All through grade school, I had a strong desire to be a girl. I wanted to wear pretty clothes like theirs. I wanted to experiment with makeup. Instead, I was stuck with people urging me to play sports and such. I hated sports and still do to this day. The only one that I was ever good at was volleyball and that is typically considered a sport for girls anyway so I wasn't allowed to participate.
What I wouldn't have given to come to school dressed in pretty clothes like the other girls. I wanted to wear skirts and dresses and feel the breeze blowing across my legs through my tights or pantyhose just like they did. I wanted to hear my pretty shoes make tapping sounds as I walked through the halls. I wanted to have long hair that would tickle my neck and fall in my face. Or I could pull it back in a ponytail or braid it. I wanted to wear jewelry like theirs. Bracelets, necklaces, and earrings.....oh how I loved earrings!
But I was on the outside looking in. I contented myself with wearing pantyhose under my jeans and trying to simulate the sensations that the girls must be feeling when they wore them with skirts, although I knew it wasn't the same thing. On these days, I would hurry home hoping that nobody would be there when I arrived so I could borrow some things from my mother or sister and pretend, just for a while that I was one of the girls.
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