JamieG
01-25-2015, 06:56 PM
Every once in a while, I share a story about something one of my daughters said that related to crossdressing in a humorous way. Well, today I got a twofer. First, my oldest (age 9) was going out to a classical musical concert with my wife, and was told that she had to dress up a little bit. "Okay," she said, "but I'm not wearing tights." "What's wrong with tights?" I asked. She looked at me and replied, "I'm not saying that OTHER people can't wear them, I just don't want to," with a distinct stress on the "other people." My wife burst out laughing, because she (and I) thought my daughter was specifically referring to me when she said "other people." However, the good thing is this doesn't necessarily mean the CDing cat is out of the bag: my daughter knows I wear tights for ballet, and also knows that I have worn drag for both Halloween and charity drag shows.
The other short story is a conversation with my younger daughter (age 6). She said "Daddy, your hair is getting long." "Yes," I agreed, "I need to get it cut." "Why don't you go to Sweet and Sassy?" she asked? For those not in the know, Sweet and Sassy is a place that caters to very young girls. They'll cut their hair, put glitter in it, and host princess parties. I almost said that guys don't go to Sweet and Sassy, but that would be gendering and hypocritical of me (after all, it might have been kind of fun if I wasn't too old for it!). After a brief pause I said, "Oh, grown ups don't go to Sweet and Sassy!" She shook her head in knowing way and then on it was to the next thing, as 6-year olds are prone to do.
Jamie
The other short story is a conversation with my younger daughter (age 6). She said "Daddy, your hair is getting long." "Yes," I agreed, "I need to get it cut." "Why don't you go to Sweet and Sassy?" she asked? For those not in the know, Sweet and Sassy is a place that caters to very young girls. They'll cut their hair, put glitter in it, and host princess parties. I almost said that guys don't go to Sweet and Sassy, but that would be gendering and hypocritical of me (after all, it might have been kind of fun if I wasn't too old for it!). After a brief pause I said, "Oh, grown ups don't go to Sweet and Sassy!" She shook her head in knowing way and then on it was to the next thing, as 6-year olds are prone to do.
Jamie