Quote Originally Posted by Briana90802
I was wondering how many of you did "girlie" things when you were a child? I'm not talking about dress-up because it seems that we pretty much all tried something on as a child. Me, I didn't play with guns, but I liked playing with my sisters stuff. I also liked to touch and feel girls dresses whenever my mom was shopping. So what, if any, "girlie" things did you do as a child?
[SIZE="2"]Well, I was into tactile pleasures, along with non-stop drawing, but, by and large, I was very boyish. My inherent shyness, which was exacerbated during my early school years, eventually led me to the wonderful world of crossdressing. At some point I turned away from boyishness and embraced beauty, but I don’t know what happened, when that happened or why it happened. To this day I turn away from violence and feel most comfortable when I’m non-male in appearance and emotional response…[/SIZE]

Quote Originally Posted by Melinda Lou
The girls in my neighborhood tended to be tomboyish…
[SIZE="2"]I had a tomboy cousin, and she definitely “wore the pants” in our relationship. Accordingly, I was less male by comparison. Over time, she became extremely feminine, yet strong and independent, while I became anti-masculine and somewhat withdrawn. For many years she was my female counterpart, someone to emulate or admire as I explored my own secretive world…[/SIZE]