Alexandra Bogdanovic's Blog: That's life... - Posts Tagged "acceptance"

I've never been the type of person who just goes along with the crowd. Oh, don't get me wrong. I'll conform -- but only on my terms.
So it shouldn't come as surprise that my life -- and my book -- defy the politically correct narrative.
For those of you who don't know what that is, consider the following: The general public and mass media have embraced Caitlyn Jenner, who is is reportedly making a reality TV show chronicling her experience. The Learning Channel (TLC) is airing a program about a young transgender girl and her family. In the promos, the girl and her family cheerfully discusses their experience.
So there you have it: instant acceptance... and the politically correct narrative.
Well, I hate to break it to everybody, but there is reality TV and there is real life.
Real life is complicated. Real life is ugly. Real life is tedious. Real life is boring. Real life can't be edited or chopped up into neat, tidy little segments for the sake of entertainment.
In the real world, acceptance, tolerance and understanding aren't always easy to come by. Forgiveness doesn't always happen overnight. Sometimes letting go of the past takes time. Sometimes finding peace does, too.
In my book, I share my story... or more accurately my journey. I tell how I met the man of my dreams; how we fell in love and got married. I share how I learned the painful truth he struggled with and hid from the world for years. I share what happened after I learned the truth.
I told Audrey (who was still Adam at the time) that I would never hate her because she is transgender. I didn't then. I never have and I never will.
Still, my journey wasn't easy. It wasn't pleasant. In my book I was brutally honest about all of that -- and with good reason. After all, the book is called, Truth be Told: Adam Becomes Audrey.
That being stated, I am not sharing a universal truth. I am simply sharing my own.
Until next time, "That's life..."