Elsie and Daughter

Portrait of Elsie

ELSIE'S BIRTHDAY

This is the story of how my A-wife Judy, along with my daughter Judy, helped welcome and give real recognition to "the girl within me."

Although I have been cross-dressing ever since our marriage nine years ago, we had never discussed a femmename. I guess it just hadn't seemed that important, although I had picked one out years before our marriage.

When our daughter was born five years ago, we decided to let her grow up learning to accept people as they are, even if they may be different from what is generally considered "normal." We felt that hav- ing a "big secret" isn't good, either, and that it's better all around to be honest. So Judy grew up used to seeing daddy dressed both ways. We also taught her that not ALL people are nice, and so she shouldn't tell people "our secret." This, too, she understood, and has turned out to be a pretty happy and well-adjusted little girl.

Little Judy usually went out evenings with mommy and daddy, and of course, also, came along when daddy was dressed. About the only

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