Age - 0
My earliest photo and I'm sporting the traditional Winston Churchill hairstyle.

Age - 2-and-a-half
My first photo shoot and already showing some leg - something Wendy loves to do.

Age - 2
Now sporting a head of long blond curly hair - what I wouldn't give for that now !

Age - 4
Missing a few teeth here but wonderfully thin.

Age - 8
The golden curls became dark brown waves so they had to go.

Age - 10
I had always loved the feel of the smooth nylon sheets that were fashionable at this time. It occurred to me that mum's tights were a similar material and that it might be nice to wear some. I don't know how I managed it but I somehow convinced Mum to let me wear some as part of a dressing up game. I even managed to get her to let me wear them outside under my long trousers. However, this was definitely a one off - I must have shown too much enjoyment because when I suggested playing such games again I was firmly told no.

However, I didn't want to stop. I remember devising a game to play with my brother and sister, an element of which required me to disguise myself as a woman though this really was just so I had a reason to wear tights. However, I soon realised I couldn't keep this up without them telling Mum.

I started to wear Mum's worn tights (yuk!) which were kept in wash basket just outside the toilet. They must have thought I had a real stomach problem the length of time I spent in that toilet !

Once when I was desperate to wear tights but my brother and sister had somehow guessed I was up to something and insisted on following me everywhere, my frustration made me do something really stupid. I actually put on the tights and showed them ! I often wonder if they remember that.

Age - 11
By now I had stolen a pair of mum's tights from the airing cupboard and secreted them in my bedside cabinet - no mean feat considering I actually shared my bedroom with my brother (who is four years younger than me). When he was asleep, I would get the tights out and put them on beneath the covers. I would then sleep the night in them - I loved the soft feel of the material on my legs and found them very comforting. I soon found that, with the onset of puberty, there was more than just comfort to be had from wearing tights!

I'm not sure the exact point where I decided I wanted to go further than just wearing tights. I think that it was reading about a transvestite or transsexual in our newspaper that first introduced me to those words and the fact there were men out there that liked or needed to wear women's clothes. Possibly the clinching factor was opportunity ................

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