Several days of the week, my wife goes to physical therapy. Today was one of those days. Part of the ritual is after she gets done, we have to make a potty stop before we go. Since it isnt a very busy place and I am near always dressed, we go in together. Usually we dont see anyone either in or coming out. Go in go potty and then fix the makeup, me at least!,and leave.
Today was a little different. As I was fixing my makeup, I heard someone that my wife knows come in and they started talking. Not really a problem, but dont want to upset anyone's sensibilties so, I finished and left, passing between them on the way out. The friend saw me but didnt recognize me because, the last time she saw me was at her wedding and I was dressed quite well as a man ,and got a little quiet. After my wife came out she said that, although her friend knows me, she didnt recognize me and said " I think that was a transgendered person" to which my wife simply said "yes" and then continued talking.
When the friend got finished, she met us in the hallway and had another little puzzled look when I followed my wife and her out the door to the lobby. She had something that she wanted my wife to look at that concerned her husband. Her husband joined us and then my wife said may I show Dael this? Then she handed it to me as I sat on the bench holding my purse to which her friend then said" Oh, hi Dael" we discussed the paper as if nothing was out of the ordinary and went home. No one fell over fainting and no one ran away sceaming either. I know this is the way we want things to be , but I like to write and say that positive things do happen and once again that my wife and our friends are incredible people.
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