![]() They had two daughters: Daphne,ĭaphne was not the daddys girl David wanted, rather she is a rebellious tomboy with an active mind andīody. Home, David does a tour in Vietnam which wrecks his psyche. A missed period leads to a marriage in Japan. At age 17, Deb meets David*, a sensitiveĪnd intelligent lad who aspires to be a clergyman. Posting to posting in a drunken daze - a classic abusive alcoholic. ![]() Her father was in the USAF, drifting from ![]() Theįull story is in a book entitled The Last Time I Wore A Dress, by Daphne Scholinksi with Jane Meredithĭaphnes mother Deb was a service brat. I saw it happen at close range in my own family - but I was not awake at the time. Questions and humiliating therapies just for being a tomboy or a sissy?Īctually they do. Happen! Nobody is really going to lock you up, feed you drugs, and bombard you with invasive Surely we live in enlightened times and things like this dont I often think of him - he never called again. ![]() I barely extract a promise from him to call back sometime, when he feels safe. Someone would trace the call, arrest him, commit him to a mental hospital and ruin his life. The French boys fear was the strongest I had ever sensed. Riverhead Books/Penguin Putnam, New York, NY 1997 Last Time I Wore a Dress Book Review The Last Time I Wore a Dressĭaphne Scholinski with Jane Meredith Adams ![]()
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