High School Reunion

Anne,
I guess we have shared the same reunion experiences: "we met and knew people at the reunions but everyone gravitated to the people they were familiar with in high school and it was all about comparing themselves to others
In September, I will attend my 50th College reunion
I can only fantasize attending as Leonara

I did not go to any.   HS was very lonely. No friends, just working "relationships".  Cross dressed in secret back then.  "Karley" was my girlfriend and femme side .  Sometimes both and we were lesbian.

Never went to any , didn't want to , it served it purpose at the time - parties , sports & girls 😜, no need to catch up on that 😀 lol Tiff

I skipped my 10, 20and 30 year reunions, but I finally let myself be talked into attending our 40th, 3 years ago.  Back then, I was an early graduate, leaving school in November instead of going full term for my senior year.  My niece Keri went with me, as this was right after my first major cancer surgery and in the adjustment period for my Ileostomy.  A lot of the people didn't remember me or recognize me, but a few did.  I'm sure there was quite a buzz about me being femme out of earshot, that's just how a lot of people my age are really.  A few did remember me and I was surprised at how many have turned out to be gay themselves.  I was the only CD there, and everything went okay for the most part.  Being post surgery was very tiring and taxing and I did miss a couple of the different functions, but took part in as much as I could.

I did enjoy it though and it was actually good to see some of the people, so overall it went good.  If any of you plan to attend yours as your femme self, just approach your classmates as you would any other group of people, and they might surprise you with how much acceptance there will be for you.

PaulaF

Hi ladies,

School reunions, at least in the public sector school I attended, are not as prominent or popular in "Oz" as other parts of the world.

Even more so when in my case it was an all male trade oriented "technical school".

They ran a 30 year reunion about 20 years ago and I attended that. Most assuredly in drab.....

"Tech" here in Oz used to be looked down upon as somewhat lesser than "high". But in their 60's and 70's heyday, here in Australia at least, they produced hundreds of thousands of highly skilled tradesmen.

They were abolished in the 80's and all became "high's". Now we have a chronic shortage of skilled tradesmen.

Go figure

Caty.

PS Tho the year after I left they did run a school play and some boys got cast in female parts

SOB! SOB!

OmG... have been thinking about this for the last couple months! Have not fully trnsitioned but consider myself passable, en femme. I anticipate owning it... runway strut in like here I am B~t~~~s! Giggle

I hated my high school. Never considered going to a reunion. But going to the next one wearing something completely over-the-top would be a hoot! Being asked to leave would complete the night.

That's my fantasy.

Emily

I've never been to one, and my school is now 10,000 miles away, so i can't see it happening. I'm not transitioning, but I do love to go to events as rachel, so if I ever did go to a reunion, I'd certainly think about attending it en femme. My 'journey' as a crossdresser has been one of the defining experiences of my adult life, and is something I'd love to show off and celebrate. I went to an all-boys' school as well, so I'd certainly stand out in my year group 😀

I have had the fantasy yes. It would SHOCK the all male Military Academy that I attended if I appeared en femme... But that is HIGHLY unlikely to happen.... I enjoyed having this pole put the idea and images in my head though, haha...

If I were in the position of transitioning(I'm not), it could be wickedly fun to attend that way. People have a hard enough time recognizing folks(I'm 30 years out of HS) at reunions. Couldn't imagine the head scratching as they tried to guess who I was had I transitioned, LOL. That would be great!

Thanks for the fun thoughts,

Dala