Choice

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This is an essay I've been working on for a while. It's had a few readings and suggestions (from friends) and many edits. It is long, but please read with an honest heart and let me know what you think :)

It is intended as the first of seven - depending upon how well it goes ;)

So enjoy.

( Essay: Choice )

Head Over Heels From The Heart

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(cross-posted from my personal journal)

I very rarely take offense at things; it's a trait that seems to be absent from my mindset. So I have to work harder at understanding other people's perspectives and what triggers their ire. I'm always curious as to what makes people tick. Sometimes I'm puzzled. Last night I sent a message to my friend who had participated in the research for Head Over Heels: Wives Who Stay With Cross-Dressers and Transsexuals by Virginia Erhardt, PhD. I wrote:

Urk. I got one rather negative response to My Recent Post in the LJ Transgender Community.

She said: "Wow, at least on its face this book is so offensive it's not even funny. The snarky title. The abhorrent graphic of the obviously male bodied person carrying red heels. The fact that she feels a need to give the male name of every single person in the book. This is just so patronizing and icky. Maybe that is appealing to crossdressers, but just ick."

I guess I don't know what to say to that, not having read the book myself. Suggestions?

What my friend wrote back was outstanding and worthy of its own post. I thought it was important to share in its entirety.

( A Spouse Responds )

that made my day

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Today as I took a little time to look at myself in the mirror, I saw looking back at me not the usual, awkward-looking guy, but a slightly prettier woman. I've yet to start hormones, but this is occurring more and more frequently as of late. I'll be looking in the mirror at just the right angle and will see Kristin looking back at me. Totally makes my day every time. :D