Well I have a very smart little six year old. She asked me to remove my 'mask' yesterday. I had little chat to her explaining to her that this is me without the mask. She said She didn't want a girl Daddy and why did I do it? So I told her the condensed story of my life and how I'd be born into the wrong body. She thought about it, and said that since I didn't look like a boy and She felt wrong calling me Daddy in public She should call me big Mummy instead. I said that
was fine, and that Daddy was always here for her.
Then, She asked why did I have to change starting from six months ago? So I explained that unless She wanted a crazy Daddy I had no choice. She thought about that, agreed that a crazy Daddy would be bad, and her friend's Daddy had passed away and She would much rather have a girl Daddy than no Daddy. Clever child...
Then my wife said She'd talked to a friend and had decided that She should try her best to keep the marriage intact (beyond the physical side of things) for the next 4-5 years for the sake of the children. Not so sure its a great motivation in the long run, but if it reduces the frequent fighting I'm all for it for a few years more at least.
Had a victory at work with Mr Conservative manager. Wore a dress yesterday and I could see he wanted to say something and seemed awkward, but had no leg to stand on as I was within school policy and no one else supported him, in fact I was advised to 'keep doing what I was doing' by his peers and let people process as they saw fit.
The transition train is climbing a bit of a steep hill, but I see the peak not so far off.