RANSVESTIA

Kathy walked in with a smile on her face, actually it was more like a devilish grin. She asked me how I was feeling, I said fine, even though I was scared to death. She then hit me with her bomb. She asked me what that magazine was. I couldn't believe it, after all those years I had finally been discovered! I tried to talk around it, but Kathy stood her ground. She told me she had read the book and she wanted to know what it meant. I realized I finally would have to tell the truth.

I proceeded to tell her as best I could. I felt that at any moment the end would come. Kathy would get up screaming and laughing. I kept waiting, but it never did come. Instead of ridicule, I received love and the words, "I love you, all of you, and if this is part of you, then I'll try to understand."

I know it sounds like a fairy tale, there is no wife on earth that under- stands and accepts things that readily, but believe me she did. She just asked that I take her in slowly. She wanted me to explain how I felt when dressed and asked if there wasn't someone we could see or something that she might read, so she might understand better. I immediately sent for THE TRANSVESTITE AND HIS WIFE and this she read. I have never regretted her reading that book. Now she reads all the TRANS- VESTIAS, as I do and every story that we can get hold of.

It has been about five months now since I explained everything to Kathy. I'm sure you are wondering how it has all worked out. Well, I can say that I am more than happy with how things are going. Let me tell you what has happened so far, and what we are considering for the future. First of all I have finally gotten to wear clothes whenever I feel like it. Kathy does not complain or cry when I do, instead she has been helping me buy clothes and these hang in the "Girls Closet." My wife and Joanna share the bedroom closet while John has his clothes in an- other bedroom.

The clothes are not all. Kathy went out and got me a couple of wigs so I could be complete in my change. She helps style them and teaches me about the care of them. We are planning on getting a real human hair wig for my trips in public. It will be of the finest quality that we can afford. So, my hair problems are taken care of.

Makeup is practiced every day possible, and again Kathy takes an active part in it. She will make me up one night, then I will try and do as well the next night. She has me pretty well trained now and I am ex-

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