struggled trying to push that bit of wire through a perforation that just didn't seem to be there any more. And girls, it hurt! After much struggling the earrings were back again, but the ears were simply throbbing. After an hour or so the burning feeling went away and confidentially I went to bed wearing my earrings. Next day. . .off they came for my office duties. . .and that evening, believe it or not. . .I needed help again to put them back on. It hurt, but not as much as the night before. And so this bit of evening torture continued for about 6 days until, finally! the ear lobes gave up the struggle and the earrings just slid into place without a fight. In a way the entire operation reminded me a great deal of the torture I went through when I first started tweezing the entire face. Nowadays it's become a simple, painless routine. I know that eventually I'll end up with electrolysis. It seems to be a "must" when you intend to live for extended periods of time basking in your femininity.

And now, to change the subject...there is the story of a TS who gave up her job to start living as a woman. Her appearance was such that she couldn't possibly get a job as a girl and so managed for a while to live off some friends, until they got tired of supporting someone who contributed nothing towards her keep. The solution? She simply applied for relief...told them a story about having had the operation...and they believed her! No medical check up...no investigation. She was simply put on relief...and she is now drawing a tidy monthly allowance...doing absolutely nothing...Somehow it makes me mad to think that so much of our taxes go towards supporting social leeches of that type.

Some issues ago I complained about TV's who managed to give up TVing...I said that, irrationally, instead of congratulating them for it, I felt betrayed. How could they possibly give up something that has been "proven" cannot be done away with... And I quoted some examples of TV's who had actually quit dressing for more than a year. Imagine my joy upon learning (about a month after I wrote that column) that all the instances I quoted had returned to the fold! Yes, Felicity is dressing up again. As a matter of fact she even talked her "intolerant" spouse into accompanying Felicity to the Motor Vehicle Bureau so that Felicity could get her new driver's license!

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