Reply To: Part 2 (update on an earlier forum) – Long awaited invitation

[Sarah Kanter]

The last time I was at the store dressed up I heard a guy say, “Is that a boy or a girl?” I actually don’t even know if he was talking about me, but I assume he was. It was awkward at the time and I wanted to get away, but after I thought about it, I realized that I should have just smiled and laughed. I think part of self acceptance, in anything, is letting go of approval from others. Even if I will never look the way I really would like to, even if I can’t pass, it’s still fun to dress up. Learning to enjoy things, regardless of what others think, or how well you do them, can be a really powerful part of life. This is one of the things that cross dressing has helped me with, learning to enjoy something, even if I’m not very good at it.