Mother delighted in the opportunity to put me in makeup, usually when she knew that father was worki
Mother delighted in the opportunity to put me in makeup, usually when she knew that father was working through the night. Quite typical of a boy, when I caught a reflection of myself, or when mother took a snap of me, I would pull a face. A way in which I distanced myself from the very disconcerting and confusing feelings, of appearing so convincingly as a girl, and an extremely pretty one at that…… -- source link