mine, but some day I'll have some too. I picked out some things and hurried back to my room. My folks wouldn't be back for a long time. They wouldn't be worrying about me 'cause they knew that I never got into trouble when they went out. I like to read and listen to records.

I took off my clothes and was glad that my hands and knees weren't very dirty, but looking at the pretty things lying on my bed, I felt I wanted to be really clean so I took a bath. Bet my mom would be surprised if she knew!

You know some-

I rushed back to my room and put on the panties. thing? When I say the word 'panties' or think of it I feel all ex- cited, just like I did when I read the magazine.

Why don't boys wear pretty panties like Mary's? They feel su soft and have pretty lace around the legs. I sat on the bed and ran my fingers over the lace and thought about being a girl. Next I put on a real fluffy and lacy petticoat and it felt all tickly arou- nd my knees. Then I took a pretty blue nylon dress out of sis' closet and put that on too. I was glad that I could wear Sis' white Sunday slippers too 'cause boy's shoes looked awful funny with such pretty clothes. Then I looked at myself in the long mirror. I turned quickly and saw the lace of the full petticoat. I did it again--and again--and over and over. I felt like dancing. I don't know why.

All dressed up I sat on my bed and read the magazine again. There were pictures of 'Charlotte', that's her name--I mean the name he calls himself when he's a girl. I think I'll call myself 'Jean- ette' but I'll never tell anybody--the other kids would give me heck. When I get big I'm going to have my pictures in a magazine like she has, too.

There were ads in the magazine toc--by TVs--that's what it says those guys are, TVs! I must be one because I feel like being a girl and putting on pretty things. Wish I could write to one of the 'girls' who put ads in the magazine. I guess I'm too young and they wouldn't answer and anyway I don't have any money. Gee! These panties feel smooth. Wish I could wear them all the time. I like to touch them and feel the pretty lace. Why can't boys wear them too--all the time? Girls wear jeans and shorts and cut their hair short. Anyway I can wear my hair pretty long; bet it would look cute if it was longer. I like my hair y'know, it's black and wavy

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