Marie, while we did not have an organized competition in my neighborhood school, I so would have wanted to join that I would have been scared silly that EVERYONE would have figured me out.
I clearly remember my next door neighbor dressing in his sisters clothing for Halloween and making a big deal of using the girls room, I was so stunned with the possibility of following his (her?) footsteps the next year that I am sure I stood there way too long, staring and quietly watching.
I guess we need to talk about the difference between my neighbor and I; he was clearly making a big show of his outfit and appearance as was part of his personality and I doubt he was doing it for any other reason. If it was me, I would be so overwhelmed by the experience, one I had dreamed of more than a few times by then as I had started CDing about 12 years of age and was occasionally fully dressing when I got the chance. It would have been so intense that I'm sure everyone who knew me would have noticed changes and most likely figured out it wasn't just a costume.
