100 % manly man , like more manly than most guys . After a few days , I thought about it . I knew he was making the right choice to become a girl . Although I ca n't relate to his feelings , it must be really hard to hide something like that . It would be like having one million dollars and not being able to spend it . After just so long , your feelings would take over and spend it . Now , though , I am very proud of my dad . Read Travis ' response to some viewer questions about his father After I saw him , and saw that inside he was the same dad as he always was : he still likes football , he still likes to be an aggressive driver . He is still the same person , but just different on the outside . I am very happy for him now that he is who he wants to be . I think that everyone should be who they are and not try to be the same as other people . If you ask me , this has got to
Below is an essay written by Steven Stanton 's son Travis after he learned that his father was going to become a woman . The story of his father 's transformation can be seen on `` Her Name Was Steven '' at 8 and 11 p.m. ET Saturday on CNN . Throughout my whole life , I thought my dad was a really tough guy . He went out with the cops and busted bad guys . He shot guns , fought fires , he was an aggressive driver , and he liked football and lots of sports . Then , one day my thoughts changed about him when we had a family meeting and he told me how he felt about himself . He said he felt like a woman on the inside and was going to change into one . He said he tried his best to be a manly guy , but he could n't stop his feelings to become a girl . I was very surprised to hear this . At first , I thought I was in a dream . It was very hard to believe such a thing . I thought he was a