" Dad suggested."And you're ok with this?" I questioned."Not entirely. I've been pondering it for about a week now, when I finally realized that despi...e what the law says, the decision really isn't mine to make. You're the one he helped put in the hospital, and it was you're trust he ultimately betrayed. You alone must be the one to decide his fate." Dad declared."That is not fair." I complained."Neither is life sometimes son. Answer me this though; how would you really feel if I made this. Even taking a shower was a brand new experience. My body was smooth; I had curvy hips and long hair. I never imagined that something so simple could suddenly be filled with so many obstacles. Washing my hair was a challenge now. It was long and thick and took a great effort to lather the shampoo through it; rinsing it wasn’t easy either. I felt like I would never get all of the shampoo out of it.When I thought the challenge was over, it was just beginning. No amount of effort with the towel. I usually had afairly thick beard and I always had serious stubble in the morning.Today it was as smooth as if I had just shaved...smoother actually. I stepped back from the mirror in shock. That's when I noticed that thechanges weren't limited to my face and hair. My body still looked likemine. But my sharp features had softened. My chest and hips seemed...fuller."This is fucking weird," I said aloud as I reached up and back behind myneck to take off the choker. I found the clasp and searched. So the fact that I’m forty-five and you’re eleventy-seven means nothing to me. If other people have a problem with that, then it’s their problem, not ours.’ To reinforce her statement she stood up and came to me and stooping, she kissed me, gave herself to me. We very nearly missed the boat for our trip down the Katherine River gorge. I was a little out of breath after the hundred metre sprint from the car park, or maybe it was the energy spent in the caravan before that had sapped my strength..