Mardi Gras

by Jo Anne

My earliest recollection of having TV tendancies was at the tender age of four. This period of my life followed closely after the death of my father. It was during this time, being completely sorrounded by women, my mother and grandmother, that my desire started, one which was to grow to become my total reason for living.

My mother remarried three years later when I was seven. During this time my life revolved completely around things feminine. My mother even today laugh- ingly remarks about how I would use the toilet in a feminine fashion. My mother worked all of the time so that my grandmother had complete charge of me during the day. We lived in a large two story brick house which had too much room for the three of us so my mother from time to time took in boarders which of course helped out with expenses.

From one female boarder I acquired a discareded pair of hose which were dearly treasured, kept several months and worn in the seculsion of my room. Another instance I remember happened one afternoon when I entered the room rented by a mother and daughter. The daughter I remember was a beautiful girl and wore many beautiful outfits. She was around twenty and worked during the day along with her mother. I had been in their room several times before so I knew where everything was kept, lingerie, etc. On this particular afternoon I entered

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