article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Actress Linda Thompson, Bruce Jenner's second wife, says Bruce Jenner's second wife Linda Thompson can "breathe a little easier" knowing Bruce Jenner's second wife Linda Thompson ex-husband has found the strength to publicly declare her ex-husband is transgender.
article_snippet.sent: Thompson, who had two sons with Bruce Jenner during two sons with Jenner five-year marriage, was one of many relatives to cheer Bruce Jenner for publicly sharing what Bruce Jenner had known for decades.
article_snippet.sent: Thompson wrote that Thompson would not have married Bruce Jenner if Thompson had known about his "gender issue" when they first met.
article_snippet.sent: Thompson said Bruce Jenner told Bruce Jenner in 1985 that, despite it all, "Thompson identified as a woman" and hoped to move forward with the process of becoming a woman.
article_snippet.sent: As Bruce Jenner started developing breasts, Bruce Jenner children began to notice -- a claim that Bruce Jenner also made in Bruce Jenner interview.
article_snippet.sent: Thompson says Bruce Jenner did not remain a presence in his children lives after Bruce Jenner married Kris Kardashian, mother of Kim, Khloe, Khourtney and Rob Kardashian.
article_snippet.sent: Thompson said Thompson forgives Bruce Jenner for those years.
highlights_snippet.sent: Bruce Jenner's second wife Linda Thompson says Bruce Jenner's second wife Linda Thompson learned of Bruce Jenner's second wife Linda Thompson "gender issues" during their marriage .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Bruce Jenner's second wife Linda Thompson says Bruce Jenner's second wife Linda Thompson can breathe easier now that Bruce Jenner's second wife Linda Thompson can be "who Bruce Jenner's second wife Linda Thompson authentically is" 