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Maddy Meets Henry, the Voice of Transgender Reason
Maddy is still shaking her head.
Maddy had a tough time sleeping.
Thomas had passed out on the couch exhausted from saving the dog from the icy river an hour ago. They were both sleeping next to the fire in the fireplace.
Their Christmas Eve had been completely bizarre and extremely painful.
Hours earlier he had run out of the house after they had the worst fight they had ever had. She had done most of the screaming and he just sat there taking it.
She briefly tried to comfort him because she saw the pain in his eyes but her own pain took over and she started screaming at him again.
How do you process it all when your husband, the true love of your life tells you he is a transgender woman and is considering doing a sex change?
There is no rule book for this or even a “Transgender for Dummies” manual.
She went to the kitchen to make a cup of hot tea and she started talking to herself and her kitchen.
“He made me so angry and hurt me at the same time,” she said to the kettle as she filled it with water.
“I felt like I was drowning and there was no one to save me,” she added to the stove as she lit the burner…