Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:40:10 -0700 From: Allan Molho Subject: The Happiest Halloween TG The Happiest Halloween When I was 10 years old, I had a life changing experience, totally unexpected, but there you are, no one can predict or change these things nor would I have ever changed one bit of it. . The small California town I grew up in had a beautiful Plaza in the center of town with a fountain and beautiful plantings. Around the Plaza was a roundabout road similar to what you see in Europe with roads branching off like the spokes of a wheel. At Halloween the merchants facing the Plaza let the children of the town paint scenes on their windows, and the city furnished all the material to the participants. In addition, they had a costume contest with prizes and they gave out candy to all the kids. My younger brother and I planned to pain a window and I also was going to be in the costume parade and contest. When I talked to my mom about what could I wear as a costume she came up with one that as I said would change my life, only she didn't know it at the time and I am sure she doesn't suspect to this day. If you remember Daisy Mae from the Lil `Abner comic strip, thanks to my mom I got to be her for one day. Daisy Mae was a Blonde and fairly voluptuous comic character with a very short skirt and long bare legs. Mom quickly sewed up a peasant style white cotton blouse and a short skirt out of some black satin material. She took an old brassiere and took it in to fit me . and I was all set. When the big day arrived, she helped me put on the bra and stuffed it with tissue paper to fill it out. My skirt was pretty short so I wore my swim trunks underneath, Before I put on the blouse my mom made up my face and put lipstick on me , then she put on a blonde wig and pulled the hair back into a twist to keep it on my head. Then I put on my blouse and for the first time she stood me in front of the mirror. Oh my god, I looked so perfect, and I felt really good for some reason.. Mom drove us downtown and my brother and I walked around looking for a window to paint. When we selected one , and got our materials we started to paint a Halloween scene with ghosts and goblins around a headstone. While we were painting a man came up to me and said he was from the paper and could he have our names. Then he took a photograph and went on his way. Later in the day mom came and got my little brother and I walked over to where the costume contest was going to be held. Several people commented on how cute my costume was, and by now I was really liking the attention, especially from some of the older boys. They had everyone line up in groups by age, and I lined up with mostly smaller kids because I was tall for my age. When we walked by the judges one of the male judges said "honey you are just the cutest thing, I wish I had a little girl like you," I thought that was a bit of a strange remark, but didn't think much about it till later when hey announced the winners and I didn't win. I was crestfallen and even my mom was upset thinking I had it won, but after asking the judges what happened she found that they all thought I was a real girl ! If they had known I was a boy I might have won, but I would never have learned that I could feel like a girl , and basically BE a girl. For the rest of my life I was hooked on soft silky fabric and sexy lingerie. I sneaked some panties form time to time and wore them but I always knew in my heart that I should have been a girl. In high school I experimented a little more with clothing I took from my mom's drawer, and after I got a car and was able to get around I was able to by some things in a thrift store and keep them hidden till my parents would be gone and I could spend a day dressed as Alison. When I went away to college Alison bloomed and I experimented with a man that I met who was a professional photographer he and I dressed together and I have him to thank for teaching me how to dress. I learned makeup while working on the stage crew for productions and that is also where I learned to express myself . Still today when I think about my best Halloween my heart pounds and I can recall how good I felt.