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ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID

while he was confined to little dresses, delicate lingerie and impeded by high heels.

His own self worth and ego must have been demoralized by the comparison to a guy's superior freedoms and virility. There was no hitting or running around----only sitting and looking pretty. Guys have all the fun.

In the spring, we had an assembly where the Principal read all the college applications that had been successful. He read the names then the schools the kids were going to.

When he got to Baily, the principal blinked and announced the college. It was that girl's college!

When we walked home, Baily told me that he had known. "Mother thinks it's a better school than any of the ones that would take me.'

"Do you really want to go to that college? You'd have to remain a girl."

"I know," he acknowledged. "But I can't seem to do anything else."

"Sure you can. Stand up to your mother and be a man!"

The next day he came to school wearing a cute tartan miniskirt and white blouse, as well as the usual pantyhose and high heeled pumps. He didn't look happy.

"What happened?"

"I thought about what you said and I went home and put on my old boy clothes. They didn't fit anymore," he moaned almost crying. "And without a bra...my shirt looked silly."

"You're a guy! You aren't supposed to wear a bra."

"Mother said that I looked indecent without a bra."

"How?"

He looked down and ran his hands over the two

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During his mother's fashion show, Baily wore the most revealing fashions!