The first times joining mother and her friends on their “girl’s
Relatable….When all the boys boys brought Playboy magazines
I remember staying over at my aunt’s and because my mother
A mother any boy should be lucky to have.Dressing him in her
Being raised by a strident feminist single mother, it would take
While father was around, he never would have stood for mother
Reminiscent of so many boyhood dreams that caused me such anxiety
Mother always promised it would be the last time. How such anticipation
Mother’s greatest joy in life, was something that so greatly
Mother was wrong when it came to not only always outright dismissing,
Things you can relate to as a fairy…It felt like you were
Things you can relate to as a fairy….Where all boys occasionally
A very disconcerting and confusing vacation with mother indeed.
Memories of having a poster very much like this one, on my bedroom
The sleepovers among us sensitive, introverted boys, were very
Memoirs of a fairy. Those times I found myself alone at home
Father, a successful airline pilot, often bemoaned that the generation
Things you can relate to when your boyhood bestfriend was a girl….You
You know you were always a fairy, because just like girls did,
You know you were always a fairy, because just like all the girls,
Much of the time mother made me over, I would come to stare at
It was bad enough having to go to Susan’s party in a dress,
Stepmother always appeared greatly amused whenever I happened
Things you can relate to as a fairy.When you matured, you grew
Evocative of the summer that mother sent me to a camp for boys
Boy’s forbidden thoughtsWhen I accompanied mother round one
A holiday spent at a summer resort would be one of the most overwhelming
Begin at 17m43sFrom our opposing groups of friends in our town,
The tribulations of having a sister that was a tomboy….When
That overwhelming internal conflict I felt over that year I spent
Growing up on mother’s collection of films, featuring all her
When I made friends with the other boys at school, and went over
I always so hated when all the other boys at school, would make
Warm childhood memories of this, always watching it in the
Having spent most of my boyhood at the burlesque dance hall,
Things you can relate to when your boyhood best friends were