At what age did you start crossdressing?

[Celia]

I've told this one a lot, I think, but here goes . . . . When I was about 10, my older sister dressed me and persuaded me to go to the local grocery store in drag. My little sister and brother outed me. Being dressed was still pretty cool, though.

-Celia

[Allena]

I have fragments of my childhood that I remember, but I can't put dates or ages on most of them.
All I really do know is that as long as I can remember, I slipped away (pun intended) into the bathroom to rummage around in the hamper for my sister's and mom's under garments. I also tried on bits of other clothing, I'm sure.

We had a shed out back and my sisters had some sort of plastic wigs for play.
I'd steal away with one of those and try them on in the shed.

One of my most vivid memories is being in bed at night trying to will myself the power to change my body into a girl's body.
There was all that 'sixth sense', Uri Geller, Immersion tank stuff going on.
We used to have Seance parties and play with the Ouiji board.
I think that because of this, I believed I could 'will' myself the ability to change my body when I wanted to.

As I got older, I realized it would never work.
By then I was trying to levetate my body and 'transport' my thoughts to people far away.

Those were the days...the 60's!

One or the other of my parents punished me for not keeping my zipper zipped as a good boy should, by putting me in one of my sister's dresses.
For a long time, There was this slide of little allen in an orange dress, buzz-cut hair, slack shoulders and a VERY big frown.
I must have blocked out what had happend because I always remembered thinking I got caught dressing in my sister's clothing and they took a picture of me.

I only learned the real truth this year, some 35+years later.

I believe my crossdressing predated that incident though.

Nice subject for a Poll!
Thanks.

And thanks for everyone's stories. They are all quite interesting!

[Billy Pruitt]

I guess I could remember dressing as young as about 4 or 5 since my mom actully dressed me earlier than that since when I was born she had hoped that I would be a girl. Well I always wore girls clothes and got most of my older sisters hand me downs. I even wore girls clothes to school at least till I was in 5th grade.That is when my mom told me I had to go to school as a boy from then on but I could still be her Renee when I got home. So I could hardly wait for school to let out so I could go hame and change. During the summer months I stayed as Renee the whole summer long and even did small jabs as Renee,such as baby sitting and even went to work in a resturant as a waitress for a summer when I was 15.
I guess I always knew I was to be Renee and will always dress as Renee.

[Kristen]

I can remember wearing my sister's dicarded dress and her yellow nylon panties in the 3rd grade. Long time ago but the feelings are still very fresh. It was great fun but i did not share this with anyone until i came to this place.

Thanks for listening and sharing. Kristen

[Stephanie Higgins]

I love the poll
I have my beginnings in My beginning forum if you want to read the whole story
I used to love dresses before I got the speech "Dresses arent for boys"
I wish that I were allowed to wear dresses when I wanted to..
*sigh* Sorry for reminesing (sp)

[DianeCD]

i believe I was 7 when I first crossdressed for the first time. It was Halloween and I went trick or treating in in one of mom's older dresses, heels and a little lipstick. I think I looked rather frumpy that time, but whast the heck. It was fun and I actually did not have too much problem walking the heels.

It was at age 11 when when I **REALLY** started crossdressing seriously, when the overwhelming ug=rge to wear girdles took hold (and still does over 45 years later). Once out of school and on my own, I started buying my own clothes and the rest is history......

[Danette]

I was about 8 or 9 when, I started to sneak into my Mother's bedroom and check her things out. About 14 when I started getting things on my own. I joined the Marine's at 18 and did'nt start back until about 22, Iwas married by then. Then I got divorced at 28 and have'nt looked back since

Hugs,
Danette

[Ms Jane]

I started at 7 or 8 with slips and petticoats adding stockings a year later. That's over 40 yrs ago and I'm glad that I never gave up. Jane.

[Rikki]

Back in the later '50''s a friend of mine put on his sister's wool skirt and fooled arouund a bit one day at my house. Not to be outdone, I saw my mom's crinoline on the hanger in the laundry room (fresly cleaned) and I slipped it on and twirled into the room!! To this day I can't get enough of petticoats and boufant styles. Pettipond.com is my fav website (next to this one) for my passion for fashion. rr

[Valerie]

Wow ! I wouldn't have guessed that the overwhelming majority started CD'ing at such an early age. I am one of the very few '21+ starters' here...well according to the latest poll results here anyway

Cheers,

Rachel

You're not the only late blumer, Rachel. I started at 18,after I got married. It was easy because my wife had different work hours as I did. The only thoughts before that are when I was little ( 3-4 ) my mom dressed me in my sisters dress because I did something wrong. I only remember that one time ( could have been more ) and then going thru my sisters clothes in early teens,but no memory of dressing then tho. Shucks,she had some nice clothes too, .

[Darla]

i started dressing at five years old, i used to wear my mothers underwear while no one was looking

[Phylis Anne]

i started putting my mothers nylons when i was around five years old.and i wish i had all of her stockings now love phylisanne

[Laycee]

When I was around 9 I tried on a jumsuit my younger sister had worn that day. We were sharing a room while hers was being remodeled. After she went to sleep, I found it on the floor by her bed and put it on. I ended up falling asleep in it. I put it back before she noticed. Later that day, I noticed it was still on the floor so I kicked it under her bed so I could get to it again. I did this for about 2 or three days before my mom caught me. I never let that stop me as I grew more and more curious about how other girls things felt.

[Carol Ann]

At age 14 I was left along all day during summer vacation. Being bored I went into my mothers room and started looking through her drawers. And of course I found the usual stuff. After feeling them and looking at them I tryed on a bra and a pair of panties and was so stunded at my feelings I couldn't take them off. All that night I couldn't sleep because of the funny feelings I had. The next day I put it all on bra, panties,stockings , and a dress and from that day on there was no stopping me. I could gone on forever as to the things I done after that until the day mother caught me red handed.

[Absaroka]

I was about 8 years old. I was playing hide and seek and hid in my parents closet. Standing behind my mothers dresses they felt so good that I decided to stand inside one of them as it hung down from the hanger. I can still remember the feeling, the excitment, the secrecy, the thinking I was getting away with something, the arousal. The shame came latter.

From that day it was a done deal.

Absaroka