It’s half term and Charles is busy following his daily rota and pottering around the house. His mother is at work. His big sister Emily stayed over at one of her friends and isn’t expected back until the afternoon, and eleven year old Samantha is playing on her games console. Charles only had to make […]

The story of an evacuee begins in the autumn of 1940. Billy says a tearful goodbye to his mother before boarding the bus to who knows where. Everyone else is just as nervous as Billy, even more so when they arrive at the small church hall in a remote town somewhere well away from the […]

His mother unbuttoned the shirt before passing it to him. She watched him fiddle with the buttons as they fastened the opposite way to all his other shirts. Once done, she passed him the shorts and said. “You’ll have to get used to the fastening… I’m not going to dress you every morning.” “Why don’t […]

It is Sunday morning. The weather forecast is hot and sunny for the day. John, Joyce, and Simon are up and finish breakfast by 9 pm. Simon has already showered and packed his car for the 100-mile trip. Breakfast was ham, eggs, hash browns, and orange juice. Joyce went all out to serve a nourishing […]

Peter looked up at his mother in amazement. “All of them?” he asks. She nods a definite yes. “But… what am I going to wear?” His mother turns towards Jenny, who is sorting out her new wardrobe. “How are you getting on Jenny?” she asks in an almost cheery tone of voice. “Fine.” Jenny smiles. […]

Tarquin began to wash his long dark hair, wishing now that he’d cut it, muttering “What have I gotten myself into?” He could hear Margaret, but not make out what she was saying, she was talking to somebody on the phone. As he rinsed his hair he noticed his clothes were gone, he shrugged, they […]

Simon gets maintenance on his car and returns home before lunch. Father has the yard work done by 1 pm which is lunchtime. Mother has done all the laundry and put it away. Lunch is something simple for Joyce to cook, she makes sausages with beans. John showers first after working in the hot sun. […]

The thought of everybody knowing gave Peter a good incentive not to piss his mother off any more than she already is. He wiped tears from his eyes as he carefully transferred the neatly folded clothes from Jenny’s drawers. Once all of his sisters clothes have been transferred, he asks if he can put some […]

I decided to try it on. So off with my slacks and loafers, and I pulled on the skirt. It was a little snug at the top, so I zipped it up and left the button unbuttoned at the top. I twirled around a bit admiring myself in her dresser mirror. Then I went to her closet […]

Peter and I sheepishly stood up and gave Granny’s wrinkly old cheek a kiss. She left and we sat back on the sofa. “How long do you think we have to do this for?” Peter asked as Mum waved our grandmother off. “Dunno.” I replied. “You won’t tell anyone will you?” I fearfully asked. He […]

  Tarquin sank deeper in the water till only his head could be seen. “This is a nightmare!” “No honey, jail is the nightmare,” Margaret said softly. “Says you!” Tarquin was feeling frustrated and a little angry. “Well you are welcome to leave, I won’t force you to dress as my niece. But if you […]

When they arrived home, she took him straight to his room and began unpacking his new uniform. She placed his shirts and shorts on hanger and gave them to him to hang in his wardrobe, apart from one of each which she neatly placed on his bed. Michael glanced at the garments on his bed as […]

  The third room of Aunty May and Uncle Jack’s house was turned into a storage room when Sarah moved out. Her room was occasionally used as a guest room. That evening the family watches television and goes to bed at around 10 30 pm. A very busy day is planned for Saturday to prepare […]

Peter returned to his room and took as many clothes from the wardrobe as he could carry. He returned to his old room to see his mother emptying his wardrobe, by throwing everything in a crumpled pile on the floor. Back and forth he went in only his underwear, fetching her masses of dresses and […]

  Mother and Father decided that Simon would be leaving on Sunday morning. “Ok I will do as you ask,” Simon said giving in to the pressure of his parents. “Tomorrow is Saturday and I will take my car in for an oil change and a tune-up.” “That will be  a good idea,” Mother replied, […]

  “I like you much better as a girl, Mike” said Joan “and I am going to call you Gillian …….will you be my best friend?” I gave her a hug and said I would like that. (I enjoyed hugging Joan as it seemed exciting somehow for two girls to hug) Then to my great […]

Michael kicked his heels as the assistant neatly placed each item into a large carrier bag. She made small talk with his mother about how good a school Ashford is and how well her son has settled in. Karen paid for the items before passing Michael the carrier’s bags which held his new uniform. “Thank […]

My sister had got a job working in the school office and found it very useful when my classes were getting set up. Sis put most of all my classes in rooms close to hers or some of the other girls that knew me. She also got me out of gym class by telling everyone I had breathing problems […]

  “Now there’s a nappy and a nightie under your pillows.” Mum said. “What?” I yelped. “Even girls don’t wear nappies!” “No, but petticoated boys do.” mum replied. “Now I bought you both pull on ones because you’re not babies… but if you act like babies, we’ll just have to put you in a proper […]

It wasn’t always dresses. Sometimes they’d make the boys wear a pair of little girlie shorts, sometimes with tights or leggings too. They were both put in I love Justin Beiber T shirts on one occasion, but worst of all was the day they were dressed in playsuits. Both had buttons up the back and […]

He was so nervous he trembled a little as he sank into the foamy sudsy water. He could hear voices so he turned off the water and listened. “No, I haven’t seen anyone tonight.” “Who is in the bathroom?” Asked a deep-voiced man, undoubtedly a state trooper, Tarquin sank into the suds wanting to disappear. […]

He glanced around the shop as the assistant continued totting up the bill. The two mannequins in the window were silhouetted against the daylight. He stepped closer as he tried to remember which was the boy and which was the girl as he realized how similar their outlines were. Both women glanced over at Michael […]

He gulped at the thought of staying in his sister’s bedroom, and he knew he’d never be able to have his friends around unless it was completely redecorated. He felt he’d come up with some leverage. “Mum?” he asked. His mother stopped what she was doing, faced him and said. “If you got something to […]

  Mum did the same to Peter. We weren’t strangers to sharing a bath, but being scrubbed like little kids was less than desirable. After shampooing and rinsing our hair, we were ejected from the tub and mercilessly towel dried. “What’s this for?!” I said as we coughed and spluttered a fine white talcum powder […]

Summer school was on the west coast and the school was an old baronial style ‘castle’. It was very near the beach and most days, weather permitting, we were taken there in the afternoon for field trips. I was starting to really look forward to these trips as the teachers, ladies who looked quite elderly […]

Their sisters would take a combination of photographs and short videos on their smart phones. “Don’t forget boys, you’re only one click away from going public on YourTube or FaceBank…” they’d remind them. “…so you’ve got to be on your best girlie behaviour… we want to see smiles, not sulks.” It’s a tricky path to […]

She patted his cheek gently, “Now you get out of those dirty old boys clothes and get into the tub and stay in it till I come for you, understand?” “Yes Aunty,” Taquin felt a little better, Margaret was so calm and certain. he was surprised when she patted his bottom as he turned to […]

  One thing was clear – Pat actually missed the petticoats!  He was relieved that he did not have to wear stays any longer…but it appeared to be a reasonable trade-off. So, somehow, in a few days, Patrick didn’t hesitate as he trampled Gram’s prize flowerbed, visions of soft petticoats and friendships in his mind. […]

The evening was by no means finished yet as my mum announced that on the way home she had to collect some papers from her friend Mrs Johnson. Now Mrs Johnson had two children; a boy Brian who was fourteen and a girl called Joan who was my age, played violin in the GHS orchestra […]

He glanced around the shop as the assistant continued totting up the bill. The two mannequins in the window were silhouetted against the daylight. He stepped closer as he tried to remember which was the boy and which was the girl as he realized how similar their outlines were. Both women glanced over at Michael […]

  “Uncle Jack still works full time, however, Aunty May retired from her part-time job when she turned 45 two years ago”. Cousin Sarah moved into her own place four years ago when she was twenty-one. “This sounds like a good idea to me”, father stated after eating. “Aunty May is home all day and […]

His mother turned to see her son whimpering behind the door. “What does it look like?” she replied. “We’re making some changes… This will be Jenny’s room from now on.” she said as Jenny looked at her brother’s face, streaked with eye-liner and his shoulder clad in nothing but the thin strap of her favourite […]

“Petticoating.” mum replied. “If you haven’t worked it out, it means dressing naughty boys in girls clothes until they can behave themselves.” she explained. “Now… why don’t you two jump in the bath before you get ready for bed?” “BED!?!” we protested in unison. “It’s only half past five.” “And by the time you’ve had […]

The girls had them over the proverbial barrel for years. Audrey had her brother Peter tidying her bedroom and polishing her school shoes whilst Melanie’s little brother Paul was brushing his sister’s hair and putting it in plaits every night, painting her toenails, running her baths and fetching her snacks. Then, on the rare occasion […]

It didn’t take long for the four girls and Patty to become good friends, and soon they were talking about exchanging clothes and the like – it made Patty very excited. Later her sisters joined them now and then.  Unfortunately for Patty, even though Mary was slightly larger then she, they could not use Mary’s […]

In town I was sent into the cafe to buy the milk and so I stepped out of the car and tugged my skirt down at the back as I had seen girls do. As I walked the few steps along the pavement I glanced into the shop windows and saw the reflection of this […]

“He’ll need plenty of socks too.” His mother added in an impatient tone. The bill had more than doubled with the cost of the shoes, the pumps, the trainers, and the football boots. She cast her eyes over the small stand by the till, upon which was a variety of socks. She began grabbing a […]

  “However what will you do with yourself until September?. “You can not just do nothing for three months.” said his father joining in the conversation. Simon anticipated that his father would come out with something like this. He went on to explain that he cannot help the fact that the economy is slow. Mother […]

  Neither myself nor my brother could believe this was happening. Our mother opened the double doors of our wardrobe to reveal a resplendent display of skirts, blouses and dresses. “You honestly don’t expect us to wear those do you?” Peter asked. “Well after you two have had a bath, you won’t have any choice […]

I’d love to.” Melanie replied. “But do you have any nappies?” she asked. “I don’t but Peter does.” Audrey proudly replied, causing her little brother to blush something rotten. Melanie’s brother Paul dropped his jaw and stared at his friend as Audrey explained that he still wets the bed occasionally, and therefore has plenty of […]

The house was a large well kept two story classic farm house. Outside lights lit up the entrance, the white side of the house gleamed next to the opened dark green shutters which graced the windows. Margaret kept her arm around Tarquin, he didn’t mind, he was truly freaked out by suddenly becoming a fugitive […]

  It didn’t take long for the four girls and Patty to become good friends, and soon they were talking about exchanging clothes and the like – it made Patty very excited. Later her sisters joined them now and then.  Unfortunately for Patty, even though Mary was slightly larger then she, they could not use […]

My hair was fairly long which was the fashion, so mum was able to make two bunches and tie on two blue satin ribbons to complete the girlish look. I was then taken in front of the full-length mirror to see myself and I nearly burst with ecstasy at this pretty little girl standing in […]

Karen and the assistant were satisfied they were a good fit, in spite of Michael’s protests; ‘they look silly’, ‘but they have a heel’, ‘but… buckles!’. He didn’t say, ‘too small’, ‘too big’ or ‘not wide enough, so they were purchased, along with a pair of black pumps for PE. His thoughts were unwillingly cast […]

Simon is quite a short young man. He stands at only 5 foot 4 inches tall. He has collar-length brown hair and is rather a  polite young man, Simon is kind of short at 5’ 4” tall and about 120 Lbs. He has collar-length brown hair and is a polite young man. On this day […]

  Jenny’s jaw hit the floor at her mother’s suggestion. She was speechless. “Even for school?” she asked, visualising the scene as a thoughtful grin crossed her face. “Well much as I’d like to see him squirm… no, not for school.” her mother replied. “Pity.” Jenny frowned. Her mother opened a cupboard and removed a […]

The house was a large well kept two story classic farm house. Outside lights lit up the entrance, the white side of the house gleamed next to the opened dark green shutters which graced the windows. Margaret kept her arm around Tarquin, he didn’t mind, he was truly freaked out by suddenly becoming a fugitive […]

Jenny was crying in the kitchen when her mother entered. She was upset because not only was Peter wearing her things… but they were her favourite things. Her mother assured her that Peter would replace them with his pocket money. “It’s obviously not the first time he’s done it!” her mother said as she realised […]

“You shall remain dressed exactly as you are until I’ve decided what to do about this” my mother stated as her eye’s dropped to see the semen dripping on to the floor. She turned to my sister and told her to go to the kitchen, before tuning back to me. “Right young man… come with […]

“Hello Patty,” they said quietly.  Word apparently had gotten around about her plight.  By their tone, Patty guessed that her sisters had asked them to be nice and understanding and try to protect her, since they did not go to the same school, being older.  “We can walk with you, if you like,” said a […]

Two days later was Friday and when I returned from school my Mum called me to her bedroom and there on the bed laid out were the most exiting garments I had ever seen: A navy blue gym dress, a white shirt with long sleeves, a suspender belt, a pair of sateen panties with elastic […]

An evil grin swept across Karen’s face. “Would you like to try a skirt, Michael?” She asked her mortified son. “It might be nicer in the summer.” She added persuasively. He shook his head, not sure if she was teasing or being serious. He looked down at his new school shorts and his pale legs […]

“Who’s she?” Carol asked. “That’s Robert.” “He’s got a bob!” “Yeah… a few of ’em have girlie hair.” he said as he scrolled through a few more photographs and zoomed into one. “Me with clips in.” “He he.” Carol grinned. Peter has typical boyish hair; short around the back and sides with a full fringe, […]

Six weeks later, my brother and I wore boy clothes for the first time since we broke up for summer. Mrs Brown asked us if we’d had a nice summer when we returned to school. “Yes Miss,” we replied as the other kids cast us peculiar looks, whispered to one another and giggled. We took […]

At age twelve I had become a good violinist and I was allowed to play in the GHS orchestra and became an indispensable member with many good friends among the girls who accepted me as part of the team. I was very much the envy of my school friends and often played postman taking love […]

“My Jamie wears woolly tights in the winter.” The assistant stated. “Although he did take some convincing.” She added. “I think Michael will take some convincing too,” Karen replied with a knowing smile. “I didn’t give him a choice in the end.” The assistant answered. “Tights or nothing, I told him.” A brief silence followed. […]

Mum always insisted we wore our aprons when eating, so we did each others buttons before being given a choc ice each. “Why don’t you eat them in the garden? It’s a lovely day.” “But… someone might see us,” I replied. “Well that hardly matters now does it?” Mum replied, “Plus, you two princesses are […]

  Patty was full of confused thoughts, but eventually fell into deep sleep. She dreamt of a picnic on a blanket on a meadow, with fluffy clouds and lacy dolls and cozy petticoats.   Patty was all ready for school and on her way out, when Gram came from behind and said, “Don’t forget your […]

My fascination with girls and the clothes they wore at prep school continued until I started at the exclusively boys college at the age of nine, but then a new influence began. My mother was a professional musician and decided that I should learn the violin. As there were no violin teachers at the boys’ […]

Before long he found himself trying on a pair of the regular school shorts. Similar to the PE skort, the box pleated shorts looked like a skirt from most angles. However, these ‘shorts’ had a single button and zip at the back. Michael couldn’t fathom why they fastened at the back rather than the front […]

Carol placed her hand on his back once more, resting her fingers on the fastening of his training bra. This time he didn’t shy away. They shared a smile as she stroked his back a little before removing her hand. “Do you want a drink?” she asked, offering juice or a brew. She left him […]

“But… they’re dressed like girls!” Stephen spat. “Yes they are… and they’re far better behaved because of it.” Mum replied. “Now are you going to say sorry?” “No!” all three replied. “Well in that case you’d better leave… and I’ll be telling your mothers how horrible you’ve all been when I see them,” Mum stated […]

Bedtime proved a little relief, as her stays were changed to the nighttime-type, a little looser, but also much longer.  These stays were to her lower thighs – another one of Gram’s requirements for ALL the girls.  No touching of private parts!  Masturbation was an abomination to God!  Even dressed as boys, their hands were […]

It is interesting that at this stage of my life I was unaware that there were any physical differences between girls and boys and couldn’t understand why girls were dressed differently! About a year later when scratching through a jumble drawer I came across the red satin pants. I immediately thought of the school uniforms […]

Dinner proceeded fairly normally after that, with the usual talk of family affairs and situations, and soon Patty was immersed in talk, almost forgetting her tight stays.  Her demeanor actually changed because of her attire – she was more  ‘delicate’, more feminine.  It was almost second nature to emulate the mannerisms of her sisters she […]

The great day dawned and I was bathed and my hair washed in some special shampoo to make it lighter and shinier. I was made up with rouge and a touch of lipstick and the exciting costume was carefully put on! Everyone said I looked pretty good and the newspaper described me as “an adorable […]

Karen bundled her son of to the changing room and told him to remove his shoes and pants. He did as he was told and no sooner he had his pants off, his mother opened the curtain and held out the bizarre pair of shorts for him to step into. They had full-length knife pleats […]

Peter gulped and shook his head. “Not make-up.” he said. “Not yet anyway.” he added before confessing to ‘occasionally’ wearing a slide or a couple of clips in his hair. “I’d rather not but we’re encouraged to try to look nice and Mum & Kate are both quite encouraging.” he said before hesitantly informing her […]

We reluctantly pulled on our nappies, followed by the rubber knickers, then our cotton over knickers and finally, we pulled our nighties over our heads. Mum made us say thank you to Mrs Brown for helping, and she left. We watched girlie TV until 8pm. Peter said he didn’t need a clean nappy. I did. […]

The ball was scheduled for the night of 16 August 1939 at which time I would be nearly six years old. In due course my page outfit was designed by a Mrs Green, a local dressmaker, and I was taken for the first fitting. Mrs Green’s son Bernard was unfortunately present, which worried me as […]

Michael soon found himself being measured; height, chest, waist, and hips. Once she had his sizes, she began routing through the shelves. She took a bundle of Cellophane wrapped items under her arm and stepped over to the counter. “These are the Ashford ones.” She said as she placed the bundle down and worked through […]

I was a second child with an elder brother five years older than me, so when I was due to be born my dear mother was very keen to have a little girl and thus make a “pigeon pair”. She had bought lots of pink clothes and had even decided that the baby would be […]

The loud ding ding of the bell alerted the assistant to their presence. “Hello there, can I help?” She smiled as she greeted Karen and Michael. “Hello,” Karen said. “My son is starting secondary school in September and needs a uniform.” “Are you really?” The kind-looking lady asked the nervous-looking boy, “…and which school are you going […]

“Hiya!” she grinned as she dragged him inside. She looked him up and down and said “You could have worn those shoes for me!” “I’m enjoying a whole week wearing nothing but flat shoes.” Peter replied. “Ooh.” she cooed. “We’d have been about the same height.” she grinned as he looked up into her eyes […]

Mum made a point of checking my dress for splashes when I returned. When we ate supper, she made us each wear a white apron. Alice’s in Wonderland… she called us. I could see where she was coming from. After supper, mother had us wash and dry the dishes… then the doorbell rang, and since […]

  Patty’s demeanor suddenly changed, and she became morose. “What is it?” “Nothing.  I mean, well, I mean do not feel I should be feeling good about this.  I am a boy, not a girl.” “It’s only temporary, Patty.  We’ve had to do this before, and you didn’t feel this way.” “I am beginning to…like…the […]

“So how’s Noel?” Peter’s Dad asked as his son climbed into the car soon after 6.00pm. “Good.” Peter replied as he pulled on his seatbelt. He told his dad about Noel and Mark going to watch the movie and playing the video game and the possibility of them coming up for a few days in […]

  “What is it?” I asked as she slid the bag towards me. “Something for a rainy day.” she smiled. I bit my lip as I lifted the garment from the bag. “Oh mu-um.” I bashfully commented. “Do you like it?” she asked. “I know it’s a bit of a step up from your sailor […]

I have to eat, but Gram and the family will be expecting you, and you know how she is…” “Yes.” She said dryly.  “I know how she is.  Witness my plight” rubbing her waist. The pretty blue, but plain dress quickly descended from the place from where it hung, and soon was fitted on Patty, […]

They agree that it would be ‘cool’ to visit Pete the ‘sticks’. They also say that they’d have to get parental permission, but stress that that they’ll press for it. “If that’s OK?” Noel asked. He had a serious look in his eye and Peter knew exactly what it meant. “Yeah it’s fine.” Peter assured. […]

    I spent the entire evening wearing the dress. And about four or five days later, I wore it again. I probably left it a fortnight before I wore it for a third time. Mum asked if I liked wearing it and I nodded. “I don’t think I’d wear it outside but I like […]

Mum pointed out that it is in fact a pair of shorts and a top all-in-one, “…so nobody will see your knickers if you play on the climbing frame.” “But… they’ll still laugh at me.” “You don’t know that.” Mother replied. “They might say you look nice.” “No, they won’t.” “Are you playing out too […]

Noel glanced at Peter. Peter glanced back. “That and the fact that Carol’ll chop his balls off if he does.” Noel said as he burst out laughing. “What?!” Mark exclaimed. Noel explained to him that Carol fancies Peter and Peter’s gonna hang out with Carol whilst they’re at the cinema and blah blah blah. “Blimey.” […]

The first term of the new uniform regulations began after the Easter break. Rules regarding overcoats had also been tightened up, with both boys and girls wearing the school double-breasted ‘dress’ coats which just and so covered both the boy’s shorts and the girl’s skirts. It’s safe to assume every boy felt nervous and self-conscious […]

  “I don’t know.” I said. “Do I have to wear it?” “Well it seems a bit silly if you don’t.” she said. “But I won’t tell anyone… and we can hide it in my room if you prefer.” “I think that’s a good idea.” I replied, almost grimacing. “Dunno what my friends would say […]

      “They’re only guidelines David.” she told him. “Only really naughty boys need petticoating everyday.” I told him, adding “…and every night.” He gulped and looked up at me through a pair of pleaful eyes. “…but if today’s behaviour is anything to go by, you won’t need that.” “I hope not. It’s horrible […]

“Oh Mum why have you enrolled him in one of those?!” Kate exclaimed. Their parents give Kate the very same reasons as they’d given Peter and she was just as surprised as her brother to discover that she’d be attending an EP school too. She’s not happy to discover that ballet classes are compulsory, but […]

  I shook my head, quickly glanced around and said “They’re all girl’s clothes.” “They’re all dresses.” Mum retorted as if correcting me. She reminded me of the boy’s dresses in the exhibition last month. “Do you think those boys thought they were wearing girl’s clothes or just dresses?” she asked. I pondered for a […]

The lamp she’d turned on is a new one, and I don’t like it. It’s too bright for a start and has a revolving shade that casts a pink & lilac glow across the walls and ceiling. “At least it’s not Princesses,” I said as I followed a silhouette of Tinker Bell scroll across the […]

This was the part he hated most.  Being naked, even for a moment, in front of his older sisters.  Sometimes he wished he had a younger sister on whom to take out his frustrations – and ever since that time on the hill, his older brother was of no help in any attempt to shield […]

  ~   Their mother left them alone and stole a sausage on a stick from the remains of the buffet before returning the kitchen to finish washing the plastic party dishes. Afterwards, she made herself a pot of tea and sat at the breakfast bar where she enjoyed a cigarette and perused the petticoating […]

  On our previous visit to the city, there was an exhibition of vintage children’s clothing at the big museum. It was mostly boring because most of the exhibits were dresses… but it was interesting too because one tends to learn things that they never knew beforehand. One thing I learned at that exhibition was […]

In light of that, the pull-up nappies didn’t seem so bad. Once we had a clean pair of rubbers and our over-knickers and nighties back on, mum said, “Oh look at the time… it’s almost twenty minutes past your bedtime.” before shuffling us out of the bathroom. It felt so weird having the light flowing […]

  Yes, the green dress with the floral pattern.  I’ll never forget that day… Martha and Bernice coming into the room interrupted his reverie – his hands were still on the dresses. “Any particular one you’d like to wear today, dear Patty?” a gentle smile on Martha’s face.  “They ARE pretty, yes, Patty?” “Don’t call […]

Poor David has no idea how pretty he looks, especially when he sulks and pouts, his mother thinks as she washes the dishes. If she’d known just how effective petticoating would be she’d have done it last year and probably the year before. Maybe if he’d worn a dress then, he’d have played nicely with […]

“Well… it’s just a school uniform. You don’t get a choice about yours in the same way they don’t get a choice about theirs… but at the end of the day, you’ll come out with a much better education than they will. After sixth form you’ll be probably be off to uni and by then […]

Janet shows me some of her birthday presents and I feign interest. She tells me the highlights of her party; who won pass-the-parcel, who won musical chairs, who ate too much cake. Then she looks me up and down and asks why I didn’t come to her party when I’m wearing a party dress. “Because […]

The TV anchor man announced that the next programme would be the film, The Living Daylights, starring Timothy Dalton as James Bond. “Can we watch this mum?” I asked as the ba-ba baoummm, ba-ba baoumm, music started. “Oh no.” Mother replied. “Princesses don’t like James Bond. How about a DVD instead?” “OK.” I replied. “Can I […]

    The Saturday had begun fairly non-eventfully.  Patrick and some of his friends were playing ball in the front yard, and, very quickly, the game ended with the breaking of one of the windows.  The others immediately ran off, and Patrick was alone to take the blame.  He quickly knew what the future held […]

Janet is dumbstruck when she sees her brother wearing one of her dresses. Her jaw drops. She gasps. “Why are you wearing my things?” she asks in a most accusational tone. David does nothing but blush. Janet turns to the door and yells “Mu-um! He’s wearing one of my dresses!” Their mother had already followed […]

Peter mentioned a handful of boys in his class who reportedly wear girl’s clothes outside of school, including Keith, possibly Alan and Robert. “Is he the one with the bob?” Kate asked. Peter nodded. “He’s cute.” his sister claimed. Peter didn’t immediately respond, but he did thank his lucky stars that so far, his mother […]

I returned to my room. Hannah is exactly where she was, sat on my bed but instead of perusing the Muse album cover, she’s holding the empty square of card that housed the gift she’d given me. I sort of stopped when I noticed. “Are you wearing them?” she asked. I meekly nodded. “And?” she […]

The next day I came home from school with my neighborhood friends Cindy & Carol. I had grown up with them since I was 2. We were like sisters & brothers. We did everything together. Well the three of us walked into my room to the biggest surprise of my life. It was like a […]

I was planning on legging it down the stairs and, providing the front door was unlocked, to the street outside. But since my grandmother stood on the landing effectively blocking my path, I went into the bathroom, followed by my brother Peter. The bath was already full of fragrant bubbles. Of course, we begged and […]

A light … I realize I can ponder this light … I realize I have more than that ability … I am warm … I have … fingers … I explore my fingers … a thumb … I begin to suck my thumb … I move my feet gently … I am surrounded by … […]

Suddenly there was a knock on the door. “Can I come in?” Dad’s voice asked. “Er… yeah.” I said as the door began to open. Dad popped his head round and said “Your mother’s wondering where you’ve disappeared to.” “We’re listening to Muse.” I replied. “Well… I think she wants you to show her your […]

It all started in JUNIOR High school. I was teased over having girly breasts. Everyone teased me, even my closest friends. One evening while playing in my older sisters room (Sherri), I came upon some old clothes of hers. I decided to try on one of her bras. It was a 34A. I could not […]

Neither myself nor my brother could believe this was happening as our mother opened the double doors of our wardrobe to reveal a resplendent display of skirts, blouses and dresses. “You honestly don’t expect us to wear those do you?” Peter asked. “Well after you two have had a bath, you won’t have any choice […]

  Gabe’s voice is very soft and soothing. I see him writing everything I say. The words seem to glow strangely as they are put on the clipboard. He asks many questions. I find I feel better with each answer I give that is heart felt and honest. Gabe even knows when I am being […]

 “Can I come in yet?” she asked. “Yeah.” I nervously replied. “Hey nice tights. Nice T shirt too… and shoes!” “Yeah.” I shyly said. “It’s all coming out now.” I guiltily added. “Good.” she said. “It’s gotta be better than hiding.” “Yeah… still scary though.” I said as I slid my new Muse LP out […]

I exhaled long and slow through my nostrils before telling my mother in no uncertain terms that if I want to start wearing that stuff, I’ll ask for some. I was calm and considered I might add, not shirty or disrespectful. Mum smiled through pursed lips and nodded. “Well if you do change your mind, […]

    “Well I hope so.” I checked the time. “I’m going to tell Janet that you’ve gone out with your friends, so she won’t even know you’re here… so unless you want her to see you, you’ll be as quiet as a mouse won’t you?” He hung his head and nodded. I routed out […]

      I hear a soft voice say, “Awaken.” My eyes pop open. I am afraid. I never took off mom’s nightgown. I sit up quickly. I am not sure where I am. I look around and am sure this is one of those dreams I have read about in stories and am no […]

    Poor David has no idea how pretty he looks, especially when he sulks and pouts, his mother thinks as she washes the dishes. If she’d known just how effective petticoating would be she’d have done it last year and probably the year before. Maybe if he’d worn a dress then, he’d have played […]

It has been another rotten day. School was a nightmare as usual. I am perhaps the only boy anywhere in school that is always mistaken for a girl at first glance. It has caused me no end of torment and has caused me to be beaten repeatedly by the school’s psychopathic Bullies. I have returned […]

Hanging from her fingers is a big paper carrier bag and I knowingly asked if she’d been to the checkout. Mum nodded. I pushed my foot into my shoe and pressed my heel into it. “Did you find some shoes?” I asked as we exited the store. “I did.” Mum replied. “I’ll show you them […]

They said their goodbyes and Jennifer escorted Peter back to the elevator. “I can’t believe that just happened.” he said. “I’ve actually got a job as graphic designer?” “Office junior.” Jennifer corrected. “It will involve some design but to begin with it’ll be mainly setting out, proof reading, photocopying, printing and lot of tea making… […]

    He murmured what sounded like a final appeal as I laid the unbuttoned dress on the bed. I looked him up and down. His pale thin legs emerged from lace trimmed knickers, into which a matching girlie vest was tucked. Shyly, and reluctantly, he stepped toward his sister’s bed and approached the dreaded […]

“How was school today?” she asked. “Do you want a hot drink?” “OK.” he replied, adding “Yeah please.” followed by “I’ll make it.” He slid the kettle onto the hotplate and told his mother that he’s got a stack of homework to complete before the end of the mid-term break. “I might ride over to […]

It has been another rotten day. School was a nightmare as usual. I am perhaps the only boy anywhere in school that is always mistaken for a girl at first glance. It has caused me no end of torment and has caused me to be beaten repeatedly by the school’s psychopathic Bullies. I have returned […]

Mum grabs a pack of white vests with the same ‘back to school’ branding before lingering at the selection of socks and tights. “Anything you like?” she asked. “Knee socks maybe?” she added, picking a pack of pelerine ‘school’ socks from the display and having a closer look. “Nah.” I replied. “I wouldn’t wear them.” […]

The portfolio was unzipped and his work scrutinised. Mrs Drummond asked him numerous questions about what he’d done and how he’d done it. “…and this all without a formal education in graphic design?” “I did GCSE Art & Design.” Peter replied. “Well seeing work of this standard from a GCSE student is…” she paused. “All […]

After school a group of six or seven of us walked home together. Two of the group, Patrick and Nigel were giving Andrew and his brother a hard time about having dresses and wearing them. They defended themselves by claiming that they don’t like them, they’d rather not wear them and only do so because their mother […]

Peter’s parents are more than happy to swallow anything that the school recommends which means he hasn’t worn ‘normal’ boy’s underwear since that day in early September when he first attended Butterworth High School. Back then he thought he’d never get used to it, especially the training bra but now, after six months… it’s just […]

My gift vouchers added up to £25 and the two LPs I’d chosen were ten pounds each. The T shirts were also a tenner and Mum said she’d put up the rest if I wanted one. They had loads to choose from including Radiohead, Nirvana, Linkin Park, Muse and Green Day… but I settled on […]

“Well you’ve certainly grown up.” Jennifer said. “I was half expecting that little boy who used to wear the occasional dress… you look beautiful… I hope your portfolio is just as impressive.” “Erm… thank you.” he blushed. “I hope so too.” he gulped. “Well…” Jennifer smiled, “Take a seat and we’ll see what you’ve got.” […]