OUR COVER GIRL

Over The Years

by Barbara Lee (13-D-4) FPE

After waiting impatiently for nine long months a certain young couple became the proud parents of an eight pound baby boy, their first child. They decided that they would name him Lee. Twenty- one months later a sister was born. Two years from then still another sister was born.

I don't remember too many things prior to the birth of my second sister, but I was like most boys and I had the usual cars, trains, boats and the like. But I did have one toy that my father didn't approve of and that was a doll about as big as I was at the age of one or two. I don't remember this myself but my mother has mentioned it a few times.

When I was younger and up until about ten or so I would get involved in an occasional fight which if I was lucky I might win. My dad was never too happy when I lost. When I was seven and a half he passed away so he never saw the worst ones.

I think the first time I had any kind of desire or thoughts of cross dressing was when I was about six years old. I was playing with two neighbor girls that lived in the same apartment building. We de- cided it would be fun to play store. So I suggested that I be the saleslady and to make it more authentic I would consent to wear a dress. But, alas, before I had my big chance their mother returned and I was sent home.

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