Crossdressing has changed the way I view everything.....

[Karren H]

Love these 12 hour operations budget meetings that I'm setting in today...... And as usual, I over dressed for the occassion... Dark suit and tie..

Anyway...... So the operations are going through their plans and when an engineer is reviewing his mineplan, a VP says "Are those horizontal panels wider than the vertical ones". I don't think so says the engineer as he puls out his scale to measure.. Nope.. Their the same.. The VP agains says "well they sure look bigger"

"Well that's why you don't wear horizontal stripes.... They make you look fatter..". I blurt out...... All 30 guys in the room turn and look at me... The room falls silent..... "It's true... Look at Jim..." I say pointing towards my chubby friend with the horizontal striped polo shirt on....

The whole room cracks up.... Womens fashion sence has invaded my life and I can't stop it..... Lol. And I don't want it too either.... :)

Anyone else have similar experiences??

Love Karren

[Frankie-Dear]

Hahahaha... I'm constantly looking at men now, and thinking, "He would be so pretty, dressed up!" Or I look at women and think, "Why on EARTH is she wearing THAT??? Jeez!!!!" :lol:

[Kristen Marie]

"Wow...you look soooo good. Have you lost weight?" "Yup....down another dress size!" Whoops.

[Dana921]

I agree Karen! I cannot get it out of my mind and am constantly trying to watch what I say but even then once in a while a "this is cute" or "this outfit looks so cool" comes out! Modified old wood working saying " Think twice, speak once" lol, If only it was that easy!


Dana

[Marla S]

:heehee: Not in that particular case.
That's just a question of an optical illusion. Engineers should know that, without being CD.

But yes, it changes the perspective.

Example: Shoes, shoes, shoes ... now I understand why some women need ... shoes, shoes, shoes :D

[Diane1950]

My reactions are similar to Frankie's. I see a man with a delicate face, and I speculate as to how he would look in makeup. I see a woman in a pretty dress, and I want to wear it.

[susie evans]

KARREN
tis is one of the things i love and admire about you allways thinking and planing ahead and you priorties are in line keep us posted i hate those meetings :heehee:

susie

[Billijo49504]

Karren, you sure are one of a kind, and I mean that in a good way. I've got to tell you what happened last week. One of my wife's friend was over and asked me a question. I had the info printed out, in a pile of papers on my desk. As I was lookig for her stuff, the picture of you came up. The one just out of the mine and then dolled up a few hours later. Oh, I had eliminated the text, just had the pics. She picked it up and studied it. Then she said, They'd make a cute couple if he was dressed better. And she's a lucky girl, to have a guy that works in a mine, so she can look that good. I just smiled and agreed. After she left, the wife and I had a good laugh. Enjoy your beating, Ooops, I meant meeting....BJ

[kaitlin]

Hi Karren, I understand....just a few days ago my brother and sister in law went to the store with us. While waiting for our wives, a very cute woman walked by, my brother in law said "wow, she's hot" And without thinking I said "Yeah and I like those shoes" He just kind of looked at me funny but didn't say anything. OOPS. Kaitlin

[sandra-leigh]

Modified old wood working saying " Think twice, speak once" lol, If only it was that easy!


I thought the saying was "Measure with a micrometer; mark with chalk; cut with a chainsaw." But I'm having trouble adapting that to crossdressing.

[marie354]

:rofl:

Karren, you're such a card!

I catch myself in a femme stance once in a while and I think... "Oops, take your hands off your hips and maybe no one will notice." Or some other femme position. Teeheehee.
:hugs:

[Karren H]

As I was lookig for her stuff, the picture of you came up. The one just out of the mine and then dolled up a few hours later. Oh, I had eliminated the text, just had the pics. She picked it up and studied it. Then she said, They'd make a cute couple if he was dressed better. And she's a lucky girl, to have a guy that works in a mine, so she can look that good. I just smiled and agreed. After she left, the wife and I had a good laugh. ....BJ

Now that's too funny BJ.... What's your wifes friends name and address... I need to send her a thank you card!!! Lol.

Love Karren

[rose382832]

i cant seem to help it but every time i'm dressed i turn into a catty little school girl and comment to my wife about what everyone around us is wearing. the only one safe is my wife cause i choose most of her clothing( and buy it for her) and i just cant say bad things about my choices.:heehee:

[Tamara Croft]

"Well that's why you don't wear horizontal stripes.... They make you look fatter..". I blurt out...... All 30 guys in the room turn and look at me... The room falls silent..... "It's true... Look at Jim..." I say pointing towards my chubby friend with the horizontal striped polo shirt on....You find that funny? I'm sure your 'chubby' friend was laughing with the rest of you, but I bet you hurt his feelings deep down. Not a nice thing to say!!! :thumbsdn:

[Karren H]

Well in a room full of guys with horizontally stripped polo shirts it was funny.. And Jim after socking me in the arm interjected "See if I wasn't wearing this shirt I'd look like Tiger Woods"...

There is a difference between joking around and statements ment to be hurtfull, in my opinion. Life too serious as it is..... If that makes me a jerk... Then I'm a jerk......ette.....

Karren

[Sheri 4242]

Karren,

My wife and I find that we BOTH are having more "slips of the tongue," regarding my CDing. We were in a mall in Vegas at a very crowded counter, when my wife picks up a woman's polo top and, sans thinking, blurts out, "Now that is the top you need for your new J.Crew skirt."

(As it happens it was a red top, and when she realized what she had done, her face turned as red as the top!!! Actually, I found it enjoyably humorous -- a decade ago I would have been mortified -- well, maybe/maybe not . . . I've always enjoyed "shock value" at appropriate times. Of course, as I related in another thread, in Caesar's Palace casino, at the Pussycat Dolls clothing counter (right out in a very public area), my wife holds up one of their skirts to my waist in front of the SA and about 2,000 passer-bys, and says, yep, I think this would fit you fine -- and it is cute, too!!!)

A couple of days ago the mail arrives, and the postman hands me three catalogues from Victroia's Secret. All three were the same-- one addressed to my wife, one to my stepdaughter, and one to me.

So the postman -- a rather comedic young man -- says, "I see you are getting your own VS catalogues now. Haha Haha"

Almost instinctively I remembered the Jeff Foxworthy joke about VS, and so I respond for all to hear (I was having the house painted and several of the painters were looking and listening), "Well, yes, I get my own copy of VS catalogues -- God bless America!!!" They all hooted with laughter!

[Brianna Lovely]

I always find myself commenting on a nice pair of shoes, or saying, "I wouldn't be caught dead in that"< refering to some of the new fasions/color schemes.

Anyway, this past weekend. I was at a pool party. When the food was served, I took some small portions and the fellow behind me said, "Not too much, or your dress won't fit."
I walked back to my table and one of the people sitting there (who I'd just met) said, "Be careful, honey, you have to watch your girlish figure".

Gee, I guess the "girl" in me shows, no matter how Im dressed, giggle.

[SANDRA MICHELLE]

Your such a "card" Karen!! I don't think your jab at your co-worker was anything but in fun and I'm sure he didn't get offended. It would take a politically correct GG to find fault in your comments to him but it was all in good fun. I often find myself telling people that I have the same pair of shoes and just love them, I then let them know it's just a joke but in most cases I do have the same shoes since I am a shoe-a- holic and have lot's. I also do the same with skirts and dresses when I really like them since I wish secretly that it was me getting the compliments in the outfits. My wife get's a little perturbed sometimes because I am very forward a lot of the time but isn't life just wonderful???? Keep it up Karen, when I grow up I want to be just like you!

[Karren H]

Into this meeting +8 hours now and only 4 to go... Groan..

But they catered lunch.. Pasta and chicken with lots of sauce.... And I ate terrible this weekend (fathers day dinner made by the kids) so I went up stairs to my office, grabbed a non-fat yogart, and a salad... Diet coke and went back into the meeting... Boy did I get hammered.. Especially by the office manager, Jenni, who laid into me about not eating the meal she had brought in..

"I'm trying to maintain my girlish figure" I said and she just rolled her eyes....

Later on she came in with some snacks and went out of her way to put a hugh bowl of Peanut M and M's right in front of me.. With a big smile she said... "Watch your girlish figure.....". Lol.

Its a dare and I haven't touched a single piece of candy....... Yet... Hehe. I'm getting hungry though........ And I have to play hockey tonight so maybe just one.................

:D

Love Karren

[Frankie-Dear]

No such thing as "just one." They are hard and round, and make for quite a slippery slope! :devil:

[prettywithsideburns]

remember those cartoons when you were a kid that had to throw in some token educational value, so half the plots were these cheesy object lessons? like some new autobot joins the team, but nobody likes him cause he transforms into a vespa, but then the decepticons build this fortress with these really narrow cobblestone streets, and there's this big scene where optimus tries to get through it, but he can't cause he's a semi, and so he has to sit on the sidelines eating cyber-crepes. it's only the vespa transformer that is small and nimble enough to navigate through it to shut down there energon cube factory, and viola, the vespa bot saves the day!

this is kinda like that :D

also, "Transformers Visit Southern France" is the best Transformers episode ever!

[Karren H]

Cartoons?? Television hadn't been invented when I was a kid... Lol. .

Karren

[Sheila]

Crossdressing has changed the way I view everything.....

and me too ........... not always for the better either

[gennee]

I learned my sense of fashion and colors from my mom. It goes a long way in picking what looks good on me. Crossdressing gives me another perspective.

Gennee

:happy:

[susie evans]

karren i thougth about a new sport for you in the summer time ,roller derby then you can eat the m&m's and still maintain that girlish figure we all admire :heehee:

susie

[crimsoncage GG]

It happens To Natasha all the time. He's a mechanic and he'll be standing there next to his fairy covered toolbox talking to the guys over coffee when that elbow pops out and he takes a girlie stance. Until I got here they constantly called him gay, if they only new...

[Karren H]

karren i thougth about a new sport for you in the summer time ,roller derby then you can eat the m&m's and still maintain that girlish figure we all admire :heehee:

susie

Well Jim came over and sat next to me here and has been munching on that bowl of M's... Lol. I told him "Bet Tiger doesn't eat those". Hehe. He doesn't care...

And I play ice hockey 11 months a year but I still have to watch what I eat... Becauese besides loving crossdressing and ice hockey, I love to eat!! Tooo much....

Karren

[Billijo49504]

Cartoons?? Television hadn't been invented when I was a kid... Lol. .

BS Karren, I'm older than you, and I used to watch cartoons when I was a kid. And I remember the Sealtest circus and Howdy Doody, so I am old!!! And there was Heckel and Jeckel, the magpies and then there was Looney toons.
Do you remember Clara Bell with his horn???? From Howdy Doody show??Youi got to remember that I'm 60 yrs old, so I rwemember a lot of thing you kids don't.Bill
ps. But I'm too old for hockey..<LOL>:tongueout

[AmberTG]

Ya, I guess I've inserted my foot into my mouth on more than a few occasions, I am a member of the fashion police after all! My first wife used to get pissed at me about comments I would make, (not about her) but then she had even less of a sense of humor than my second x-wife, who is almost moved out of my house now. (different story) Anyway, I make comments about trying to keep my girlish figure and other stuff fairly often, and have for years. Most people take it as a joke because I'm thin, but sometimes I get "that look". Oh well, their problem, not mine.

[KarenMichelleLuv]

Karren,

I so understand where you are coming from with this post.

I work primarly with women and I'll always give my :2c: when asked, and sometimes when not asked. At a number of my client sites, I'm [while in male mode] automatically included in many of the "one of the girls at the office" activities.

I've also taken my daughters out on shopping sorties and I'll always give advise from KM's point of view. They always seem to enjoy this activity.

Who'd a thunk?

Moral: Horizontal Stripes are evil unless you are a size 0

[Colleentg]

Most of my CD life has been about being a critic, it does change you. Way back when I ogled women, now I either silently compliment or chastise them! I wonder why they chose to wear 'that', or I wonder where she got it. Or I think of how she could have accessorized herself to look better. Normally, I just look to see what ppl are wearing w/o all the personal criticism. I certainly would hate to over-dress for any occasion!

[brenya]

I guess it's like, when I'm checking out the ladies, it's usually because i love what they're wearing, or their hair, ect.

[prettywithsideburns]

Karren,

I so understand where you are coming from with this post.

I work primarly with women and I'll always give my :2c: when asked, and sometimes when not asked. At a number of my client sites, I'm [while in male mode] automatically included in many of the "one of the girls at the office" activities.

I've also taken my daughters out on shopping sorties and I'll always give advise from KM's point of view. They always seem to enjoy this activity.

Who'd a thunk?

Moral: Horizontal Stripes are evil unless you are a size 0

a combination of horizontal stripes on the upper torso and vertical stripes on the lower torso can create the effect of a corset (slimming the waist while enhancing the bust) without any of the discomfort. all with a simple optical illusion!

so horizontal stripes aren't evil, they're just misunderstood.

[Karren H]

a combination of horizontal stripes on the upper torso and vertical stripes on the lower torso can create the effect of a corset (slimming the waist while enhancing the bust) without any of the discomfort. all with a simple optical illusion!

so horizontal stripes aren't evil, they're just misunderstood.

More likely people walking by you will get dizzy, start vomiting and fall down a lot....

Or then again maybe it's not the stripes??? hehe

Love Karren

[susie evans]

KARREN you are contajious the ceo's sec came down to get me for lunch today and she allways were's nice bussiness type suites and i noticed afew wrinckels in her skirt and had to catch my self before i said any thing then this afternoon my sec and i were takling and i asked if noticed diffrent things like that she walked over and wispered i think i would keep some of these commints just between us girls and walked out :heehee:

susie

[JenniferR771]

So my wife has the phone on "speaker" and she is talking with my engineer daughter--I can hear both sides of conversation. Daughter asks for advice on how to use eyeshadow, what kind of makeup is best and what stores have good makeup counters and give a good makeover. I open my mouth--my wife gives me the evil eye. I shut up.

[TxKimberly]

My wife works at the same company I do. She is customer service and sits in a area with two other women. In this area is a table where you will often find womens magazines - vogue and the like. I looked at one and there was this killer dress, so I looked at my wife and said "I want that one!"
Fortunately I was speaking quetly to my wife and the others were busy, but you should have seen the look on my wifes face - I thought she was gonna clobber me.

Kim

[Karren H]

Our section secretary walked into my office yesterday afternoon.... "You want this catalogue?" Victoria Secret?, I reply... "NO, office products"...

Ohhhh How exciting......

She flashes me a big smile, drops it on my desk and leaves...

hehe

Karren

[soccervixen]

Yea, I have to be careful with comments I end up making about shoes in particular - I am starting to get some interesting looks from people! Or using the word "outfit" around guys!

[Stephanie Stephens]

Karren: I am a builder of custom homes so I spend a lot of time with my clients going over their plans. I have many times found myself siding with the wife on interior issues when the husband was exspecting me to side with him.
Sthepanie

[Stephanie Stephens]

Oh one more thing: horizontal stripes are for prisoners.