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They not only refused to take off the make-up and the bobby pins out but wouldn't let me either, Gloria had put her robe on me and they insisted that I come with them to Gloria's house which was right off of the beach. No one was home so we took our lunch ourselves and, after lunch, Gloria insisted that I looked so pretty so, "let's see what you look like 'dressed up"" Starting from the skin out I put on panties, a little padded bra, stockings, slip and a very pretty dress. Gloria s shoes fitted well and completed the outfit. They took out the bobby pins and combed my hair out after which they just couldn't stop raving. When I looked in a mirror, I too, couldn't believe my eyes. Gloria's mother came in just then and commented, "What a pretty girl you are; what's your name? I see you have a dress just like Gloria's}"

Gloria then told her mother who I was, to which she re-

"God certainly made a mistake--you should have been a girl are you sure you aren't?" Still dressed, we went over to my house to show my mother and aunt. I was very proud of myself and liked being dressed as a girl Mother and my Aunt just couldn't get over my looking so beautiful, however, my Aunt claimed she always knew I was meant to be a girl and that I was better looking as a girl than as a boy; and that I should dress as a girl more often from now on. Mother disagreed as she felt it was wrong, but when Aunty asked, "Why?" Mother couldn't answer. Gloria and Jeanne were jubilant and both suggested they would lend me some of their clothes as they would have a new girl friend for the summer, My aunt, however, enthusiastically offered and insisted she take me into town that very afternoon and buy me some things. Gloria and Jeanne went home to change and were back shortly and my Aunt took the three of us into town and bought me a complete wardrobe,

For the entire summer, except for week-ends, I lived as a girl. I wore foam rubber inserts in bathing suits and in my bra and my Aunt also bought me a professional dancer's belt which enabled me to affect a very girlish appearance. Mother would never let me dress when Dad was expected down for the week-end as she knew he would be angry as he was always very prim. However, on one weekend he couldn't get down, so Mother