[Exhibiting the skills of a pool reporter with a fine use of follow-up questions, this week’s Ask Shaft! column was based on a series of questions from -J. Special thanks to Shaft for finding the time to knock out this week’s column as he was incredibly time crunched. -The Editor :)]<\/p>\n
Is Amy now a woman in your eyes?<\/i><\/p>\n
-J, thanks for the questions. I’ll do my best not to put my foot in my mouth. The phrasing of your question is interesting. Really, Amy is a woman in my mind much more than my eyes. My brain expects to see a boy because I still work every day with Joe Hairdy. I think it will be a lot easier when Amy’s presentation matches the perception I have developed of her as a girl. Does that make sense?
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\nIf so, when did your perception change?<\/i><\/p>\n
I think my perception of Amy changed when I started calling her Amy in situations like these. It’s still really hard to deal with the face-to-face name thing because of the disclosure issues involving others. Isn’t it interesting that Amy’s transition in many ways will make my live simpler.<\/p>\n
Does Amy drag out other decisions as torturously?<\/i><\/p>\n
Yes and no. Since I have known Amy, she has made even the simplest decision a multi-month saga. In the last year and a half, however, she has made many decisions, like car purchases, quicker than I would. What gives? Could it be that she has a new “don’t sweat the small stuff” approach? That said, I never expected her to abandon her methodical, extremely analytical approach to major decision making. I always run my decisions by her for review and never fail to gain insight.<\/p>\n
Has the whole thing gotten on your nerves?<\/i><\/p>\n
Nope. Am I nervously awaiting a successful transition? You bet.<\/p>\n
Would you rather Amy hang around as a friend and business associate? <\/i><\/p>\n
I am on record as badgering Amy about not running away. But…………….. I guess I see her point on the issue of relocation. (After extensive debate). I want her to stay, but I understand her reluctance. I’ve accepted my role as a passive one. My job is to make sure that Amy understands that she is wanted here, personally and professionally, without any reservation whatsoever.<\/p>\n
Thanks for the opportunity to share my perspective, -J. Be cool.<\/p>\n
Shaft<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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