're talking about it. (also i got an ad on this !!)

I'm 24, started transitioning last year and getting my drivers license right now! Everyone has their own timing for things and that's totally fine :)

Aaron your channel makes me so happy and uplifted, I can re watch your videos a hundred times and still love them and have them make me less depressed

Hey, you’re gonna do great in uni. Know that you’re there because you actually want to. Many people are there because they feel like they have to and that not being there ( even if they feel terrible being there ) is them being a failure. Take in all the brain things, skill things and meet cool people. You’re gonna do great whether yo graduate in 2020 or 2037.5 💙

I’m so proud of you for getting into university AND your first choice of program! That’s AMAZING! You’ve got this!! Thank you for this video ❤️ I’m twenty and going into my third year of psychology/visual arts double major BA program at a smaller university than my siblings and this is an entirely different field than my family, and I’ve been behind in life in a lot of milestones such as learning to drive and looking after myself and many other things. Thank you for reminding me that it’s okay to achieve things when you achieve them :)

I didn't get my drivers license until I was 33. I'm 44 years old and just now pursuing the physical transition I have needed for so long and I don't think that it is ever too late. I probably have less than 40 years of life left and that is still a lot. You have so many years of of life left to live and pursue your dreams. It is never too late 💚

Recommend doing due diligence when considering online counseling i.e., making sure the professional is licensed and your data isn't being sold. 💜

Congrats on getting into university! Rooting for you! This video was... exactly what I needed. Just today I was thinking about the fact that I'm almost 23 and don't have a driving license and it's like every year it gets harder... I want a driving license but I'm just not sure if I'm ready, if I could handle the anxiety of the driving exam and of, eventually, driving. And I can't waste money if I'm not ready. I can't count how many times I've thought "let's not even think about this", partially because of anxiety and partially because of the fear of it being too late now. Basically, everything you said really resonated with me and it got me thinking more rationally about this topic. And this especially includes school. I never finished high school and it's a whole mess but I've been kinda thinking (more like, I try to avoid the thought but sometimes it pops up and gives me anxiety) of trying and finishing high school. Probably online cause I couldn't handle it otherwise. And after watching this video for the first time I was like "I should start looking up how I could finish high school online here". Maybe I'm gonna. Maybe it's gonna take a little longer still. It's okay either way.

As a 30-year-old uni student in the midst of a heck-am-I-actually-trans process, I really liked your sentence "your life follows your own timeline". I'm always trying to remember that but it feels soothing to hear it from someone else. Thank you.

That quote "whatever you do today, let that be enough." Is it from something or is that yours?

You are too good for this world. Thought it was super dope you helped walk through all the steps, and you look great today, too!

Thanks for making this video!!! :) im 24 and also just starting the higher education process, I've had these same feelings alot since everyone i know has graduated already lol, so this was a good reminder 👍💜

I'm 53, I had top surgery 10 years ago, came out (almost) completely one year ago and started T shots a month ago. It's never too late becoming who you really are.

Thank you so much for making this video!!! I really needed to hear this today. I struggle with these things a lot. It feels really good to know that I'm not alone and to be reminded that it's not too late.

The best thing about being an adult is that on the most part there is no deadline. When you're a kid you have to walk at a certain point, talk at a certain point and so on. When you are an adult you can be a college student at any age, become a parent at any age and so on.

I disabled and going into my 5th year at university, you aren't alone Aaron

You smell nice Aaron. Congratulations on getting to go to university. You have found more answers at 25 than a lot of people twice your age. Take care.

I really hope you get to see this Aaron, but you said (and I may be reading this wrong and I'm sorry if I am) that you are scared that what you do on this channel is not enough and that what you do is not enough, but I really do want you to understand what you do in each of our lives. I absolutely spoke for many people there, but to give out my own experience. My best friend sent me originally to the old podcast because I had finally told her, after years of internally knowing but fearing what she would think, that I am trans. She was happy I found safety in telling her, but she knew I had some deep internal issues with stepping outside the binary and wanted me to hear you and hear your experience. Needless to say, you absolutely changed my life. I'm still getting used to referring to myself with the correct pronouns and correct name, and I am trying to stay patient with myself on this journey, but you really have opened my world view and helped me feel I wasn't alone in how I thought or felt. I can't thank you enough for all that you have helped me discover in myself and all that you have truly done in these beginning steps of my journey. But the most important thing I wanted to really let you know is that you really are enough, you are more than enough, and you are always more than enough. Thank you

Congratulations for going back to school !! I know how hard it might be, I am 32 and 2 years ago I decided to go back to college and it was not easy ! So congrats and good luck !

Yeah I failed out of two schools and got fired from three jobs before finding a college program that worked for me, and even then it took me 6 years to get my 4 year degree, but I STILL DID IT. And got a job that I actually enjoy. Life is not a race. You're doing just fine.

it’s not too late :D im 31 and i just started going to college and im so proud of myself and im getting all a’s and imma go to university and it’s not too late :D

Congrats! 🎉 and thanks for this video, you always seem to bring up subjects that I really relate to. :)

I haven't even watched it yet because I'm still losing my mind over the title. I already subbed. Thank you. :(

CONGRATS ON COLLEGE BB! I am really behind, because I financially cannot go to college yet and everyone my age is graduating this year pretty much. You're 100% correct on this one bud, it doesnt matter what time you do things! Go at your own pace

You are well on your way to learning what I call mental hygiene skills. People from all backgrounds could learn from following your journey.

I came out at 30 and am hopefully getting my referral for HRT next tuesday, at 31. Those fears are very real but I refuse to let them stop me any longer. I wanna get a chance at being happy and I will do whatever it takes.

You are amazing!!!!!!

I have similar thought limitations. I now tell myself: "life is not a race to the end" (for obvious reasons) and "it is survival of the fittest, not survival of the fastest" - i.e. it's more important to look after my health and well being than try and do everything at speed. Congrats at getting into uni, and well done for taking the time to fully realise that it is not to late to learn karate! :)

Thanks for walking us through it.

Dope, love this

This video is so good! 💜

Thank you for covering this topic. I have felt for the past few years that I was too old to transition. I felt like I had made my commitments and choices in life and transitioning was something I could have only done when I was younger. Now, I don't feel that way. I am out and hopefully starting Testosterone next month.

Congratulations, Aaron!

The timing of this video though, I got a violin today (at 22). I am going to be absolutely horrified and die of embarrassment for a while but damn if I won’t try 😂

Thank you so much Aaron for making yet another video that I didn’t know I needed to hear. I am autistic and 29 and have always felt so behind because I’m not where most people my age are at so thank you times a million for saying it’s never too late to start something you love ❤️

Got this as a recommendation, and I really needed this video, I'm very thankful for this video and you!!

You grew out of feeling too old. You're too old to feel too old!

this is a constant thing for me, so thank you for talking about it. i really need this reminder/reassurance (for the exact same reasons too - education, driving, and transition). so like several of your other videos, this has been added to my "recovery" playlist for the darkest days

Just wanted to say you’re amazing and I’m so proud of you 💙

i love u so much ♥3♥

Aaron, I love you

Thank you

Respect and love

I love the title.

I have adhd autism and gender dysaphoria and starting my hrt for mtf and not regretting my decision it will make me happy and true to where I will fit into society

Thank you! I really needed this, very well spoken 💜

I feel like this so much and I’ve been trying to work through it but it still gets me sometimes, thanks for this video

omg congrats on the spon and getting into university! we both start uni at the same time too (i'm studying physics #/nerd lol)

Thank you so much for this, it's like hearing something I didn't know I needed to hear but I really did. If that makes any sense. I'm going to university in September too, to do games art. Because I'm self taught and started drawing only a couple years ago, I kinda felt like Im too late to really be any good, and that I don't really deserve to be accepted on the course. But knowing someone else felt that way and is working through it is super reassuring. I always watch your videos to cheer me up when I'm feeling down and I guess this is why haha ❤️

I've done karate for 6-7 years but our dojo closed this year ;^;

Thanks for this, im currently 22 and have to wait another few years before starting T due to waiting lists in the UK.

Gotta go FAST