Emily Barton
09-05-2012, 06:33 PM
Hey everyone! As I am writing this my summer holiday is drawing to a close and my final year of university is fast-approaching, so I thought I would just post a quick update about how my summer has been.
As some of you may remember, I told my mum (http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?176959-Told-my-Mum&highlight=) about my crossdressing right near the start of the summer. I promised I'd keep you all updated with how it was going and I'm afraid I failed on that score, so sorry about that!
Well... my mum took the news pretty hard at first and for a while we were debating whether to tell my dad and brother or just keep it between the two of us. After seeing the stress she was under keeping it to herself and just wanting it to be out in the open, though, I decided that we should tell them. It was my mum who did the telling in the end, which meant that I avoided the stress of broaching the subject myself with them entirely. Since that day things fast returned to normal at home - neither my dad nor my brother has said a word to me about it but they're also not treating me any differently than before they found out. And I'm happy to say that all of Emily's clothes are now hanging proudly in my wardrobe right where they belong! :D
I've just come back from a lovely holiday with my SO too, and sunburn aside it was really good to spend so much quality time with her. I didn't take any of my girl clothes with me but that's ok - she's not ready to see it yet and I'm completely fine with that.
We did have one funny and significant (to me) moment though. We often went swimming in the sea whilst away and one such day some uneven sun screen application led to me getting some strange white patches on my shoulders where more was applied than the surrounding areas. My girlfriend commented that it looked like I'd been wearing a top with slits in the shoulders, and jokingly asked if I'd been crossdressing in public. This was in the middle of the sea, and whilst I'm sure no-one heard it was still nice to hear her talking about it so openly. Then, when I assured her that I wasn't, she smiled and said that "it's ok, whatever you need to do... I'll support you." Needless to say I was on cloud nine for the rest of the day and later in the evening I thanked her for what she'd said and let her know that she means the world to me.
So... what's on the horizon for me now? Well, I actually have my first make-over/photoshoot session fast-approaching which will be another huge step for me if it pans out. I tried once before going away but sadly due to some crossed wires it ended up falling through - hopefully this time I will have better luck! And my girlfriend has requested some boots for her birthday, which will provide me with the perfect excuse to get me a pair for myself and some autumn outfits in general while I'm at it! I resisted the urge to shop for the whole summer so I figure once I'm back at uni I can treat myself a little bit :)
As some of you may remember, I told my mum (http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?176959-Told-my-Mum&highlight=) about my crossdressing right near the start of the summer. I promised I'd keep you all updated with how it was going and I'm afraid I failed on that score, so sorry about that!
Well... my mum took the news pretty hard at first and for a while we were debating whether to tell my dad and brother or just keep it between the two of us. After seeing the stress she was under keeping it to herself and just wanting it to be out in the open, though, I decided that we should tell them. It was my mum who did the telling in the end, which meant that I avoided the stress of broaching the subject myself with them entirely. Since that day things fast returned to normal at home - neither my dad nor my brother has said a word to me about it but they're also not treating me any differently than before they found out. And I'm happy to say that all of Emily's clothes are now hanging proudly in my wardrobe right where they belong! :D
I've just come back from a lovely holiday with my SO too, and sunburn aside it was really good to spend so much quality time with her. I didn't take any of my girl clothes with me but that's ok - she's not ready to see it yet and I'm completely fine with that.
We did have one funny and significant (to me) moment though. We often went swimming in the sea whilst away and one such day some uneven sun screen application led to me getting some strange white patches on my shoulders where more was applied than the surrounding areas. My girlfriend commented that it looked like I'd been wearing a top with slits in the shoulders, and jokingly asked if I'd been crossdressing in public. This was in the middle of the sea, and whilst I'm sure no-one heard it was still nice to hear her talking about it so openly. Then, when I assured her that I wasn't, she smiled and said that "it's ok, whatever you need to do... I'll support you." Needless to say I was on cloud nine for the rest of the day and later in the evening I thanked her for what she'd said and let her know that she means the world to me.
So... what's on the horizon for me now? Well, I actually have my first make-over/photoshoot session fast-approaching which will be another huge step for me if it pans out. I tried once before going away but sadly due to some crossed wires it ended up falling through - hopefully this time I will have better luck! And my girlfriend has requested some boots for her birthday, which will provide me with the perfect excuse to get me a pair for myself and some autumn outfits in general while I'm at it! I resisted the urge to shop for the whole summer so I figure once I'm back at uni I can treat myself a little bit :)