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I'm not sure if sewing is in the cards for me (I'm too much of a perfectionist!) but I'd like to relate an experience that says a lot, at least for me. My father was in AA, and each Friday evening he and my mother would attend an AA meeting along with a visit to a pie shop afterwards for socialization. As an only child I was home alone, which I loved. I cooked my own TV dinner, watched whatever I wished on TV, and yes, explored my mother's dresser. I think I was in 6th grade when I started hand sewing girls clothing for myself out of rags I found in the rag bin. I sewed a camisole, a romper, that sort of thing, and enjoyed wearing them while watching TV. I think I even sewed in crotch snaps into the romper. 🙂 I was like Richard Dreyfus in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, drawn toward this activity much like he was creating his model of Devils Tower in his living room. I guess it all stopped when one morning my mother woke me up for school only to discover that I was wearing the camisole. She was shocked, and walked out of my room saying something like "we'll have to talk with your father about this." We never did. I purged everything and tried to permanently bury that experience...

Thanks, Christy. I've been thinking lately that I need to get out some anyway. Either location is good for me.

Great! I love to sew, too. Rather I would love to learn how to sew😄, too. Was always the "mender" in my house, split pants, buttons, minor alterations, etc. Spent a lot of time researching dress patterns and inexpensive sewing machines before internet shopping really became popular. Go for it!👍

WOW!!!

Great comments all. For me, I am happy being who I am and wouldn't change it, except maybe to be more feminine. That is a good thing. I'm just glad that someone close to me knows. I don't plan on leaving the earth anytime soon, but I would hate to have my sister be shocked to find all my girly stuff after I'm gone. I owe at least that much to her. Being trans and non-conforming does have its challenges for sure.