My childhood and school years

[LizMichelle]

My school years were bad at first. I was pushed around, bullied and taunted in middle school. The principal tried to resolve it and was not enough, my parents were not too happy with that. I remember being called the worst offensive names in the book. Only had 2 good friends at the time, my wife was one of them. My childhood, was in a bad neighborhood which I was treated like crap and there were times the cops came out. Near the end of 7th grade, we moved to another town and it was a better change been there ever since. I met new friends that saw me like any normal person treating me the same. A couple of my friends both saw something in me and finally told them I crossdress. They opened up after that, one is a lesbian and the other said they were bisexual. Asked me what name when I go by when dressed as female and told them Liz Michelle. The other friends found out and said we are friends no matter what. Still kept in touch with my wife too and she moved with her family at the end of the 8th grade reunited. The neighborhood, the problems were gone. Never had a problem going outside dressed as Liz Michelle after the move. I made it through it all after that still living in the area. I still remember one neighbor,she was kind and always gave me compliments on what I wore. She passed 2 years ago and I liked her. Remember going over to visit her dressed as Liz Michelle getting to know me at times and talk. Gave me the greatest advice and one was keep on being me and no one cannot change that

[NjJamie]

Sorry to hear about your difficult beginning but very impressed by your inner strength and spirit!

[LizMichelle]

The words were the offensive words gay people were called. Those friends I met are still in my life to this day and glad they are. The friend that is a lesbian, I was a maid of honors of hers when she married her wife in 2016. She said I looked great in the dress she picked out. One neighbor, I still see and talk to her at times.

[RichardTO]

Kids can be incredibly sweet or unbelievably cruel depending on how they are raised. This last weekend my wife and I took our 7yo niece to a local event that was basically a mini renaissance faire. They had a costume contest that was split into kids and adults, and for the kids a little girl who was like 3 won. Another little girl who was maybe 5 started bawling her eyes out over not winning and before anyone knew it, the little winner had gone over and handed her the tiara that they had awarded her. Mom and Dad hadn't encouraged her, she just did it. Parenting obviously done right.

When I was young and regularly dressing, I was always worried about other kids finding out about it. I was already bullied and taunted for not being a jock or involved in many sports (I was really good at academics and quite the nerd before it was cool). Someone finding out I might wear panties let alone dresses and skirts could risk violence. That was far enough back that a lot of adults wouldn't have intervened or hold those doing it accountable. About the only ones who I found any connection with were most of the girls around, which in some cases made things worse.

[LizMichelle]

The two friends of mine whom are lesbian and bisexual, they did introduce me to a couple more like me becoming good friends with them. Still friends with them to this day. They went to a catholic school and remember getting together dressing as girls with them.

[Crissy 107]

RichardTO, That was a very nice story about the two girls. Yes parenting done right.

[@tammileetilliso]

I'm glad you overcame adversity. You must have a lot of inner strength.

[LizMichelle]

I did and have inner strength. Those two friends like me, we live a good life as guys when not dressed as our female sides

[Jasmine23]

Hi Liz Michelle,
It's great that you ended up in such a positive position where it sounds like you can dress whenever you want and appear to be surrounded with supportive people. It just shows that our circumstances can make a huge difference, if your parents hadn't moved from your original town, or had moved to a different area to where they moved to, then who knows how your life might have turned out. Delighted things turned out the way they have for you, would love to hear your story on being a bridesmaid, I think that's a lot people's fantasy here, I've worn bridesmaid and even brides dresses, but, never as part of a wedding ceremony.

[RichardTO]

Having had a lot of those formative years where I dressed en femme really gave me an appreciation for what girls and women deal with in daily life. I'd like to think that it made me a better person, especially as a husband and father. While I don't dress much since I moved out from under my mother and stepfather, it doesn't mean I can't be empathetic to the challenges that others face.

[valerie anne]

I was always a sissy boy. I loved my mom's makeup, stockings and heels.

I really wanted breasts, and by 13, I had some modest growth. I was caught in my moms's lipstick.

Cross country runs and "skins" in basketball were a real challenge, I really needed a bra but in those days, sports bras didn't exist.

I thought that I was a unique pervert until the internet arrived.

[bridget thronton]

You found some amazing friends

[LizMichelle]

I did and good friends with them to this day