Dressed in girl's clothes while a child....

[heathr1]

Did this happen to you?

Mother once bought a girl's blouse and asked if I'd wear it....

I did.

[Rachel_CDS]

How old were you at the time?

Did you enjoy wearing it?

Was it a really pretty, girly sort of blouse?

[heathr1]

I was about 10.

It was not a really girly, frilly blouse, which explains whe she said she bought it by mistake.

I happily wore it around the house, yes.

[Rachel_CDS]

I think I would have worn it too!

I wish my mum had bought me girls clothes when I was little!

[Laura_Stephens]

When I was about 5, my mother altered a very satiny set of her pajamas for me to wear. I didn't think of them as girls clothes although I loved wearing them.

[morgan51]

we [ children]would dress up in old clothes and she would sometimes let me wear earrings and lipstick 4 or 5 yrs of age. Morgan

[Josephine 1941]

Hi Heathr, My parents dressed me as a girl until I went to school. I was not told of this until I was older and my parents had passed away. I have no memorie of it. none of my early youth. I can remember dressing in my mothers cloths but felt that I was doing something wrong. A aunt came out with it durning a get together, I asks her why but she did not know. I now have a girl friend that loves me dressed, we are the same size in cloths and shoes I can dress any time I want and we have a great life.

[Angie G]

Oh you lucky girl I think I would have like a frilly blouse myself.:hugs:
Angie

[Emma England]

This did not happen to me, but I have a question to ask.

Why is it ok for most parents to say it is acceptable for a young child to play dress up, but when they are a teenager (or spouse), there is so much negativity?

[PamelaTX]

I once got a pair of hand-me-down bluejeans from a female cousin. Having the zipper on the side instead of the front was a real pain. (This was late 50's time frame.) Other than that, I really didn't think anything of it.

[gerry]

When I was 5 or 6, I remember going to a local beach with my Mother and sister, along with couple of other mothers and their children. My mother warned me not to get wet as she had brought mo other clothes for me. Well, you guessed it, I fell in the water, getting my clothes wet. As my mother had no other boy clothes, she dressed me in the ruffled panties and top and shorts of one of the other girls in the outing. At first I wqas horrified, but after a little while, began to enjoy it. Later, upon arriving at home, I was so happy, I gave my mother a big hug and kissed her on the lips,) this way
I could get some lipstick on my lips and feel prettier. Before she could stop me, I dashed out of the house, to go show my friends how cute I looked. The other little girls, just longed my girlie look and we began to plan to play house.the next day. When I arrived at their house, they imediately gbegan to dress me in their panties and dresses. We played house, I was able to be one of the sisters. I was in heaven.

This type of activity went on for several years. As we got older, their mother would help us do our make-up and nails. :daydreaming:

[Nicole Erin]

I was threatened a few times with being dressed up like a girl. I always kind of wished they would buy me some cute things like my sister got but no luck.


This did not happen to me, but I have a question to ask.

Why is it ok for most parents to say it is acceptable for a young child to play dress up, but when they are a teenager (or spouse), there is so much negativity?

Good question. I think it is cause as we go beyond grade school years, society wants us to act testosterony or some crap.

I think also cause they know they have a CD on their hands and it is not something that goes away.

[Amy Hepker]

Years ago like in the 1800s, and before that, many kids under the age of 5 were all dressed like girls. They all had dresses to wear. They were not considered boys until they reached age 5 then they were dressed like boys. It may not have been this way for all boys, but if you look back in history you will see what I am talking about. Yes, your Grandfather was dressed as a girl when he was young.

[Joy Carter]

Years ago like in the 1800s, and before that, many kids under the age of 5 were all dressed like girls. They all had dresses to wear. They were not considered boys until they reached age 5 then they were dressed like boys. It may not have been this way for all boys, but if you look back in history you will see what I am talking about. Yes, your Grandfather was dressed as a girl when he was young.


I had a great Uncle whom was dressed in pretty plain looking little girls attire. I have a picture of him from 1905 maybe. He did have long hair that was in ringlets, and a broad brim straw hat The family wasn't rich, but the picture shows them all nicely dressed. There was one older boy and three girls. They homesteaded near Terre haute Indiana, in a flat boarded cabin. This practice was not only done in rich families. From what gather from the picture.

[Darlene8041]

I was born with a twin sister that did not survive. (Enough said) I remember as a youngster, way way young going to the local grocery wearing girl's panties, and later my mom doing Avon sales and I was presented to the women clients as I modled lipstick, mascara and other makeup. I also protested about these sales events but was enjoying them beyond belief.

[trannie T]

Back in the 50's short pants [like Capris] were popular for women and were called 'pedal pushers.] I had a pair of pants my family called 'pedal pushers.' I do not remember where they may have come from or if they were boy's or girl's pants.

[Jaydee]

When I was ten, I was taking skiing lessons. My mother obtained some tights from a friends daughter to use like long johns. I was horrified at first but soon really enjoyed it and looked forward to wearing them. The rest is history...

Jaydee

[helenr]

I have several 'approved' crossdressing experiences as a young lad. When I was about 7-8 my mother got some girls' jeans from a friend-they were too small for my sister and they were presented to me to wear. I don't remember about any side zippers, but I suspect the flap was facing the left, girl style. maybe a blouse or two, but not frilly. Another time I forgot to pack pajamas on a short trip. My aunt lent me a nightgown to wear-really happened, but it wasn't some glorious double panel lacy nylon chiffon number, just a plain cotton one. As I was already secretly a transvestite though in small steps-sister's pink panties, live in housekeeper's used hosiery-these trivial issues made an impression. I remember them nearly 55 years later-must have.

Re babies and dressed as girls, my father's baby photos from 1911 show basically a dress on him. I read one place, but never could find out where the story was, that back then BOYS were dressed as infants in PINK, GIRLS in BLUE ! I know this is hard to believe, but pink was viewed as a 'stronger' color than pale, weak blue. Old photos of the times naturally wouldn't show color so hard to verify that way. Don't know if this was truly the situation and when it changed to more modern preferences. best, helenr

[TommiTN]

Back in the 50's short pants [like Capris] were popular for women and were called 'pedal pushers.] I had a pair of pants my family called 'pedal pushers.' I do not remember where they may have come from or if they were boy's or girl's pants.

They were sold as "clam diggers" for boys.

[linnea]

As I have posted previously, my mother bought me girls' underwear throughout my elementary years in school. They weren't ruffly ones, but they did come in various colors, including pink. I had the days of the week ones too. She stopped doing this the year that I started junior high (that was the year that I started having PE class that included showering and changing clothes amongst the other boys). At the time that I was wearing girls' panties, I didn't really think about it. I didn't really know what other boys were wearing and my mom did not make any kind of deal about it. I just accepted it.
On a few occasions when I went on clothes shopping trips with her, she selected a girls' outfit that she had me try on with her in a dressing room at a department store. As far as I know, she never bought any of these nor did she dress me in girls' clothing (other than the panties) at any other time. I started trying on her clothes when I was seven, but I did it secretly and with a lot of guilt and anguish.
As a child, my grandfather wore dresses until he was about five. That was the fashion for boys at that time (ca. 1890s).

[BillieJoe]

I had a doll as a young boy. I don't remember that though but I have been reminded of it quite often through the years. Later on, I would have to wear my sister's panties on occassion if I ran out of clean underwear. I didn't know better at the time but my sister was seven years older than me and quite a bit bigger. The panties always seemed to fit 'just right'. My mother would often use me as a dress form for dresses she supposedly was making for a girl cousin. I always had to take my pants off for the 'fittings'. Funny thing is though that after my mother passed away we found those very same dresses in my mother's attic. My sisters knew nothing about them. About eight or nine years of age I had an accident on my uncle's farm. My clothes were very badly soiled. My aunt made me wear my girl cousins dress with the full complement of girly undies and shoes. I don't think any of these experiences affected my dressing or girly desires. It wasn't until I was in the fifth grade that I wore a colonial girls outfit that my sister wore about 5 years before. A few months later I got to being curious as to what it would feel like if I wasn't wearing pants under it. I tried it and was firmly hooked on CDing from that point on. In stages I would try on just a little bit more each time. Each time it got to be a lot more exciting.

[Ellie]

Having two older sisters it was almost inevitable that they dressed me up as a girl (with make up) at some point during my childhood.

As far as I can remember they only did it once and I was pretty young (<10) so I don't recall what outfit I had on but I know I thought it was fun to play dress up.

[Edyta_C]

I was raised basically as a girl until about five. When my baby brother was born blind, my dad made me switch to boys clothes and get my hair cut short. I ran away from home with the neighbor girl dressed in her clothes. The police couldn't find us right away because they were looking for a boy and girl. Then my dad was very mad and forbade any crossdressing.

In retrospect, I know my mom very badly wanted a girl. So I was sort of disappointing. When my brother was born (blind), she and my dad sort of took this as a sign that what they were doing with me was wrong. I HAD to do manly things like football, baseball, and other sports. So I was off to an early start! That was some 55 yrs ago.

Hugs Edyta

[Lesley Ann]

My Father and all his nine brothers (he had two sisters as well) were dressed in girl clothes, this was because it was far cheaper and more practical to maintain than boys clothes (in some respect this is still true today). When I was a lad in the 1940's you still saw farmers wearing smocks with gaiters, this was in the South West part of England, I belive that this traditional dress was also adopted in the USA. Just thought I'd pass on some of my memories.
Lesley Ann:daydreaming:

[Jonianne]

Re babies and dressed as girls, my father's baby photos from 1911 show basically a dress on him.

This practice may have somewhat carried over to the 50's. I checked my baby album and the first gift I received was a dress. I always wondered why my mom put that in there if there was such a taboo about it.

[heathr1]

In reality, it must me an awful thing as a child to be made to dress in girls clothes in the presence of others against your will and be humiliated.

[Jenna Lynne]

In reality, it must be an awful thing as a child to be made to dress in girls clothes in the presence of others against your will and be humiliated.
Awful, yes ... but the human psyche is full of twisty little passages. Consider, for instance, a child who is usually ignored and usually feels lonely and rejected. For that child, suddenly being the center of attention while dressed as a girl might cause a huge psychic shift. To the point where the individual might spend the rest of his/her life seeking humiliation.

I don't have any firm evidence that this dynamic plays a role in anybody's crossdressing. (Including my own.) But I think it would be rash to assume that nobody ever gets wired up that way.

***Jenna Lynne***

[Jilmac]

I had three older sisters so there were always plenty of thier clothes for me to experiment with. However one of my sisters had a project in which she had to make a garment from scratch in her Home Econonmic class. She decided she would make a shirt for me and took all my measurements to make sure it would fit me. The color she picked was baby blue and the material was Rayon. When she finished the project and received her grade, she brought it home and gave it to me to try on. (I had planned to wear it as a dress shirt with a tie). As soon as I put it on, I noticed that all the buttons were on the wrong side.:eek: When I showed it to her she said "oops my mistake, but as long as it buttons that way, maybe I can borrow it from you sometimes." I wonder if she knew that I was "borrowing" her clothes? I'll never know because she is long passed away. Alas!:sad: PS I did wear it with a tie and nobody ever noticed the difference.

[heathr1]

For those that dressed up playing with sisters or friends. I'd have loved the opportunity.

[sterling12]

Back in the 50's short pants [like Capris] were popular for women and were called 'pedal pushers.] I had a pair of pants my family called 'pedal pushers.' I do not remember where they may have come from or if they were boy's or girl's pants.

For a very short period in the late 50's, they marketed pedal-pushers (capri's) for boys. They were called "clam-diggers," but I imagine a lot of women would have called them pedal-pushers, since both items looked alike. For that short period, they were very popular.

As I remember the trend lasted for one or two summers. I had a olive green pair and I remember going fishing in them during a summer spent with my grandparents in Southern Indiana. I would have been around 10 years old, and that would make the timeframe around 1959. Probably it was the "clam-diggers" that you remember.

Peace and Love, Joanie

[Cathytg]

My Mom always dressed me in clothes that were nerdy type boy things; not actually girly. I think girl clothes might have been better. If you have a very skinny little boy in the house, please don't make him wear tee shirts with wide horizontal stripes!

But this has just brought back an odd memory: I recall thinking that my Mom always wanted a little girl. I bet I haven't thought of that in fifty years. How strange.

[Toni_Lynn]

Oh how I wished and prayed! Hardly a day went by when I didn't pray that my mum would let me wear nail polish on my toe-nails, and panties, and when I was 13, a training bra like the other girls (oh and that my boobies would grow), when I was dressed as a boy. And then when I was home, that I could wear dresses and skirts to complete the ensemble.

*sigh* If I could just go back...:daydreaming:

Huggles

Toni-Lynn

[Sissy April]

I started dressing as child but all on my own.

[Misfire]

I'm sure most of us "played dress up" as children. I can remember as early as six or seven getting busted by mom all the time. She never got mad though. Now that I'm older she tells me that it was more funny than anything.

[SometimesSiobhan]

Years ago like in the 1800s, and before that, many kids under the age of 5 were all dressed like girls. They all had dresses to wear. They were not considered boys until they reached age 5 then they were dressed like boys. It may not have been this way for all boys, but if you look back in history you will see what I am talking about. Yes, your Grandfather was dressed as a girl when he was young.

There's a painting of the Sidney family dating from the Renaissance. All the children are dressed in dress-like things and have the same hair. The only way one of the boys is obvious is because he has a sword. Apparently a male didn't get breeches until he went to school, and then he could dress like a man. It was considered that learning and the mind were masculine traits and the `body' was a feminine one. Until you went to school you were associated with the body and thus wore feminine things (I imagine this only happened in rich families). Once at school you received an education, learnt to fence, not be passive but be `masculine'

[jakesun]

I wish my mother let me wore her clothes like you guys. She never let me although i secreatly wore her clothes just to get the feel of, that was when i was about 10.

[Alyssa82]

itd be nicer if parents would ask children what theyd want to wear instead of guess. id think around age 4 or 5 would be appropriate.

[Samantha Kelsey]

I wish my mum had boughtme a blouse. I had to make do with older brother and sisters clothes. Come to think of it it wasn't that bad though was it?:daydreaming:

[Dalece]

Back in the 50's short pants [like Capris] were popular for women and were called 'pedal pushers.] I had a pair of pants my family called 'pedal pushers.' I do not remember where they may have come from or if they were boy's or girl's pants.

I wore as a young boy pants that where called clamdiggers. I don't know if there the same as the petal pushers. but i seemed to be the only boy to wear them. They where I guess a both Male And Female type clothing this was in late 50s early 60s

[fluffy_kingston]

When I was about 5 or 6, my mother hemmed a dress for a neighbor girl using me as her model.

My father never knew, but he would'nt have approved.

[Cristi]

My older sisters played 'dress up' with me a few times when I wasn't more than 5-6 years old. SOMEWHERE in the piles of old family photos is an old polaroid of me, standing on a suitcase as a 'stage' modeling my 'gown' (a full slip). If I can ever find that pic again, I'll make it my avatar :)

The only other time I can remember being dressed as a young child is when my mother dressed me as an old lady (black dress, tights, heels, wig) for halloween. No photos of that survive :(

[EveMarie]

My mom acted as the neighbor seamstress also, and used me as the "dummy" to pin and measure girls clothes on me when I was around 7-10. when we went swimming at my cousins several times I had to borrow some of my (female) cousins dry panties to wear, after "forgetting" to bring a change of clothes with me.:battingeyelashes:
I loved the feeling of the silky panties, and since I was 12 or so never wore boys undies, though mom never understood why I had so few pair of undies in the laundry, but I think she really knew.:heehee:

[Emma England]

itd be nicer if parents would ask children what theyd want to wear instead of guess. id think around age 4 or 5 would be appropriate.

If every parent did this, I would say that most boys would choose something pretty.

That tends to be girls clothing.

[Amy Rose]

When I was young i use to play Football(Soccer).After the game i tended to be quite muddy and mom wouldn't let me sit on the car,so she got me to wear some of her or my sisters clothing.I had 2 sisters so you could imagine what the clothes were like.I remember one of those days(or more then one) mom taught me to cross my legs like a women.I tended to get muddier as the season went on :daydreaming:

[Pattie O]

I was asked to be a dairy maid in a play in Grade 3 when I was 8 y.o and I was so excited to be able to wear a dress and I even got to wear pantyhose and the best bit was when I had to curtsie at the end of the play.

Pattie O

[kristinacd1]

when i was about 10 i remember my grandmother use to buy clothes for my girl cousin who lived far a way. we were the same age and about the same size...my grandmother and mother use to make me try on all the clothes for her before she shpped them to my cousin.

[Joann0830]

I remember that my Mom had washed and pressed a silky type blouse that belonged to my sister in law and by accident she gave it to me to where to grammer school, the feel was devine and I loved it and when I got home my Mom laughed and told me that it was not a boys shirt and she did not rush for me to take it off but Wow come to think of it it was the very first time that I wore female clothing in public at about 10 years old. Joann0830:battingeyelashes::heehee::love:

P.S. I never realized that the buttons were on the wrong side

[jbirds]

my older sister used to dress me up and show me off to her firends and even gave me a new girly name

[Inachis]

No, but once when I was eight I wet myself while sleeping. When I awoke, I told my mother that I had wet myself, and I was out of clean underwear. As we were at my grandparent's house she dug around in the garage in some old clothing, and found a pair of panties from when she was eight. She then told me to put them on, and that no one would care that they were panties.

My brothers made fun of me for about a month after that. It finally went away, but I too was placed in girls clothing by my mother.

[heathr1]

Inachis.


How did you feel at the time?

[Inachis]

At the time it was very comfortable, but when the name calling and poked fun from all three of my brothers started I was humiliated. There are still scars about that moment. I think it was for the best in the the outcome, because, it has made me a stronger person.

None-the-less I am okay with crossdressing, damn what my family thinks.

[Emma England]

None-the-less I am okay with crossdressing, damn what my family thinks.

That's a good attitude!

[caseyaustrlia]

hi could i ask when you worn earrings did you have your ears pierced or were they cilp on as i am interested thanks

[Jemanda]

When I was very young I had to take part in a school play and had to have a pair of black long pants. For some reason these were not available for my size in a boys and I ended up at a school outfitters being fitted with girls long pants. They were not really different from boys I guess, but I knew they were girls and I dreaded that play and was very happy when it was over and done with and those dreaded pants were gone from my life. I think I was more scared of being found out to be wearing girls pants than of actually wearing them. Sadly though I do not recall what happened to them, and didnt really have any inclination after that to wear girls clothes for years, (except for their Mary Jane shoes). Much water has passed under the bridge since then though and I have always wondered about how much of an influence that incident ever had on me

[heathr1]

Jemanda.

An interesting post.

[Ze xx]

Years ago like in the 1800s, and before that, many kids under the age of 5 were all dressed like girls. They all had dresses to wear. They were not considered boys until they reached age 5 then they were dressed like boys. It may not have been this way for all boys, but if you look back in history you will see what I am talking about. Yes, your Grandfather was dressed as a girl when he was young.

If you think about it, it's easier to change nappies and deal with potty training if baby isn't in trousers. My grandfather certainly wore dresses as a toddler, I have seen the pictures. He had ringlets too. Some dresses would have been more frilly for the girls, but this wasn't always the case.

[stormrider]

My mother never did, but I remember my grandmother insisting once that I wear her sweater outside. I also remember my aunt offering her sweater for me to wear once when my sister and I went for a walk.

Michelle

[Wendy Pul]

Hi Heather...My earliest memories were at about 6-7....I saw a juggler on TV with a silky shirt with blousey arms that I loved so much that my grandmother who I was visiting, took one of her old slips and sewed up a blouse for me to wear when I stayed over....It was wonderful!!

Later in the summer, I asked her if I could wear one of her nitegowns to bed because it would help me feel "cooler".... :) ......she gave one to me and never made a fuss...It felt incredible !! and I hardly could get to sleep......

Kisses all......................Wendy

[Melora]

From 3-4 Mom gaVE ME pANTYHOSE TO PLAY WITH!
i loved them! VERY FASCINATING They were..
I tried to dress uo in about 7th grade.. Mom helped me. DAD HATED IT!... The end of that! My first memory of wanting some iingerie..
So.. I Did not goto school dressed as a woman!, But I found out some things about my classmates, as we all talked about it.

[Lanore]

Josh, it seems as early as I can remember, I would try to wear my moms bra and stuff them with socks. I got caught when Mom noticed one of her bras had been tied in the back. I believe how she handled the situation is why my journy has never been dificult. What a Mom.

Lanore

[PrettyFlowingGown]

I reckon I was about 5. My first memory was wearing my sisters dresses......at about 10 I think my sister and mum thought I was over it, and did'nt do it anymore.
I remember mum bought a really beautiful nightgown when I was about 13......and when mum, and my family was out, I'd lock the house doors and slip it on and swish in them around the house, it was heaven.
I'd do it till I was about 16. Mum knew about it cause I did'nt fold them back, the way mum did. I remember even wearing them to bed. Mum had 3 gowns at one point, and I'd sneak one night and wear it in bed. Mum would come in and give me a kiss, not knowing I had one on, and one morning mum raced in and asked if I knew where one of her nightgowns were. I gave up, and said "Mum, look....". She was'nt really shocked. She was quite prepared.

[Always Susan]

At five or six I aways wanted my fingernails and sometimes my toes painted when mom was doing hers. I'd watch very intently as she applied her polish and then ask if she would do mine also. I'd wear the polish for days and spent alot of time trying to get my next door neighbor to play dress-up. Nothing made me happier than wearing one of her hand me down dress with my nails painted.:)

[Emma26]

Unfortunately, I don't think it ever happened. I don't think my mom likes the idea of me wearing girl's clothes at all.

Well too bad. :tongueout

[heathr1]

Always Susan.....

A lovely reply.

[Beth-Lock]

I was very afraid of putting on any clothes of the female gender, even for Halloween or play acting in backyard productions, until about 12 or 13, when the fear turned into a strange attraction mixed with fear. A year or two after that I began CD'ing on the sly. I soon was dreaming about being dressed up by females, in different imagined circumstances, but it did not happen then. The human mind can have some strange quirks in its development.

[BananaFish]

i am a roleplayer, a Dungeons and Dragons connesieur of sorts...i'm quite used to being different people...but i think it started when i was six...but i was closeted until i was 13, then thats when it hit me like a freight train that i was CDer

[MarinaTwelve200]

I was very afraid of putting on any clothes of the female gender, even for Halloween or play acting in backyard productions, until about 12 or 13, when the fear turned into a strange attraction mixed with fear. A year or two after that I began CD'ing on the sly. I soon was dreaming about being dressed up by females, in different imagined circumstances, but it did not happen then. The human mind can have some strange quirks in its development.

That sounds a LOT like me. Even the age is correct.

[myrat]

My mother dressed me up in one of my sisters dresses when i was about five years old till i was eight. this would happen every Sunday evening when my father was attending chapel! I remember that the dress was green velvet with puffed sleeves and white lace piping. I also wore her shoes which were too small for me, but i percevered with the result that some of my toes are slightly deformed!! Let just say the rest is history.

[DameErrant]

Years ago like in the 1800s, and before that, many kids under the age of 5 were all dressed like girls. They all had dresses to wear. They were not considered boys until they reached age 5 then they were dressed like boys. It may not have been this way for all boys, but if you look back in history you will see what I am talking about. Yes, your Grandfather was dressed as a girl when he was young.

I understand that General George S. Patton Jr. was raised this way. Was he perhaps overcompensating when he went to war? Probably not, but it's fun to speculate.

[DameErrant]

Being dressed as a girl was something that would never have happened in my house! Both of my parents were very paranoid about that sort of thing for some reason. And when I was little, I would have strongly resisted any thing of the kind. Boys did not do that!

But a few years later, about the time I was old enough to be left at home alone, curiosity about female things hit me like a freight train. It started with looking through my mother's drawers, at the jewelry etc. Later I progessed to trying some of her stuff on. We were about the same size at that time. I got caught once or twice, which put an end to that, but the desire never left. I think the opposition made it even stronger.

[Janailene]

When 12 years old, Mom wanted to learn how to ski. Having no eqipment or clothes, she borrowed from a friend who had a son and daughter. The daughters outfits fit me and the son's fit my brother. There was a white and red outfit. The stretch pants were side zippered and the jacket came down only to the natural waist. There were color co-ordinated gloves and hat.

It was a wonderful time.

[JanSmith]

At about 5 or 6 my babysitter started with dress up sessions. She was 15 at the time. This lasted for several years. She started slow and worked up to bringing panties in my size to my home.
Whenever I was at her house with no one else she would dress me completly in panties,bra,slip and pantyhose. It was very much fun.

[Rachel E]

I have seen photo's of me at a very young age dressed as a little girl. My father would come home from work and ask, who is the new little girl. At about the age of 6 to 8 or 9 years i would have to wear long stockings in the winter and also had a garter belt to keep them up. It was around 1946 i started dressing in some of my mothers things as at that age i was 14yrs old, I still cross dress today and no it is not a sexual thing. I feel a great calm about my self when i am dressed.
I beleive if it dose not hurt and if it feels good, then i can't be wrong.....
Rachel. Spokane, Wa:):)

[JamieToo]

I had three events that seem pretty innocuous then, and now, but, I believe had a profound effect on me. The first occurred when I was probably five or six years old. I had left my wet gloves outside after playing in the snow. My family was going to my sister's school to see her class perform on stage. My mother scolded me for leaving my gloves outside and said that I couldn't wear them. She gave me a pair of my sister's gloves to wear . . . out in public! In reality, no one probably noticed that I was wearing girls' gloves, but I knew. I felt humiliated, and somehow that resonated with me.

The second event occurred a few years later. My mom took me to buy gym shoes. The girls shoes were on sale. She had me try on a pair of girls gym shoes and then she bought them for me. I can't imagine why the salesman didn't speak up and say something. I certainly did. But my mom insisted. I never wore those shoes.

Lastly, when I was about eleven, I was part of a cast in a play at school. The entire cast was boys (it was a class project), but the script had a female role. One of my classmates, who was the class clown, took that role. He borrowed a skirt, pantyhose, a sweater and shoes from a girl classmate. I'm assuming he wore a bra too because he had something in the sweater to make boobs. Everyone thought that it was hilarious, including me; but I secretly wanted to be him. I wanted to be the boy wearing those girls' clothes in front of the entire class.

One year later I began to secretly dress. But that's another story.

Jamie.