I've Changed
- ISBN-10
- 1630212083
- ISBN-13
- 9781630212087
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-06-19
- Author
- Kristy Thomas
Description
Janet is a woman in her mid twenties sharing the story of her life. Janet started out her life as a little boy named Jarrod. Jarrod knew at a young age that he was different and his mother knew as well. His mother allowed him to dress as a little girl because that is what made him happy. Soon she had to leave her husband and take Janet with her because he didn't understand and couldn't support a child like this. Janet found great comfort in the support that she got from her mother but also realized that she had a terrible taste in men. Man after man would move in and psychologically and physically abuse both Janet and her mother while it always centering on this "thing" that Janet was becoming. Finally Janet's mother decided that she had given all she could give and told Janet that she had to get out on her own and figure her life out. Janet tries to find a safety net at the local shelters but there is none, no one loves her anymore, no one will help her and absolutely no one understands. Janet begins to do things to survive that she never thought she would ever have to do until she receives an envelope with a memorial program in it, her mother had passed and her family buried her without telling her first. Her story is one of abuse but more on the strength that it takes to be, ourselves, whoever that is. (*This piece is to be done by a female performer post gender reassignment.)
