Views of a

TV's Wife

by Viv

I am not the most patient or understanding person in the world. I am one who does not make quick deci- sions and am reluctant to make changes. Thus when I learned of my husband's desire to dress as a woman I was somewhat baffled as to why as I had never heard of such a thing. (He did not become a TV until after we had been married for twelve years.) I even felt perhaps it was because of a lack of femininity on my part.

I was considered a tomboy when I was a child. I was the oldest of two girls and my father had wanted a boy. I played soft ball, pitched horseshoes, swam, and fished as I enjoyed my father's attention and company. This may be partly because of a baby sister I resented. Nevertheless, as a young girl I enjoyed being a girl and never felt I wasn't feminine.

I felt if dressing this way was what my husband wanted and it made him happy, I could make the ad- justment as long as it was a "private affair" and didn't consume all his spare time. I objected to our son know-

ing as it might influence his life. I feel life has e- nough problems without adding to them. As he became older I realized he might discover by accident about his father and agreed it was best he learn of it in a frank discussion. We have raised our son to think for himself and not be a follower of the crowd. He also considers himself a non-conformist and at the age of 17 is sporting a beard and wearing Beatle Boots. We have never had a discipline or teenage problem with him as so many parents of today are having.

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