A Realization Just Hit Me In The Head

[VickySGV]

Going back to the 1960's when I was in high school, good looking synthetic wigs had just come out, and the girls in my HS were able to get them and unless they were too boufant or teased out, could wear them to school during the day. My face was a bright green with envy over this at the time and dreamed about my being able to get one and wear it without getting beat up by the guys at school, or possibly getting locked in a padded cell. It was a desire that was going to last a while.

For the time I was married, (age 24 to 35) I encouraged my wife to wear wigs, and she had a couple that were super cute, and needless to say I had snuck a couple of modeling sessions in when she was not at home. When she walked out on the marriage for reasons other than my being trans, she left the wigs I had bought her behind. (She actually had bi-polar disorder that she felt she could not control while we were married) I had to duck around the kids times at home since they lived with me, but I got a few good times out of it.

Ten years ago when I got the almost, kinda, sorta courage to start coming out of the closet as a CD, the first female item I bought was MY OWN wig at a CD Boutique in North Hollywood. Wigs became a necessity for my CD years, and I actually have quite a few, they were THE way I felt most feminine, and were an ABSOLUTE NECESSITY or I did not feel right about any part of my being TG without one.

Three years ago, when I realized I was actually TS, the idea of the hairpieces also developed a new phase, I went into a couple of standard styles and colors, and those have been my hair while my own was growing out. Unlike my CD days when I changed wig hair with every outfit I put on, I was now buying outfits to match and work with my standard female hair styles, and while I got two of each style, the CD hair stayed in the closet again.

Fast forward to a little bit ago, yesterday I posted about getting my first official female hairdo via a color job and trim. The beauty shop affirmed that my own hair is feminine, I no longer NEED wigs to be my female self. All of a sudden it hit me that now that I am out and full time, and am getting people who only know me as female, its OK to wear and use the wigs, not to pretend or get ready to be a woman, but to live my regular life as a woman. It won't matter which one I wear when I do. It will be a nice looking WIG and NOT HAIR to match my image. I found myself looking at my collection of wigs in their boxes on a shelf, and reached for one, and two others came down with it and hit me on the head.

[Guest Risu]

Interesting story Vicky Thank you for sharing. I have a friend who is very apprehensive about wearing wigs and I think this just might be the thing to help her out.

*hugs*

~Risu

[Guest chngnwnd]

Nice. I bet you are glad you took good care of them now.

hugs

Bobbi

[Guest Jamie D]

... I found myself looking at my collection of wigs in their boxes on a shelf, and reached for one, and two others came down with it and hit me on the head.

They say it is sometimes best to quit while you're "ahead"!!! ;^)

(Pardon the pun)