Quote Originally Posted by Stephanie47 View Post
I am primarily an in-home dresser. On my agenda this weekend is two jobs: (1) replace the wax ring on one of the toilets, and (2) replace the rubber ring on one side of the kitchen sink drain. No way is Stephanie going to don a pretty dress and heels to do those jobs. Heavy maintenance is a guy job.

Before my wife retired I would have a full work day of domestic chores to accomplish. After dropping her off at work I would change into a pretty dress, heels and hosiery, all the proper undergarments with wig and maybe lip gloss. I would spend the day a la June Cleaver; baking, meal preparation, laundry, ironing, vacuuming, changing bed linens, etc. All those domestic chores I also do in my male attire.
For me, maintaining the house is a masculine task. The household chores you mentioned, I always do dressed as a woman, in an informal way.

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To Cinthia D:

In all my jobs, I always went in masculine mode ? with one exception, a place that seemed more open, more trans-friendly.
Sometimes I went as a woman: well-made-up, well-dressed, happy to be myself. But I felt the discomfort in the air, those silent glances that say so much. I realized that the environment wasn't ready to accept me as I am yet.
To avoid friction, I ended up backing down? I put my dream aside. It was painful ? as if I had to keep a part of myself locked away in a closet that no longer fits me.