am I the only one who LOVES being a cd?

[Gabrielle Hermosa]

I wouldn't trade it for anything. I feel sorry for men who don't CD.

Nice.

I kind of feel that way too. I mean, I don't feel sorry for them, but I imagine what a lacking existence it must be. How shallow, drab and boring.

[grace@4]

The only part of being a CD that I hate is not being able to do it freely. I am who and what I am and always will be, CDing is one of that last parts of my being I would relinquish, probably only before loving my family..

Love me for me not what you want me to be,been a CD is part of me and am loving and love it.lets go girls xxxxxxxx

[MissConstrued]

but I imagine what a lacking existence it must be. How shallow, drab and boring.

Life without heels & makeup? What? No thanks!

Suppose it's like someone who's born blind... and has no concept of what sight is.

[Claire Cook]

To all you happy sisters out there. PLEASE help make a difference. Open minds and hearts. Live your lives as positive examples of who we are. Let society know transgendered people are not freaks. There'll be a lot less purging and "going to stop because it's the right thing to do..." threads once the stigma has been eradicated.

Put an end to the pain in our confused sisters. EDUCATE SOCIETY!

Gabrielle,

You've said it all again. Let's end the guilt and begin the pride!

Claire

[renaegee]

For me, it is all too secretive. Secretive brings stress and I hate the stress. Oh well, for me, it isn't going to change and I need to deal with it.

[StaceyJane]

I really love a nice skirt and heels!

[xAnne_Mariex]

Now i've come to terms with why I do it I love everything about it. The only thing i'd change is that I don't get to do it as often as i'd like.

[Kate17]

Gabrielle

I have been a cd all of my life , in fact , since I was a baby ( I have my own personal proof one is born a cd - another story for another time) Sometime, I was active sometimes not. My only regret in life is that I did not recognize how much a part of me this is and fully explore the cd possibilities when I had the chance. Now, I can not get enough. It does not overpower me often but sometimes I feel like I just want to be all woman all the time. That may be a reaction to stress.

I love being in a dress and made up as pretty as I can. I like feeling femme and it gives me a sense of well being. Like others, I don't understand why other males think this is strange but I will leave that for the psycho analysist ( pun intended) . They are really missing out.

I believe that if you feel that being femme and cd is quite normal for you, then you are in fact a well adjusted but complex human being.

Kate17

[KateC]

There's a few things I'm confused about on the original posting.

I thought at least most of us, or myself, we want to dress up and pass as a woman. I don't want to go out and look like a crossdresser, I want people to think I am a GG. So no, in this sense I do not love being a CD, I love being a woman at least in the view of others.

Maybe I'm just too judgmental or critical but I think I'll never be good enough to pass fully, unless I do extremes like surgery and HRT etc. There's a few on here that are naturally feminine... I won't bother to name them but, they are both Asian and young, I wish I had such a feminine face... If I go out compared to those two, I feel like I'm a joke and I hate it. I don't want to look like a CD or a man in a dress.

The other thing is... I don't understand what are you preaching about celebration and the like? What are you celebrating, why do you have to celebrate it? What do you mean by that? I enjoy this side of me to some degree but I don't understand to celebrate it? Am I suppose to party all day everyday? I don't understand the meaning. It just seems alot of your posts tend to go this route and mood, and I just don't get it.

I don't know... I don't really have an issue but it just confuses me to a certain point and I bet it does for some of the people who read it. Maybe I'm thinking feeling the fact that some stuff you say is kind of lying to yourself. Or what others write, it just bothers me. Like some wrote to me in PM, alot of people block out things that are true for many of us, like the sexual aspect which hardly anyone talks about and this other aspect of being a woman which a lot of "CD" denies.

I'm talking about those who say to themselves that they still LOVE being a male but yet they want to grow their hair long and shave and all of that. I don't believe that, if you wanted to do all of that, you want to look feminine, if you loved being a male you would do what the FTM CD do, and grow body hair and cut a shorter haircut.

Sorry for the rant but I just can't stand people lying to themselves... as for myself, I know I like being feminine more than masculine. I'm GOOD with being a guy most of the time but I prefer feminine aspects which means I don't like body hair or short hair as much as the opposite.

[Jeanne Hamilton]

What a great thread! I enjoy my cd life, and from the responses it appears that a large majority of us are also thankful for this "gift". Throughout my long cd life I have carried out many purges, not because I hated who I was, but because many of those important to me would misunderstand.

[kristinacd55]

I love being a cd and only wish I had more time to do it!

[Berta82]

I too enjoy CDing. Nothing beats feeling and looking fem. But, I also enjoy being a man. So I guess its the best of both worlds and its my choice which one I choose and when I choose to do it.

[Teri Jean]

Being a CDer is something I have been dealing with before I knew what it was. In the past couple years I have really learned and accepted this part of my life with the help of so many of you. There are the serious aspects and the humorous times, thank you Karren, of CDing but the fact is this is we are normal with a love of the finer things life has to offer.

When you walk into a art gallery you do not see just one style of paintings or sculptures but a variety that we may understand or like and those we do not. If we had just one look it would be really boring and there for no need to pursue the arts and the same is of so many things we see in our desire to dress and experiance life as the opposite sex.

So having said all that.....whewwwwwwww.. have fun and don't look back but forward as the beutiful creatures we are. Huggs Keli

[clare123]

i so agree but its selfish outlook ,partners family are you sure?

[izzfan]

It's taken me a few years of confusion but yes, I am finally glad to be a crossdresser and I wouldn't have it any other way. It is an intrinsic and beautiful part of me but one which I still don't quite have the courage to show too often.

[sarah378619]

I love my self and all my feelings.I think CDs/TGs are luckly to be able to feel and express both sides of their gender.I have always felt Fem and would not give those feelings away even if there was a way. I love Sarah as a part of me.It is who I am and I love that special part of me too!
Sarah

[charlie]

Hello Gabrielle!
When I first came on the forum I thought just the opposite. I thought all the people posting here were nuts to enjoy CD! To me it was a sickness that I wish I had not caught. Over the last year and a half I have evolved. I love my CD time. I love the styles, makeup, shoes, walk and being the feminine me! I look forward to dressing and being the best girl I can be.

[Gabrielle Hermosa]

I'm thrilled that this thread got such a great response... and doesn't seem to stop. I get more smiles every time I see a new posting... well, most of the postings anyway. I understand not everyone will be so happy in their lives, but that is the same for non-cd's as well.

I've read EVERY response everyone has left. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to chime in - even if you don't feel as I do about cding. I don't want anyone to lie, just be honest. I'll respect a truthful disagreement a whole lot more than a lie about being in agreement. I respect honesty.

I can't address every post personally and many of them don't warrant it anyway, but I'm going to hit one very important issue... in another thread. It would be a bit off topic for here, I think. See this thread.

[CLARRISA]

Its taken me a while to accept it, its been a life of envy,aquire,guilt,purge, round and round. I'd get envious of girls, aquire some clothes, feel guilty like i was some demented freakish low life no women would ever love, then thrpw it all away...Thats all stopped now, and i love it.