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yes Nicky you certainly look great and congrats on being so brave sis

I am a size 11 in shoes too and have found payless has a great selection at low prices. Never had any problems with sales clerks and find them very helpful there. Only scarey in the beginning but now very comfy in target and big dept stores during the days.

the best part of the support groups I have attended over the years has been the connections I have made with others in my situation and can relate too. It is a wonderful feeling to be in a room of ppl that accept you as you are and have real conversations about life. Sure understand your feelings and encourage it with those of you afraid to try it

well Michael you raise an interesting point. I dont really remember having such thoughts of gender identity as a young child . It seemed to hit me in adolesence around 14 when I started to notice the difference between the sexes and felt that girls had more fun. At this point I found or was awakened to the fact that I preferred and desired to be like them. I soon found myself putting on my sisters clothes when home alone and felt so excited about being like her girlfriends.That desire grew with time and by age 21 I was living alone and finding myself truly dressing and living the life I enjoyed. Those years between 1 and 14 were blank though as to any desire.Maybe the interest developed for me during the hormone development as a teen. Debbie