Reply To: At what age approximately did you have your first dressing encounter?

[Flora Smith]

I have no recollection of sneaking into Mom’s lingerie drawer at a young age.  But for all intents and purposes, in my preadolescent years, I was more little girl than little boy.  Enjoyed playing tea and Barbie’s with the neighbor girls.  Even asked for a Barbie for Christmas one year.  You can imagine my disappointment when I got a GI Joe.  Fast forward to the late 80s when I was home alone and discovered a discarded pair of my spouse’s pantyhose in the bathroom trash.  Even though they were too small for me, I forced them on and couldn’t believe how incredible they felt!  Fast forward to my early 60s (several years ago) and something made me go and get some lingerie.  When I put it on, I knew right then and there that women’s clothing was my future and haven’t looked back since.