Mickey68

To all moderators: Do you guys ever check the membership list from time to time? There is a person who is using up a lot of membership numbers & probably will never be a poster. He uses initals & always has a web site. He can join 4 to 5 times in one nite. Is there some way to get rid of him & prevent him & others like him from joining. Just an observation!! TOOTLES!!! Mickey68!

Firefox!!! Yes, you are right - our women do dress business style going to the office. I sure did when I was younger & just starting out in office work. As time passed the trend over here went to business casual & then we had what was called "DRESS DOWN DAY" where you could wear jeans, sweatshirts & sneakers - it was very comfy but not very professional. Since I retired in 2002, I have noticed that the DRESS DOWN DAY is fading out in most companies It sure is nice to see womens fashions starting to look feminine. However, I don't care for the long length of the dresses & skrts they are showing now. Right now over here, that is what is in style & also, a lot of western look. But that is what the young women like - it is a fad & will go away. Firefox, also the gals tend to wear sneakers back & forth to work, carrying their dress shoes with them & changing at the office. I know I did most of the time, & also would never drive in good shoes. TOOTLES!!! Mickey68 There, you now have it from the horses mouth. Cheers--- Dawn HH

Thighbootguy!!! Hey no problem - Dawn is progressing real well - however, at times he tends to lose his balance. But that will stop after awhile. I HOPE! So we don't need to be out street heeling just yet. Yes I think a GOOD TRAIN DAY is the perfect medicine right now. Fri .is his 71st birthday & we are hoping to be able to go somewhere for a fall outing - maybe it will turn out to be a TRAIN DAY. If not, his present from me was a Lionel Hobo Tower for his layout, (which I should live so long to see finished). LOL!!! TOOTLES!!! Mickey68

Sscotty727!! DON'T weigh in tonite, (not after eating all day), always weigh yourself in the morning. I was told one time 9 AM is the best time of day to get on the scale, (if there can ever be a best time). Now Dawn always gets weighed fully dressed - he says that is the way you get weighed at the doctors. Now I agree with that - but I get weighed "bare ass beach". It's a mind thing with me. Our doctor's scale is always 5-6 pounds more than ours anyway. We need to take up a collection from all his patients & buy him a good scale. It has always read that much more than ours, (ours is digital & I think more correct). Hey, I need all the help I can get when I get weighed. Good luck to you & don't do anything very drastic to harm your health. You have a lot of guts to want to post your weekly weight lost/gain. I sure could never do that - in fact I could not go to any of those weekly weight loss groups - and pay them to tell me I GAINED & NOT LOST ANYTHING. I have a short funny story about going to an exercise group at the YMCA when I was single, (many moons ago), anyway, I went as a guest of one of my girlfriends - after working our butts off the instructor said "TEAM TIME" but I thought she said "TEA TIME" & boy was I ever ready for a nice cold drink break. So I said to my friend where do we go for the "TEA TIME BREAK" - and after picking her up off the floor from laughing she told me it was "TEAM TIME". We needed to buddy up for the next series of exercises - what a "bummer". Needless to say I was not invited to attend the next week! TOOTLES!!! Mickey68

SScotty727, Shafted & Bubba136: What's this about - A GIFT FOR DAWN? I was looking thru the topics & found this one. The thought is TERRIFIC but REALLY REALLY NOT necessary - he just appreciates the fact that he has all of you as friends & can keep in touch with you. He enjoys the fellowship & the chance to be able to converse with people like himself or with similar interests. To him that is the BEST GIFT OF ALL! So thank you for the thought & just keep posting so he will have something to do - PLEASE!!! TOOTLES!!! Mickey68

GOOD NEWS!!!!! Dawn just came home from his first out patient speech class & guess what - he DOESN'T need anymore classes - he has excerises to do here to help him further improve his speech. So now to get him some strength & balance & I think he'll do just be fine. Thank the good Lord above for looking down on us & keeping us under his care. Thanks again for all the well wishes for not only him but also myself - it means a lot (more than you know). TOOTLES!!! Mickey68

To All our Friends: Just a big THANK YOU for all the good wishes & prayers for us. I spoke with Dawn this morning & relayed all the good thoughts & wishes you have sent to him & me. He really appreciated it. He told me to let you all know HE WILL BE BACK. His spirits are great & that means a lot. He has some speech problems & is having speech therapy & his right side of his face droops some but other than that he seems pretty good. Thanks again & I'll keep you all current on his progress. TOOTLES!!! Mickey68

Hi All --- Just a heads up to let all of Dawn HH poster friends thru out the world, that he has had a STROKE on Monday. 9/12/05. Not too bad - but he is in the hospital at this time. Right now he has a problem with his speech & I won't know too much more till later in the day. I will keep you all aware of his progress. TOOTLES!!! Mickey68

Jeff: In regards to the problems on the running of the forum, I appreciate the information as to the background of the WHYS & HOWS. However, since I must be technically challenged (am sure), it really didn't mean a HILL OF BEANS TO ME. Before I retired in 2002, I had been employed by several large corporaions here in the U S, & with PROFIT being the name of the game they would of chucked your server connecion after 3 months (contract or no contract). However, since this forum is not for profit (just enjoyment of the posters/members) there is no financial lost to us - but I must think the sponsors are losing $$$ - what do you think? Do you think it is fair to you to have tp take all this grief yourself??? ESPECIALLY if this is a volunteer position - I sure as H--L don't. Sure we all do appreciate all the time & effort that you have put forth in running the forum, but I think you & your fellow board members/moderators should get your heads together & find a solution before May 2006 before you lose some devoted members/posters. Or maybe it just doesn't matter to the Board!!! Just thoughts from a posters wife. Thanks for letting me prattle on & on. TOOTLES!!! Mickey68

TO ALL DISSATISFIED POSTERS/MEMBERS!!! Dawn HH will probably kill me for posting my dissatisfaction with the performance & maintenance of this forum. I may not post often or very much but I do enjoy reading & viewing the posts of others - however, it seems to me your system is down more than it should be. Night after Night (day after day) we can not access the forum - WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM??? I have read the posts of appreciation to Jeff & I am sure he deserves it but there is still a HUGE PROBLEM SOMEWHERE WITH YOUR SYSTEM - could it possibly be with the PROVIDER??? This is the third day we could not access the system till later in the afternoon today (9/11/05). Out of a 7 day week, the connection to the forum has been about 3 days - now tell us there isn't a problem. It sure is a blessing we are not paying for the luxury of being a member of this forum. This is just my thoughts - a wife of a disappointed poster. TOOTLES!!! Mickey68

JeffM & friends - Since you brought up the subject of dogs visiting hospitals, let me tell you all a TRUE STORY. Almost 5 years ago our best friend passed away from breast cancer. They had a yellow lab named Maui, (which Jackie had gotten to keep Bob company when she was no longer here). The weekend Jackie lay dying in the hospital Bob snuck Maui up the back stairs of the hospital & since Jackie's room was not too far down the hall, Bob took Maui into visit her. They did not stay long & on the way out was stopped by a couple of nurses on the bottom floor asking what he was doing coming out of the hospital with a dog. After Bob explained the situation & the nurses gathered themselves together & wiped the tears from their eyes, they both patted Maui on the head & gave Bob hugs. I think it was two days later that Jackie passed away & to give Maui a sense of goodbye, Bob & Maui went to the funeral home by themselves & spent some time saying goodbye to Jackie in their own way. Bob also took Maui to the church for the service & then to the service at the cemetery - Jackie would of been so proud of the two of them - Maui was so well behaved - it brought tears to everyones eyes to see the two of them. They are still together today, of course I think Maui is more spoiled & maybe not so well behaved, but the main thing is that they are still together. "THE END" Mickey68

To ALL of our friends near & far, I want to say THANK YOU for all your thoughts, prayers & good wishes during my past illness. It made me feel so happy to know that people we do not know face to face would have such an out-pouring of love & compassion at a time when it is most needed. My Dawn has finally found his real brotherhood & I am so HAPPY for him. It will take me some time to come back from this illness but I have done it before & I know I can do it again. With the LOVE of my Dawn & my dog Cinnamon & all your prayers, I'm well on my way. TOOTLES!!! Happy 70th birthday to MY Dawn. Mickey68

Fred: I certainly do agree with you - shoes are fashion statements to most women - not kinky/fetish items - unless that is your profession. At least all my women friends thru the years have thought so. We have seen styles come & go & come back again & always enjoyed the various heel heights & styles. If the heights or styles didn't meet our standards, we didn't buy them. Simple as that. And I don't think we were ever LABELED - if that was meant by your post in regards to what posteres were writing about. Maybe I missed the whole thouht, if so please forgive me & hope the gals will return to the forum. It is very true - BE VERY CAREFUL WHAT YOU WRITE - WORDS CAN BE VERY HURTFUL & DAMAGING!!! TOOTLES!!! Mickey68

Well 62 in people years - wonder what that adds up to in dog years! I guess pretty old. But I'm happy in my own world of senior citizen status. Just think if I rode the bus I could ride FREE. However, since I live in the country, have no need to ride the bus. TOOTLES!!! Mickey68 Bet you all thought I was 68.

AnitaC.--- Just wanted to remind you what Joan Rivers looks like after her various surgeries - you don't want to look like a CAT LADY! Why would you want to go thru all that pain? TOOTLES!!! Mickey68

It's me again Morpho--- I must make a correction - if you would start looking for my post that I mentioned in the above post, you won't find it in A SHORT WEARING STORY but you will find it in WHEN DID YOU PEOPLE START WEARING HEELS. Sorry for the error but after I posted to you, I started to look for it and when I couldn't find it under the topic I thought it was I paniced - but Dawn HH to the rescue - so all is well in the household. Again DON"t WAIT & DON'T SNEAK AROUND!!! TOOTLES--- Mickey68

Hi Morpho--- Well, if you would like, read my post on A SHORT WEARING STORY. Bubba136 had written to Dawn HH (my husband) & asked him how & when he told me of his crossdressing. I tried to answer that question in my posting. Since we don't know how long you have been married, I would not wait any longer. Be honest with your wife & if she loves you for you she will try to understand & accept whatever you may do in the privacy of your home. DON'T SNEAK AROUND!!! To me if she finds out about your love of HH & wear them & then hides them from her it may make for a serious problem in your marriage. My husband only crossdressed & did not go out side (except for a few Halloween parties) - but since he has found this Forum has started to go out in his boots to a few places with me. Granted his boots SORT OF LOOK male & he wears longer jeans that covers most of the heel but he is finally realizing his dream pf going out in public in heels. The first couple of times he went out with me, I don't know who was more nervous - him or me. But now we just go shopping or whereever & I just hope & pray no one really notices. If they do well so be it - Dawn HH will have to confront it when it happens. Years ago I had to learn to accept his way of life if I wanted our marriage to survive. I am not saying that we have not had some bad times due to his crossdressing but it works out if you give yourselves time. But as I mentioned before DON'T WAIT!!! Good luck to both you & your wife. TOOTLES!!! Mickey68

I will be 70 years old in a few months and I still wear heels and crossdress. I don't own any flat shoes as I have a couple of pair with 1.5" heels that I use for flats. Because of knee problems and arthritis I have recently had to make a change in the type of heels that I wear. I still stay between 3" and 4" just as an out-and-about woman would wear daily on the street. The change is that I can no longer balance a stiletto heel and I am now using chunky heels to give me a sturdier base to balance on. So I am slowly replacing my stillettos with shoes and boots with chunky heels, but still using the same height as before. I didn't realize this until Mickey68 said, "You are posting on my name as you didn't log me out and log you in first". She is right you know---as we both are using the same system with the same e-mail address. So this may happen from time to time. Just so you know who is posting this--- Cheers--- Dawn HH (This will go on to Mickey's post count instead of mine. I won't miss 1 post, will I?

Well, talk about a conversation piece - if you could wear them you certainly would "stand" out in a crowd. But seriously they do nothing to excite me - especially since I am so graceful! LOL!!! Kind of reminds me of the movie THE CHRISTMAS STORY where the father won a contest & his prize was the LEG LAMP with a STILETTO HEELED PUMP. Just what every home needs in their front window. TOOTLES!!! Mickey68

Shyguy--- Thanks for reading my post & glad you enjoyed it. It was the first time I had ever really sat down & thought it thru & wrote about it to anyone. We discussed our feeling & learned to respect each others wishes thru the years. Like I said before I got married for love & thought Dawn did also - but after discovering what he was & what it involved, I just had to accept my marriage & move on. I knew he always loved me for me - and he always said what went on behind our front door & in our bedroom was no ones business. To him this was all perfectly "normal" however it did take me quite awhile to really believe him. You must remember that back in the 60's we did not have cable television or some of the shows on regular TV that deals with sexual issues like there is today. So I must say that we survived the "rough waters" & I think grew closer together. Now, I have read your latest posts & see there is some progress being made. That is great for both of you - just take one day at a time & I'm sure all will work out. Tootles!!! Mickey68

Bubba136--- Hi! I know you wrote to Dawn & asked him how he told me about his crossdressing, well if you don't mind I will try to fill you in on this question. In fact not too long ago I to asked him the same question & guess what - neither one of us can remember how or when I found out!! I guess it wasn't a KODAK moment!!! However, let's go back and take a trip down memory lane & I'll try to bring you up to the present. Okay. We were older when we got married (as to some of the ages kids get married today) & both raised in a Christian conserative background. Being an only child, I guess I lived a sheltered life & was very innocent as to what life was all about. I knew about the "birds & the bees" but not much more & certainly nothing about crossdressing or whatever it was called. I doubt my parents or even Dawn's would know what it was or if he even tried to explain it what he was talking about. Especially when Dawn himself didn't know what he was going thru. Back then I guess a person would be considered "queer" or "gay" & sent for professional treatment. I do know that he told me if it got out that he was a crossdresser, he could lose his teaching position. Well anyway, back to the subject - so when we got married (36 years ago) I did not know anything about it. Now he certainly did't spring it on me on our wedding nite - but I can remember that one day we were out in our antique car & talking about sex & stuff & he started to tell me about men who had operations to change them to females. I could not understand why any man would want to do that - in fact it wasn't done here in the US - I think you had to go to Denmark or Sweden or wherever to have the operation. He told me about CHRISTINE JORGESON & then I think he gave me something to read about him to her. I guess he was crossdressing at home then when I was at work & I didn't know it. See since he had his summers off & I didn't, he could do his thing everyday while I was gone. I think that thru discussions over the summer it came out (we were married in the summer) & he showed me his shoes first & how he walked in them. I could not understand why any man would want to wear shoes that high around the house. He was very balanced & gracefull but never went outside, then gradually came the outfits. Now don't think I just was a little mouse and sat back & didn't express my opinions. I truly thought he needed some sort of help - asked him if his parents or sister knew anything about what he did & was told they didn't. And I was not to say anything to them or anyone because he could be "fired' from teaching. I just thought how glad I was that I wore a size 5 shoe & he couldn't fit in them, but he did wear some of my outfits around the house. I hated to even think about him dressing - could not watch him do it. When he did dress he would always say "He had to scratch the itch". I thought B------t he just didn't want to make love with me. There were many many times I cried myself to sleep. Had no one to talk to about all of this (except him) & felt stuck in a weird sexless marriage. Hated to have sex when he would be dressed. I am not gay & thought he was trying to make me out to be. Don't get me wrong WE DID HAVE SEX in our marriage. There were times I just wanted out - I did love him but could not cope with all of his "sillyness". If I went to a lawyer to apply for a divorce what reason would I give - didn't want him to lose his job or to embarass him or his family & I truly didn't want my parents or friends to know what I had to live with. Sometimes my mother would say to me "you look so unhappy". If she only knew the half of it. Bubba, thru the years I just have learned to accept it (still don't really like it or think it is normal) but whatever keeps us together & happy I'll try to cope with. At his age & point in life he is not going to change. He is starting to "streetheel" but it is in his boots with chunky heels - sort of manish looking. That is okay but I would never be seen out with him in HH (which he can't wear now). We did go to a Halloween party once as mother & daughter - now you figure out who was mother! I read an article once where a husband passed away & the wife layed him out as a "female" - she said no one knew of his crossdressing - he did this all of their married years. Can you imagine the shock to his family & friends when they viewed him. I would never do that to Dawn, unless he suggested it but so far he hasn't & I feel safe that he won't. So Bubba, does this sort of answere your question - no formal announcement that "I'M A CROSSDRESSER" it just sort of slid out thru the years. Would I have married him if I had known? Probably NOT - but I really have a gentle careing husband who always takes good care of me & considers my wishes & feelings before putting us in a difficult situation. Tootles!!! Micky68

Shyguy--- You have certainly progressed in style from the first picture to this last one. I am happy for you (even tho they don't fit). Since I am new to this forum, I went back & read your tale of "wo" from the begining (starting in Dec. 2003) thru your last post. I must say you have the PATIENCE OF JOB! Just was wondering how long you & Mrs. Shyguy have been married. If this is the only peeve she has with you, just sit down together & talk to her about a peeve you have with her. (for one - that shoe of hers that you were permitted to wear "out in full view" of the neighbors). If your wife is not too old, why does she wear such frumpy style shoes? She may not like to wear HH or maybe she doesn't feel comfortable in them but gads there are some very feminine styles in lower heels. I can't say I would feel very dressed up & feminine in those styles but to each their own. You know to me this saga will just keep going on & on unless you two have some serious talks. Somehow I am sure you can come to a mutual understanding as to how high is high, where & when you are to wear these shoes, colors of them & what outfits goes with them. Don't get me wrong - Dawn & I have had some disagreements on his "shoe" wearing. It doesn't matter to me what he wears in our home, however going out in public is another issue. Well anyway I just wanted to say keep trying to get her to see your point of view & her point of view to you. Tootles!!! Mickey68

Heelfan--- What a wealth of information to know there are that many forum pairs (whatever we are called). Thank you for taking the time to list them for me - I did recognize some names but didn't realize that they were paired up with someone else on the board. Dawn will be surprised to see the list - he did tell me there were some but I don't think he knows that many. Tell you wife I am in the same condidion as her. Used to wear HH to work & for dress, however after several TIA'S (mini-strokes) had to give them up - I can "teeter" around myself without the benefit of HH - however, that is not to say I do like the looks of them on other women. I have always been a shoe collector (in fact when we would go on vacation I had to take a separate bag for just shoes! And a must to shop for a few more pairs while away. NEVER CAN HAVE TOO MANY isn't that the motto of the group! Before I sign off, Thank You for reading Dawns posts & letting me know you enjoy them. When he first joined & was new at this, he was afraid of stepping on someones "toes" as the saying goes. Didn't want to hurt anyones feelings but I think he has gotten over that. Now I am not saying that doesn't matter to me (it does) but if I have something to say I'm going to say it & hope my thoughts won't offend. We are all adults - I think or we should be by now. Tootles--- Mickey68

Lee--- Just wanted to let you know I appreciate your Welcome & words of encouragement. Hope to really start to read & get busy in some posting. I'll never get caught up to Dawn but I'm not concerned about that. I did do one post in addition to my Thank You's, however I must get serious with this. Tootles!!! Mickey68

Paul(North-East)--- Why THANK YOU for the welcome - I hope we are not the first wife & husband posting team. Dawn did tell me back when I was thinking of joining, that there were other couples in the membership list. Well if that is so, I would appreciate if they would consider letting me know if they think I have over stepped the bounderies on my postings. Dawn & I have both agreed with each other on various post, however, we have also disagreed with each other on others! But that is what this is all about - RIGHT! Tootles!!! Mickey68