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  I agree with Jim Karner, a very good story spoiled by lack of editing. Many of the errors are common to other authors in 'Crystal's Story Site', such as words which have the same sound as the one required but are spelled differently and give the wrong meaning, such as 'there,their or they're', There are even new ones which I have never met before,'a three TEAR cake' or 'freighting' where I think you meant 'frightening' ? Get it sorted, tidy up the grammar and you could be in business.

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     Good, well thought out story but could have been better with professional editing to remove all those malapropisms - stare/stair, knew/new, here/hear, threw/through, site/sight, to/too/two, of/off etc. There are about 30 continually repeated.

This story brought many challenge’s it brought many aspects of everyday life pressure each one has to endure.
It was about how you tackle every part of your life to be an overcomer.
From birth to been a boy to grown in a young lady to face every challenge into women hood to been married wife, been a mother to see you become the mother of 2 babies, when there mother died, that become married women themselves.
You are showing that regardless on the situation you took it head on.
You express your weaknesses, to victories this story show the human spirit, that whatever challenge you took that in your stride.
Enclosing God had a plan for your life you carried it out knowing each stage of your life you stepped into
That role and you carried it out, we never understand about life we only have to endure the journey of life and see where it takes us & whatever life thrown at us we make of the situation the best we know how, and whatever the outcome comes from it you did your best and no one can denied you that.

NuQMg8 I think this is a real great article post.Thanks Again. Will read on...

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This story of your life was a real tear jerker,also a lot of laughs.   It appears you have had a full life with your share of hardtimes as well as some very good ones . Thank god for your auntie.  P.s. My mother past away in a simular way,she was my white witch like your aunte. I read your storie and could not stop until I finished it. Thank you so much for sharing your special life. God Bless you for you are certainly a speacial person!                                       John

I have finally finished the story.  Tons of tears fell from my face as I struggled to finish it!  I finally grew accustomed to how it was written so reading it became much easier to deal with.

If this story is true then I congrajulate Sissy!  If it is not then I congrajulate your imagination as it was written like you had actually lived the life!  

I guess what I am trying to say is just this.  What a wonderul heartfelt story!!!!!!!!!!!!

                     Vivien....

Your story is a little difficult to read but it is very interesting. I think since I am only on the first chapter that what interest me is your Fathers reaction towards you!
Our fathers both had something in common. Fists!  Tempers! Fear of truth and prejudice!
While a teen there were only two things that saved my hide a few times. A rifle and a dog! One day my Daddy was going to beat the crap out of me but my dog, Panda came running around the house and stood between Daddy and myself thank goodness. She would have killed him I do believe. Not that I had not thought of it myself a few times!  There were a few other times he was about to try again but again, my rifle and dog were both there to protect me from harm. I don't know if I would have shot him or not but that is beside the point isn't it?
I will try to continue to read your story but like I said it is rather difficult since the sentences blend together so much. My chool time was much like yours, Terrible! Beatings usually on a daily basis and the teachers were no help! As a matter of fact there were a few teachers who actually egged on the beatings!  I know how you must have felt, Really!  
Being different is definitely no fun when no one cares!

By the way sweety, I am now living full time as an In Home Care Giver for the elderly and the handicapped and am quite happy with my Trans sister Kathy.  

                              Vivien

A great story, thoroughly spoilt by having to continually translate what every line meant.  The punctuation was non-existant, or incorrect in any case, and I became disillusioned by the frequent use of incorrect words, even though they may well have been spell-checked. The wrong word was chosen in most cases owing to poor diction of the author. I admit I gave up after Page 7 as I could stand it no longer.

Katherine,
what a great story, I don't want to say it was wonderful because of all that happened to you but it was great to read.  All of your experiences, it takes a lot of personal courage to put them down on paper for others to read.  Putting a story on paper takes a lot of courage, putting down personal details takes that much more courage.  I intend to read the rest of your stories.
You are very brave, I congratulate you.
          Dyan

  What a lovely, well-written story.  I cared about the characters who were well-rounded and all too human.  The plot was a deceptively simple straightforward first person narration.  Did the story have problems with punctuation and spelling?  Obviously.  Did I care?  In this instance, no.  The story was filled with all too human foibles.  Sadness and tragedy.  Happiness and joy. Everything inbetween.  But it was filled with love, hope and courage.  These three attributes will overcome hate, despair and cowardess every time.  At many points in the story I was bawling like a baby.  I have read a lot of TG fiction over the years, most of it bad.  However, I feel that this is  one if the five best I've ever read.   Thank you from the bottom of my heart...you have touched me deeply.  Blessed be.

I have read many hundreds of stories some good and some appalling but there are very few that have left an imression with me .Your story has done this .It is a varied mixture of the good and bad in our lives and very compelling .I loved it and wish you every happiness and hope you have another story in you

Katherine,

We over the past few days I have read your story, be it fact or fiction I enjoyed it. As a child who grew up in the 50's and 60's I can relate to the hatred of blacks by whites, even in 2004 when I visited New Orleans it was still noticeable that the blacks were the poor and working class compared to the whites having the positions dealing with the tourists face to face.

Like you I had a father who beat his children in our youth, fortunately all 6 of us still loved him as he did us and our children when he died in 95, had he know I crossed dressed it may have been different but that is history.

Fortunately I missed the Vietnam war by only a couple of months as the Australian government pulled out, however I have relatives who served in the war and they do not talk about it even today.

It was rather strange that while reading chapter 13 when your daughters were to get married the CD which was playing in the background started the song "I want to be free" which I might add did cause a laugh.

It does sadden me that the MS you describe towards the end is possibly your own and the reason that you have only ever written one truly magnicificant story.

I doubt that this story will be forgotten by those who have read it.

Take care, and I hope you are still alive and write again.

An admirer

Michael

It seems to be a well narrated and thought out story, but it is a crying shame that you did not get the punctuation checked or the whole story properly edited.  It is a great pity that the punctuation make me shudder every time I try to start again.

Dear Lady Katherine
       Just Finished Ready your story I addmit I cried when came to the Deaths of the Friends and Family and The Babies,,You Touched My
Heart with this story as no one else has in their stories..Take Care & God Bless.

Thank you for the wonderful story. I don't want to ruin any portion of it for anyone who is reading the comments before reading the story.  POSSIBLE SPOILER FOLLOWS, STOP READING NOW!  I hope and pray that 99% of this story is the product of a wonderful and fertile imagination.  I am especially worried about the possibility that the MS you discuss is actually your own or one of your loved ones'.  If so, know that we wish you strength, good meds, and really, really long remissions!  Be well, and please write some more!

Thank you for your wonderful story.

Dear Lady Katherine:

  This is a truly delightful and magical story. I am not quite up to the latest installment but I wanted to offer you my gratulations. The undercurrent of hope and acceptance here is wonderful and even exciting. I don't know about the descriptive blurb though, it was a bit misleading. I actually wasn't planning on reading it from the description.

   Maybe you could have something about how the story is more about hope, courage, perserverance and simple love of all things feminine. The world of two genders just doesn't seem to fit at all. This delightful story should be read by all. Very highly recommended.

Hugs,

Kristi

The story was so beautiful!  I cried through the whole thing.  I wish my transformation could be so beautiful...

The technicalities pale to the content of the story.  Wonderful Job!!

Note to self, add to list of important things to learn.  I have read many much better written stories, with better plots, fewer errors, more realistic dialog.  What is it then about this story, with its naive structure, and all its little flaws, that has me crying uncontrollably like a baby and my heart aching?  There is something here that is very, very good indeed.  There is a real depth and complexity of the characters.  Note to the author of this story:  you have a very real and precious talent.  As you grow and improve as a writer, please don't ever lose sight of what really matters and what you already have that makes a story work.

OOPS! Change the "her" to "you". My fault. >"<

Thanks for bringing this to us and I'm glad that things work out for her. I bid her my wishes.

(P.S. Would have been able to understand the events better if it had been proofread first and last of all, slow down! You're getting abit pacy as it progresses!)

I read part one and it came through with no problems.
When I connected to part two, it didn't read properly.
It is as if it were written in something other than "word",
and the conversion didn't take place.  

Did anyone else experience this?

Don't worry about the homonyms or spelling I fixed them after I downloaded to my story folder. Though a major boo, boo, sending it html insted of text to Crystal. Great story, Makes me want to cry reading what an asshole for a father you got stuck with! "Sorry but it is true". When can we expect more on your moving and compelling story?  

What a moving story.  The pace is quick - as though a lifetime of experience has welled up and burst through a dam.  Really compelling and genuine account of both the good and the appalling people you have encountered.
I applaud your courage in telling your story and hope you have a further installment to tell recounting transition into the happy and loving adulthood you deserve.
Hugs, Ananbel

Your dog of a dad is a real  scumbag hope he dies real slow.But then I and you would be as bad as him if we did wish that on him the big guy  god will sort him.I love brave guys who hit kids yet put  them in with a real guy and they would not say boo. Your story touched me very good my dear,
Glad you happy now.

Wow.  Very nice start.  Good pacing and narrative style.  Keep going!  It might benefit from having someone proofread your work and fix the trivial mechanical errors, such as homonyms and punctuation, but don't sweat it.  You can always find someone later to take care of that for you, so don't let it distract you now.  Your work is easy enough to read as it is, and quite compelling.  Thanks!