After I left the closet, people who only knew Stan, now knew Stana, too. To confuse matters, Stan no longer existed to some of the people who only knew Stan – they only know Stana. On the other hand, since I am not Stana full-time, there are people who know me as both Stan and Stana, like the staffs at my hairdresser, bank, doctor's office, grocery store, former employer, the boutiques I regularly patronize, etc.
Then there are the people, who I met after I came out of the closet. They never knew Stan and only know Stana.
I almost need a scorecard to keep everything straight (if you can call that “straight”).
I should be straight with everyone and that would make life easier, but there are some people who cannot handle the truth... mostly relatives who have known Stan (and only Stan) for decades. But now that I think about it, some of those relatives have seen “Halloween Stana,” so they might not be as surprised as I think they might be.
If I can only convince my wife about going full-time, but that is probably a bridge to far. Then again, maybe not.
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| Wearing Eloquii |
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| British professional femulators Colin Ross and Terry Bartlett, circa 1940 |
