Whose idea of a joke was this anyways??

[Marleena]

Sometimes I sit and wonder why me? Like who played this bad joke on me? I remember wanting to be a girl as a kid. I had to settle for hiding and dressing as one for years. I did my male traditional role and got married and helped raise a family and thought I had beaten this. But oh no..here I am in my fifties wanting to be a girl again.

I wish I could find out whose cruel joke this was and give them a good talking to!

Too bad I couldn't infect the general population with TGitis for just a little while so they could understand what we go through. Then maybe it would make sense to them.

Rant over.. I feel better now.:)

[Kelly DeWinter]

I confess, it was me. ........Sorry hon, I'm just having one of those "OK, blame it all on me days" when I saw you post.

Kelly

[Marleena]

I confess, it was me. ........Sorry hon, I'm just having one of those "OK, blame it all on me days" when I saw you post.

Kelly

Uhoh.. hope everything is okay with you Kelly.:hugs:

[stacycoral]

O Marleena, girl vent all you want. besides you know that it is part of you, and I just wanting to be a girl. Hugs

[STACY B]

Sometimes I sit and wonder why me? Like who played this bad joke on me? I remember wanting to be a girl as a kid. I had to settle for hiding and dressing as one for years. I did my male traditional role and got married and helped raise a family and thought I had beaten this. But oh no..here I am in my fifties wanting to be a girl again.

I wish I could find out whose cruel joke this was and give them a good talking to!

Too bad I couldn't infect the general population with TGitis for just a little while so they could understand what we go through. Then maybe it would make sense to them. You want to be a Girl >? That is what this site is about ? Crap Now Ya tell me ,, I thought this was a Dating site ? An I was making So many Friends so easy ,, Should have known better . Oh well since IM here mite as well CONFORM ,, Ill get my purse !!

:bonk::bonk:


Rant over.. I feel better now.:) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[Marleena]

@ Stacy

Dating site? lol. Ooops...:D

[STACY B]

An I was doing so good ,,Till now ,,, Should have known something was a MISS ,,,,

[Marleena]

An I was doing so good ,,Till now ,,, Should have known something was a MISS ,,,,

It's okay I won't tell anybody.:heehee:

[sterling12]

The Gods are laughing at you! Your just a Pawn in their cruel game of Fate!

Or....it's random cause and effect.

But, here's the really sneaky part....there ain't no answer! NOBODY knows The Whys. Not some Egghead in Academe', not your Shrink, not your Spouse, or your Momma; and certainly not ourselves, or yourself!

So, learn to live with it.....and enjoy!

Peace and Love, Joanie

[Jilmac]

Well Marleena, I'm not sure I can pinpoint exactly who is the perpetrator of this cruel joke, but I've learned to laugh, accept and enjoy my feminine side. That puts the joke right back in the hands of the perpetrator and leaves me to like myself as the dual personality I am.

[JamieQ]

Sometimes I sit and wonder why me? Like who played this bad joke on me? I remember wanting to be a girl as a kid. I had to settle for hiding and dressing as one for years. I did my male traditional role and got married and helped raise a family and thought I had beaten this. But oh no..here I am in my fifties wanting to be a girl again.

I wish I could find out whose cruel joke this was and give them a good talking to!

Too bad I couldn't infect the general population with TGitis for just a little while so they could understand what we go through. Then maybe it would make sense to them.

Rant over.. I feel better now.:)

You could not have said it better...ditto for me but a little bit younger...if the life circumstances (whatever they may be) come my way I will become a full time girl...

[Diana Bain]

Marleena...when it's your time and you arrive at the pearly gates just ask St. Paula....:devil:

[Marleena]

Marleena...when it's your time and you arrive at the pearly gates just ask St. Paula....:devil:

Lol..I'll just put this one on hold for a while Diana! I'm hoping to stretch it out for a long time.:)

[tonixd]

Oh!! Hun!!
See ladies, we need to change things so that next boy who wants to wear a dress knows that he can and not be ashamed...

[TeresaL]

Society in general has no clue what we go through, wanting to be a girl and such. Gotta admit, it sure sounds goofy from the outside looking in. I've never been on the outside though. We can't do much about it, so might as well go with the flow.

[Tracii G]

Its too hard to explain sometimes to those that are so closed minded.
Its not male and female only some of us are a bit of both.

[Cheryl T]

I think it was Gene's idea....

[Jeanna]

I can think of worse thinks that could be afflicted on me. Besides I love it!

[bobbimo]

Ah, It must be in the stars Marleena!
I was just pondering how silly this all is.
Its very hot here, and has been for a month, and the outside tasks are always there. I mean the sweaty, dirtyones. So I put on my mornig house dress, until its time to cut the gras, fix the car/truck, finish the pier, dig in the garden. etc.
So after a few days I began to wonder why am I getting dressed up as a girl and then dressed up as a boy, and back again.
Its all so confusing.
I'm looking forward to some cooler weather so that I can enjoy getting dressed up and not having my make up melting before I even finish putting it 1/2 on.
Bobbi

[Sophia Claire]

personally, I struggle with this sometimes too. My belief is that we're given adversity so that we can overcome it. Humanity has such noblesse (I really like that word), and it's never more apparent than when the chips are down. WAY down. Perhaps we're made the way we are, perhaps we suffer like this, so that we can add a touch of poise and grace to our noblesse (inner smile every time I write or say it). So that we can overcome our obstacles. In heels. ;)

Says me, anyhow.

Also, your quip about TGitis reminds me of an episode of 30 Rock where Alec Baldwin and Matthew Broderick build a "gay bomb" so they could get fired from their government jobs.

"Frankly, it could only be effective if it were released in a closed, sealed environment..."
"Ooh! Pens!" Breaks vial containing gay bomb agent.
...
"I feel funny."
Alec Baldwin narrows eyes at Dick Cheney "Let's do this."
I thought it was funny, anyway.

[Vieja]

Marleena if that was a vent it was pitiful. You need to take lessons in venting. I could do better and I don't have anything to vent about. Ho Ho Ho.


Vieja

[Stephanie47]

Before my wife totally slipped into the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell" mode, she yelled at me that I would never be able to know what it was to be a woman since I would never experience giving birth to a child. My wife born children, wiped their butts, put up with all the BS of raising kids, worked outside the home, graduated college, became a teacher, and so on.

There are a lot of women, who would like to have been born as a man' go to work, interact with adult size humans, socialize professionally, avoid childbirth, wiping butts.

Maybe all cross dressers should remain single and have no attachments, so we can easily slip between male and female roles.

[Vieja]

Marleena if that was a rant it was pitiful. You need to take ranting lessons. I could do better than that and I don't have anything to rant about. LOL!


Vieja

[Barbara Ella]

Marleena is such a gentle soul. Yes, the cruel fickle finger of fate truly tapped us on the shoulder for a unique life journey, one more fraught with adversity and self doubt and anguish than most. I do not know if it was a blessing, or a curse for it to tap me so late in life, at 65, with nothing to hint at this in my younger days.

As cruel as this can be, there are also such joyous highs that at times feeling so good makes me sad as i have not had enough time to enjoy them, and will not have nearly enough in the future.

So, I will continue to bounce like the ping pong ball between the lows and highs, and just be thankful that there are such wonderful girls as you here to help me through all of them.

Barbara

[kimdl93]

Marleena, your suggestion is that being born transgendered is something to regret - its a disorder, an abnormality or a cruel cosmic joke.

But who says so? We know that many cultures don't view transgenderism as an abnormality at all. And there's no reason to believe that transgenderism hasn't always been part of human society. In biology, variation within any population can be a good - it conveys genetic resiliency and enhances long term survival. And traits that survive within a species are there because they work - they contribute to the overall survival of the population.

So, perhaps its not socieity but ourselves that needs an attitude adjustment. You and I can choose to look at ourselves as the unfortunate few burdenedn by some abnormality, or we can choose to view ourselves as specially gifted. I know that seems trite, but isn't it ultimately true? Given the choice of pride and self esteem or the opposite, I know which one I'll choose.

[Marleena]

Marleena if that was a rant it was pitiful. You need to take ranting lessons. I could do better than that and I don't have anything to rant about. LOL!
Vieja

Vieja just consider it a mini rant, which it is.:) I'm actually okay with this but I do question it from time to time. Much of the general public usually sees us as gay or freaks or a source of amusement. They need to experience this first hand to understand so I'm looking for ways to infect them with TGitis.:heehee:

[kimdl93]

......Much of the general public usually sees us as gay or freaks or a source of amusement. They need to experience this first hand to understand so I'm looking for ways to infect them with TGitis.:heehee:

You're assuming they don't already have it. Some of the most virulent homophobes have turned out to be gay themselves...and I wouldn't be surprised if some of those who object to transgendered people are hiding something themselves. Or as the Bard said, they " doth protest too much, methinks." protest too much!"

[Marleena]

You're assuming they don't already have it. Some of the most virulent homophobes have turned out to be gay themselves...and I wouldn't be surprised if some of those who object to transgendered people are hiding something themselves. Or as the Bard said, they " doth protest too much, methinks." protest too much!"

Well if they aren't infected we need to infect them Kim.:) I know what you're saying though. The Chic-fil-A guy has me wondering about him.:D

[kimdl93]

God came down this morning and sat around while I made us breakfast. Just the three of us.

We talked. :)

Stirring the pot I turned around and asked Him. "Why? Why am I like this? Look at me...I'm a mess...I go 180 one way and then spin 180 the other...what's up with THAT?"

"Child"...He said..."You're doing good..going along with the plan....you don't cook so good...but you can't have everything. And I made you a lot easier on the eyes than, say, Julia Child...great cook...fantastic cook...I outdid my self there...I didn't dial the voice in quite right though...

So feel good about yourself...be thankful....could be a lot worse, don't you agree?...and you like serving Us don't you?"

"I suppose"....I said, looking over at His Son frowning at the bowl of sticky oatmeal and burnt toast in front of Him....:facepalm:

Not that I'd doubt your word, but I would have expected that She might have brought along her daughter. And I know you're no Julia Child, but next time maybe try something more interesting that oatmeal! Maybe waffles? You don't serve oatmeal to gods!!!

[Noemi]

Marleena,

It is good to remember that we are trans. Some where between male and female.
It is easy to forget that we are trans, we are out of alignment with our bodies...you know the rest....

A part of our mind, records experiences, and becomes conditioned to responses.

Mine, for example, is accustomed to being perceived as male. Both sexes(hardly enough to contain us)see me a a man.......

Where I am going is obvious, I must record many experiences as a female. Be perceived as a female, condition my mind, and have experiences for it to draw upon. Then I should not forget so often that I am trans gender. The forgetting creates the jousting between my selves and is uncomfortable to say the least.

We are not God's joke. We are the universe expressing herself.
Male and female and everything in between. The biggest to the smallest ad infinity.
Perhaps we remember our female selves from past experiences.

There is a reason. It can be understood. It is not arbitrary selection.

♥♥♥
Noemi

[lexie89]

aliens ? maybe / probably genetics ? i for one blame it on all this medicine that is given to woman before they give birth
some one needs to invent that pill that can turn you into the opposite sex over night

[kimdl93]

Kim, you're too quick! :) You quoted me before I was finished editing/adding..Let the storyteller finish willya?!?:D

Waffles and syrup...you know how bad that would be? Syrup and beards and mustaches, ESPECIALLY white ones...I might have got a stern lecture on that one...Oatmeal you can just spoon in, and toast crumbs easily brushed away with the fingers...

SHE does not have a beard...unless you count Mary, of course...so I don't think syrup will be a problem. Seriously, if you were God, and assuming God created you and I in her image, would you arrive for breafast looking like Gandalf or Arwen? I think we know the answer to that one!

[Beverley Sims]

Marleena,
after fifty years you seem to be succeeding.
Life is an experiment, my doctor reminds me all the time of this when he prescribes medication.
"Here try this, if not come back and we will try something else".

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Marleena, Face it lady it's who your and it's what you do.

[Kate Simmons]

It's no joke Marleena, it's real. We are like lab rats being experimented on to see how we react. Once we realize that we can turn the tables and be the one in control.:)

[kimdl93]

Ah, but if God were woman, how would man be made in her image? Catch 22. Maybe God is both man and woman...to make us in his/her image...something to ponder eh? Whoa! Here's a thought...what if God is a cross dresser? Women cross dress into mens cloths 24/7...well western women...and men...dream and dote on womens clothes, shoes especially...most women shoe designers are men after all...Look at those apostles...long dresses, gladiator-style sexy sandals...long hair....whoa! :)

Now.

Before people start going crazy, this is just me and Kimi having fun...no disrespect to any credo, and certainly not a serious 'religious' banter session...think of it as 'tongue-in-cheek'...capisci? :)

God could have avoided the gender thing altogether if we reproduced asexually, I suppose. But my guess is that since we begin as female embryos, the male side was an afterthought. That thing about Adams rib is just a bunch of gynophobic propaganda! Good point tho - I believe that those CDing male apostles were just trying to emulate Her image.

As your disclaimer indicates, this is just for fun.

[drushin703]

Marleena honey, you were selected, obviously by some divine power to be a crossdresser. We all were. If I were king I would make life better for all of us, but I would
end wars, stop hunger, grind up all politicians, improve literacy, abolish bigotry and then, mabe,turn my attention to the bad jokes with no punch line such as who did what
and why. Perhaps it's just my belief but I think crossdressing is the gift that keeps on giving...and I say thanks for whoever and whatever did this to me. dana

[Voulez-Vous]

Perhaps it's just my belief but I think crossdressing is the gift that keeps on giving...and I say thanks for whoever and whatever did this to me.

http://www.faniq.com/images/blog/ChurchLadySatan.jpg

[NicoleScott]

Life is an experiment, my doctor reminds me all the time of this when he prescribes medication.
"Here try this, if not come back and we will try something else".

That's why doctors refer to what they do as their "practice".

[kimdl93]

Ha! That Adams rib thing reminds me of whatshisface Samuel, Saul..no I think it was Sampson...slaying 1,000 well-armed, armored, and brutally efficient Philistine soldiers...with the jawbone of an as*...uh...donkey....mule...whatever...can't say the 'a' word on here...:)

Line up 1,000 beans, rice grains, fish tank pebbles...whatever is to hand....and you get a fair idea of just how many 1,000 items are...I think my arm would have been worn out after the first guy....while the other 999 well-armed, armored, and brutally efficient Philistine soldiers were placing bets on just how long this was going to take...:spank:

But remember, Samson drew her strength from her long hair...clearly in Her image...and lost it when it wash cut!

[kimdl93]

I was just about to apologize for veering slightly off topic;)

[docrobbysherry]

I was just about to apologize for veering slightly off topic;)
So, what was the OP about again? Passing at the gym? No! Wait! Now I remember!

JOKE or BLESSING, Marleena?

I've ALWAYS done my own thing. So, if I had wanted to try on ladies things at a young age, I WOULD HAVE! I wasn't "infected" until I reached the ripe old age of 50.

I've OFTEN thot, "Why me? And, why NOW?"
But, on the other hand; when I see Sherry in the mirror I think, "What ELSE could I be doing instead of THIS sillyness?" Cleaning my cars, house, or office. Watching another GAME on TV. Reading another newspaper filled with BAD NEWS!
Then, I think, "It's such a BLESSING to be doing THIS instead!" It's WAY more satisfying to become Sherry than to have a clean garage!

[Amanda_P]

So it's your fault I do this. Your cantagious. I knew it couldn't be all my fault. LOL

[neverwasaboy]

"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do."

I REALLY, REALLY like that! It's beautiful! It's me! Did you 'say' that? I'm going to print a sign out of it in some commanding, authoritative font and post it where I will see it often! Thx!

[neverwasaboy]

"Ah, but if God were woman, how would man be made in her image?" Ah ha! That is the key! WE are THE chosen ones and when we dress we are devotedly making ourselves into of Goddess' image! We were put on Earth by Goddess because she really, really wants EVERYONE, male or female to be in her image, and as luck would have it, I have it on good authority that Goddess is an extremely femmy girly-girl who deports herself like an uber-femmy sissy and wears only the most girlish of lacy, poofy, 'Easter' dresses and high heeled May Janes! Oh joy of heavenly joys! Excuse me but I am going to worship right now and strive to be in her image! Yesssssssssssssssssss! -;)

[neverwasaboy]

"It's WAY more satisfying to become Sherry than to have a clean garage!" Amen to THAT, Sisterkins!

[neverwasaboy]

"...Maybe waffles? You don't serve oatmeal to gods!!!" Pullleasssse...FRESH FRUIT! That's what I would have served 'em...fresh fruit cut into pretty flower shapes....with pink powdered sugar sprinkled on top...and of course while dolled to the nines as a French Maid...wearing a name tag that says: "Sissy"...

[Erica Marie]

Hey gurl you are not alone. Its not that all of us have the desire to be the opposite sex but at times we like to express ourselves. And its not so much the way we are but the close minded people around us. If we could be accepted for who we are, then we could finally be ourselves. So as far as a cruel joke, most of the time I feel the same way. :(