It was a crisp fall day. The leaves had just started turning pretty colors although they were still mostly green. The temperatures had started to drop. Most people at the mall were wearing sweaters, sweatshirts or jackets with light linings. People were walking from their cars to the mall's doors enjoying the weather. The coolness was very refreshing after the long hot summer that had ended a few weeks ago. Among these people were Lydia and her son Timmy.

Timmy didn't want to be there. As most ten-year-olds he would prefer to be home playing with his video games or with his friends. But he was too young to be left alone and so he had to come when his mom told him too. Since he is almost as tall as his mom, he sort of thinks of himself as an adult in a 'childish' way, equating height with age. He is a good looking boy with much of the pretty features of his mom and very few of the features of his dad which he hadn't seen in some time. Behind his glasses he has pretty eyes like his mother although they are relatively far apart. His nose is small and shaped like his mom but when puberty hits in a few years that'll probably change. His mouth is bow-like like his mom's too. He doesn't have the high cheekbones that his mom has but he also doesn't have the more angular face that men have. Even though he has a pretty face, it's his short, velvety soft haircut that pronounces he is a boy. The main body of his hair is so short that it stands up by itself. The hair is cut so short on the sides so his ears clearly stand out. It is the haircut along with his boyish clothes that screams that he is definitely a boy and not a girl. He wears the standard boy uniform of jeans, sneakers and a crew-neck t-shirt with some sort of animated character on the front and an obnoxious saying underneath.

Similar to how Timmy was dressed to scream that he was a boy, Lydia used all her knowledge of makeup and fashion to accentuate her prettiness. Lydia was thin and short. Only one inch taller than her son actually. But she always wore heels to add two to three extra inches. She was thin and didn't have many curves. There was in fact only two or maybe two and a half inches between the smallest part of her waist and the fullest part of he hips. Today, she accentuated the difference with tight shirts and slim-cut jeans. She also always wore a padded bra to augment her slight A-cup breasts. But most important in projecting her age (she was 33 but she wanted people to think she was in her twenties) and gender was the hair style and makeup she wore. She wore contacts instead of glasses to highlight her pretty eyes. Her makeup was perfected over many years to bring out her best features and minimize her flaws. Her hair was long enough to cover her ears and frame her face ending with an inward curl just above her shoulders.

Lydia and Timmy got out of the car and started to walk towards the entrance of the mall. They were there to get something that Lydia wanted or needed to get. But what she wanted doesn't matter anymore because while she was walking a thought popped into Lydia's head. The thought replaced what she was thinking about and entered her mind as a fully formed idea. This alien idea entered without her noticing that it wasn't her idea. In fact she now actually remembered thinking about this for quite some time, for years actually. It would never occur to her that the idea wasn't her own nor that it was truly absurd to think this way. The thought was "I am a failure as a woman, I should start over again as a boy."

If she thought back on this idea she would find she had been thinking about it ever since Timmy's father left. Timmy's father had left the family to live with another woman and after litigation Lydia had received child support and alimony. She receives enough to live on without having to get a job. Not having to work was one of the big pieces in 'her plan' that made what she was thinking possible. The fact that ten-year-olds no matter what their height or perceived maturity could never impersonate adults could never enter her thoughts. She simply thought, he is about her height now and with makeup could be made to look pretty and so he could be her and she could be him. Somehow she knew he wanted to be an adult and so he would go along. As she walked with her son towards the mall entrance all that was on her mind was not whether it should be done nor could it possibly be done or the morals of doing it. All she was thinking of is how to do it. Her mind was working overtime on her plans of how to swap lives with her ten-year-old son and she saw nothing wrong with thinking this way.

"Timmy," Lydia said, "I have something to tell you so lets go to the food court and talk."

Lydia couldn't possibly know that at the moment that alien thought entered her mind a complementary thought was entering Timmy's. All children wish they were grown up. Well grown up on their own terms. They see their parents lives as easy. That they could do anything they want. Timmy daydreamed, like all kids, that he wished he could do what he wanted like play all the time and have all the candy he wanted. He didn't think of the responsibilities of being an adult. He just wanted to do what he wanted to do and the only way was to be an adult. He also wanted his mom to know what it's like to be bossed around like a kid. So, in his childish way, he wanted to swap lives with his mother. Of course he didn't want to be a girl or to really act like an adult. It was just a childish fantasy that children have. But in the instant that alien thought entered his Mom's mind, Timmy's childish daydream was transmuted into a serious desire to want to live the life of his mother knowing full well to do so he would have to give up all of his childhood. Timmy's maturity level also grew at that instant and not only wanted but was willing to do whatever it took to become the adult woman that his mother is. Just as with his mother, Timmy would never question the absurdity of his desire. To both Lydia and Timmy this new decision is simply a life choice as reasonable as joining a soccer team or enrolling at the local gym.

Lydia ordered a happy meal for Timmy and a salad with a coffee for herself. They sat down at a table and Lydia started to speak. "I have something I want to tell you. I think you are going to like what I have to say. I think you want this too. I think it'll be best for both of us." Lydia rambled on not knowing how to say her great idea. Regardless of the absurdity of this, she knew it meant a lot of changes and this made her hesitate in telling him straight out.

Timmy's new maturity level asserted itself and allowed him to say, "Just take a breath and tell me what you mean." This encouragement was just the thing to propel Lydia into telling her son what she thinks she must.

"Well, I think," she continued, "that it would be best if we swapped places. I would be the son and you would be the mom." Anyone else would either be incredulous of what he heard or would not know what Lydia meant. But, Timmy knew exactly what she meant, because the thought was put into his mind too. Timmy was about to say something when Lydia cut him off trying to explain exactly what she meant. "I mean, this is hard to say, that I would be a boy. I will go to school everyday and take classes in the fourth grade. After school I would do my homework and my chores. I will play with my friends which will all be ten-year-old boys. My name would be Timmy. I'll wear boy's clothes and sleep in a room designed for a boy. You will be Lydia and will be my mom. You will do the housework, cook the meals and pay the bills. You will dress like a woman and do the things a woman would do. Except for playing with me, you won't play boy's games again. I will teach you how to wear women's clothes and do womanly things." Lydia stopped talking for a while to let the idea sink in.

There were thousands of questions in Timmy's mind. But not one about they shouldn't do it. They were mostly how can they do it. "You can't go to school as me, my teachers and my friends know what I look like."

"I know I was thinking about that. We would have to move and enroll in a new school where no one knows what either of us looks like. I think it'll take about two months to move and during that time, we will have to make arrangements so that when we move into the new apartment, you will be Lydia and I'll be Timmy. I think in two months we can do it. We are already about the same height and wonders can be done with hair, makeup and clothing. When I was younger I was sometimes mistaken for a boy because I was so thin. I think if I try I can do that again. The proper hair and makeup can make anyone look older if you know how to do it right."

"Do you really think we can do it?"

"I have been thinking about this for a long time." She hadn't been actually, but she thinks she has. "And I think we can. Let's start with something simple." She then pushed her salad and coffee to Timmy and picked up his burger and fries. She took a small bite and told Timmy to start eating. He then took his plastic fork and stabbed the salad with it and then proceeded to spoon the vegetables into his mouth. After watching how he ate his first mouthful, Lydia corrected him to be more gentile when retrieving his food and to take smaller bites. Timmy picked up this new style of eating quickly. Watching Timmy eat reminded Lydia to take bigger bites and to stuff more food into her mouth. She had watch Timmy eat more closely than Timmy ever watched her and so she adapted her eating style to that of a ten-year-old without being told. Eating like a kid was actually easier than eating like an adult since you didn't have to think about it. Timmy had his first taste of coffee between bites of salad. He didn't like it with little milk and some sweet-and-low. But in the weeks to come he would grow to like coffee since it was the drink he would drink most often from now on, although he would have it with much more milk and some sugar instead of the pink stuff. Everyone minded their business in the food court thus no one noticed how the pair was eating and those that did didn't care anyway.

Their first stop was the lingerie department in a department store. Lydia had always been thin so she knew exactly where the padded bra section was. She picked up a padded bra in what she guessed was Timmy's size and she also found a set of falsies to help give him some curves. Then she went over to a section that very vew women know about. This section had padded panties. She had first used one of these years ago when she went to the prom. These panties were very high waisted and rose up to ones ribs. The back had padding that lifts and accentuates the butt and the padding extends around to the hips. She rarely wears such garments. She only wears them for special formal occasions like the prom and weddings when she wants to look great. But she has some curves and Timmy obviously has none so he'll have to wear these garments all the time. She couldn't have Timmy try these clothes on here, so she only took one of each and would have him try them on at home to see if the size was correct. Timmy was silent all through the excursion to the lingerie department, he didn't know exactly what was going on and Lydia couldn't tell him in public anyway.

After purchasing the bra and panty, Lydia took Timmy to a drugstore. She handed a prescription to the pharmacist and then went looking around while he filled it. She retrieved an ace bandage and a pair of scissors. She gave the items to the cashier and had her ring them up along with the prescription which hadn't been filled yet. She would pick all the stuff up later.

Their final destination at the mall was to buy a wig. Lydia needed a wig that was similar to her own hair. She expected that during the time of transition, both Timmy and herself would have to go out in public as each other and then back again. She would have to cut her hair to impersonate a ten-year-old and so she'd need a wig to return to her old identity and Timmy would need a wig to be her. So whoever had the wig would be the adult woman and the one who didn't was the child. There was more too it than that of course. After a wig was selected and paid for, they stopped at the drugstore to pick out their purchases and drove home. This was the last day that Lydia would be Lydia full time and Timmy would be Timmy. From then on, for at least part of the time every day they would be each other to one extent or another.

It was a short drive back to Lydia's and Timmy's apartment. Lydia accompanied Timmy to his room and gave him the padded bra and panty. She told him to put them on. Before leaving his room she took one of his baseball caps. Then she left him to look at herself in the bathroom mirror. Once she got there she used the cap to pull her hair off her face. But even with her hair hidden by the cap she could still see a pretty face looking back at her. Concentrating just on her face, she could see a pretty woman in a baseball cap looking back at her. The first thing she did was to remove her earrings. Then she started spreading cold cream on her face to remove all her makeup. When her face was completely clean of makeup which actually took a while, Timmy finally walked into the bathroom.

Timmy was wearing the padded panties and bra. Putting on the panties was easy. He simply pulled them up his legs like a pair of shorts and then kept pulling them up as far as they would go until they reached the bottom of his rib cage. But, never putting on a bra before it took him a while to get it on. He tried to put his hands through the straps and then hook the hook and eye closures in the back. He just couldn't do it. Finally he took it off, secured the fasteners and then pulled it over his head like a t-shirt. When he walked into the bathroom he looked ridiculous. Even though the padding did give him a pseudo-feminine figure his boyhood clearly stood out in the front. Also even though the bra clearly stood out in the front because of the padding, the cups were unmistakably empty. Lydia smiled at the boy's reflection in the mirror.

The smile made Lydia's face look pretty and unmistakenly feminine even without makeup. It was then that she got an idea. She changed her expression from a pretty smile to a toothy grin, the type she had seen many times on the posed pictures of kids. The grin wasn't much but it did help.

Lydia then turned to Timmy and said "Very pretty." resuming her pretty smile. The first thing she did was to reach down his panties and tuck his penis between his legs. "No more unsightly bulges," she thought to herself. Next she put the falsies she had bought into the empty cups of his bra. Once in, she readjusted the straps to give the bra the proper fit. She then put her hands infront of her eyes to look at her son's body without seeing his face or legs. With a bit of imagination Timmy could pass for a girl. The next step was to put the wig they got on him. With his boyish hair replaced the womanly wig she could see the girl in him come out. She took off his glasses and started to imagine his face fully made up and she thought to herself that this could really work.

She didn't want to spend the hours it would take to hit upon the perfect makeup for him so she led him into her bedroom to find some clothes for him to wear. The problem was that her clothes were too big for him. She didn't want him to wear tight clothes anyway, not when all his curves were fake. It would be better to put pretty, mature clothes on him. She thought that overly feminine clothes would balance out his boyish appearance and give him a natural feminine look. They would also make him look older although she knew that it would be the makeup that would really be the determining factor. First she had him step into a pair of regular panties. Normally a woman wouldn't wear regular panties over the padded kind, but she thought that the hint of regular panties under his outer clothes would help the illusion. Then she had him put on a print blouse with buttons in the front and shoulder pads. The buttons highlighted the bra cups and the padded shoulders hinted at feminine shoulders underneath. Then she had him put on a skirt with a wide belt. The skirt was too big for him, but the belt fixed that a bit and it help to highlight the faux curved created by his padded panties. All of her shoes was too big for him and there was no way around that. She would have to buy him shoes (and dresses, skirts, blouses, etc) in his size tomorrow. But with the clothes he was wearing she could imagine him with makeup hiding what was left of the boyishness on his face and she thought this could work.

After he was dressed, she led him downstairs and she signed three times on a piece of paper her signature. She sat him down dressed as he was and told him to copy her signature. He was to do it and keep doing it until she told him to stop. She knew he would never get her signature perfect, but she had to teach him to sign it like it was second nature and to learn to sign like a woman not a boy. She watched him do the first one and told him to take his time to learn to do it right. Then he did it more slowly, forming each letter. She corrected him again. She then left him alone to keep trying. Her next step was to make herself look more boyish.

Back in her bathroom she looked at her face again and smiled to herself. Catching the pretty smile again she forced herself to make the toothy grin. What she needed was a frank assessment of her face. She determined that the most immediate problems were her shaped eyebrows and her high cheekbones. The eyebrows were the easiest to fix. It would take time for her eyebrows to grow in naturally, but a little eyebrow pencil can give her the boyish look she was looking for. The cheekbones was another story. She had to make them appear lower than they actually were. She tried some foundation to do it, but that wasn't enough. Then it hit on her, Timmy wore glasses, not contacts. She put her fingers in circles around her eyes. This hid her cheekbones to some degree. That might be it, kiddie glasses would de-emphasize her cheekbones and give her whole face a general boyish appearance. But she thought that the determining factor would be her hair cut. She decided just like Timmy needed to dress in older more feminine clothing than she usually wore to give him an adult woman look, she would have to have a haircut so stereo- typically boyish to make her appear as a natural boy. It was there and then she decided she would have to get a standard short boys cut with a part on the left side. It couldn't be in any old boyish style. The style needed to be short, the style needed to leave her ears uncovered and they style needed to be straight with out any look of being made up. Yes that would do it.

After reshaping her eyebrows, she left the bathroom and headed for Timmy's room. Before reaching her destination, she decided to check on how Timmy was doing with his 'signature lesson.' She looked at his work, praised him for his efforts but redirected him to make the signatures look more like hers or at least more feminine. Then she was off to Timmy's room. In Timmy's room she took off all her clothes and decided what to put on. She knew that the baggier the clothes the better. She started with a pair of boy's briefs. She could pull the briefs on but they were tight. She had already known in the back of her mind that she would have to buy completely new wardrobes for both her and Timmy. The tightness of the briefs made this feeling abundantly clear. There really wasn't any pants that she could fit into so she found some shorts with a stretchy waist and put them on. She then took the ace bandage she bought from the drugstore and did something for the first time that should would have to do from now on. She wrapped it around her breasts to flatten them. She would have to tell anyone who saw it or asked that she had had some sort of back accident, but there was no choice her breasts needed to be hidden. With her breasts secure she found the biggest shirt that Timmy owned and put it on. It fell slightly past her hips. But an overly large shirt like this was perfect it hid her womanly curves, the few she had anyway. The shorts looked OK, but her legs didn't seem very boyish especially legs that ended in feet with painted toes, she would have to fix that. There was also something else that didn't seem right. Then it hit her and she put a sock into her briefs. She put socks onto her feet. This helped a bit but she knew she would have to go shopping to get clothes in the proper size and style. All in all this was a great start, but there is much to be done.

She then went back down to check on Timmy. He had improved. She told him that he could stop now and asked him to get his homework. When Timmy got it out, Lydia surprised him by telling him that she was going to do it for him. She wanted to see what he was learning and how to write like a boy. She told him he could do what he wanted, but he had to continue wearing what he had on. Then she started on his homework. The work was of course very easy, but the point of the assignment for her was research to see what was being taught and to learn how to write like a ten-year- old. She did his homework over and over until it looked like it was done by her son.

When she was satisfied she went to make dinner for the two of them. She thought she should start teaching Timmy how to do so, but decided there would be plenty of time for that. She then set the table which was usually one of Timmy's household chores and put the food on the table. She then called Timmy to dinner and he bounded into the diningroom. Seeing this she realized that after dinner she would have to start teaching him how to move and sit like a woman. She supposed she would have to teach herself how to run like a boy. Before eating, Lydia reminded Timmy that while dressed as a woman he must eat like a woman which he did. She on the other hand had to eat like a boy. It took some getting used to but she could do it.

After dinner, she started to teach him how to move like a woman. They worked on it a short time but it had been a long day so she decided to quit early. This was only the first day anyway. Lydia told Timmy that from now on, he would always sleep in her room and wear her nightgown to sleep and she would sleep in his pajamas in his room. She then went into her room and laid out a nightgown for Timmy to wear when he was ready for bed. When it was Timmy's bedtime she called Timmy and told him to go to bed. Timmy took off his outer clothes but didn't know whether or not to take off his bra and panties so he left them on. He then put on the nightgown that was laid out for him. Before he got into bed, Lydia looked in on him. She was still wearing his daytime clothes. Lydia gave Timmy a round circular contraption with segments numbered 1 to 31 and a corresponding pill in each segment. She told him to take one pill every night after brushing his teeth. Timmy freed the pill designated for today's date and downed it with some water. She told him to put it away where he wanted and to not forget to take his pill every day. He then got into his Mom's bed and went to sleep. Lydia had had a long day too and went to Timmy's room, put on his pajamas and went to bed. Before falling asleep, Lydia realized that in a couple of months, she would be the one with the early bedtime and she smiled to herself.

In the morning Lydia and Timmy both returned to normal. Timmy had to go to school and Lydia had errands to run. Lydia made breakfast although Lydia ate the sugary cereal that Timmy usually had and Timmy had the light breakfast and coffee that Lydia usually had. Timmy didn't have to be reminded to take small slow bites and Lydia was starting to enjoy wolfing down her food as fast as she could.

Once Timmy left for school, Lydia drove down to the mall to buy the beginnings of the new wardrobes each would need in the proper sizes. She started with the clothes she needed for herself since that was easier to choose. Firstly she picked up the very basic stuff like boys briefs and socks and a pair of sneakers in her size. She bought several pairs of jeans and pants but a baggy style. She then added several pairs of long t-shirts in primary colors containing obnoxious quotations appropriate for a boy of nine or ten. Picking out her clothes took no time.

Then she went in search of Timmy's new wardrobe. There was no easy selection this time. All clothing choices had to be thought out. For Timmy, three criteria must be considered when choosing an article of clothing. The clothes had to be distinctly mature, feminine and pretty. She started with the easiest part which was picking up more padded panties. He couldn't wear the same pair day after day, but the styles must all be the same so his figure would be consistent from day to day. After the panties, she had to select matching bra/panty sets. These panties were to be worn over the padded panties and they must have a matching bra. Once again the bra had to be fashionable and age appropriate. No more bras for 20 somethings, these bras had to be for a mature person. Next she had to buy several pairs of opaque pantyhose and tights. Since Timmy's legs weren't womanly always wearing hose or tights would give more of an illusion of womanly legs. Next was the hardest part of all the everyday-wear. She wanted nothing youthful. Everything had to be designed for a woman in her thirties or even her forties. The clothes must work together to make several matching outfits. The dresses had to be pretty and need to hint at curves when there weren't any. The skirt (and skirts of dresses) had to have belts or bows at the waist suggesting a narrowing of the waist and they should flare out at the hips to suggest a fullness there. The tops and blouses must highlight Timmy's small breasts not bury them. There was a great balancing act to find the proper pieces. Finally several pairs of shoes with at least a three inch heel was selected in Timmy's size. She hoped that they would fit him. But if they didn't with Timmy's new clothes he can come in himself and have shoes fitted for his feet.

After several hours, Lydia paid for her purchases and headed home. On the way home, Lydia stopped at an optometrist's office to buy some glasses for herself. She needed them with a boys frame, but she couldn't get them directly. By the time she left, she had glasses on order and Timmy was about to arrive home from school. As Lydia drove home she wondered how many days it would take before both her and Timmy would be outside in each other's clothes.

She quickly changed into one of her outfits. When Timmy got home Lydia was wearing the standard boy's outfit. Loose fitting jeans, an oversized t-shirt, sneakers, athletic socks and a baseball cap. Not only was this stuff easy to buy it was easy to put on. The only thing that took time, besides washing off the makeup off her face was putting on the ace bandage to cover her breasts.

Timmy would have a harder time getting dressed though. Actually he would have to try on everything Lydia bought for him to make sure they all had the right look and they all looked good together. One by one, Timmy had to put on each bra that was bought. It was the only way to make sure each of the straps where the right length for his stature. Each skirt and blouse was put on one at a time and then in combinations. Lydia was not only testing the suitability of each garment, but she was also teaching Timmy the art of fashion and the proper way to stand and move. Once the final outfit was sampled, Timmy was told to sit in a chair so Lydia could put his first pair of heels onto his feet. It was at this time, that Lydia showed Timmy how to sit cross legged like a lady. Once the shoes were on Lydia had Timmy walk in them to see how they felt. Timmy tried to walk as he was taught the day before but being in heels for the first time it was just too much to remember. Lydia decided he had had enough and sent him upstairs to watch TV. Lydia reminded him that his room was now the master bedroom and so he went to Lydia's former room and turned on the TV. He couldn't lie on his bed dressed as he was so he sat in a chair in the corner instead. In the chair he tried to spend as much time sitting in the proper lady-like fashion as he could. He would sit with his legs crossed and then when one of his legs got tired of that position he would recross his legs with the other leg on top.

During this time, Lydia did Timmy's homework. She also rewrote all his notes from class learning to write like a ten-year-old. When she was done, she decided to teach herself to walk and sit like a ten-year-old boy. She thought about how she corrected Timmy and just tried to do the opposite. She wasn't sure she was doing it right so she got out the video camera and started to tape herself and then watch it. The first time she saw herself she had to laugh. She was over exaggerating part of his walk and also letting several unconscious feminine mannerism into her stride. It was really quite funny. After about a half hour of trying she quit. She didn't get it quite right yet, but she was improving.

She wanted to relax so she went upstairs to her new room, laid on her new bed and turned on the TV. She realized that for the first time in a while her feet didn't ache. It occurred to her that boy's clothing is certainly more comfortable than women's clothing. She turned on the TV and drifted off to sleep.

Timmy awakened Lydia about two hours later. He told her he had fixed dinner and it was on the table. Lydia was impressed by his initiative but dreaded what she would find on the dinner menu envisioning a main course of candy and popcorn. To her surprise dinner was spaghetti with sauce. This was easy to make. To make spaghetti all you did was put the spaghetti in boiling water and wait 10 minutes then you put it on a plate and cover it with spaghetti sauce and you were done. This was a good first meal.

They both sat down to dinner. Timmy remembered to take small bites of food and Lydia purposefully slurped her spaghetti which made somewhat of a mess on her face and shirt. Lydia reminded Timmy to sit lady-like with his legs crossed as she showed him before and resisted the urge to do the same. She force herself to sit with her legs wide opened as she had seen so many boys and men do.

Looking over at Timmy genteelly sitting quietly eating his dinner she marveled how he was starting to act like a lady and a mother without having to be reminded. "This is going to work out just fine she thought."

After dinner, Lydia had Timmy practice his signatures again. It was extremely important that he learn how to sign Lydia's name in a feminine fashion similarly to her own true signature. She on the other hand had to learn how to move like a kid. She went back to videotaping herself. Timmy saw her trying to walk like a boy and thought it was very funny and began to laugh. The laugh reminded Lydia of another thing she had to teach him. Seeing the silly way his mom was trying to walk reminded him to fix his stride too. Soon Timmy had given up his signature practice to help his mom learn how to walk like a kid and to learn to walk like a lady himself. Watching each other on videotape was a fun, bonding experience. Seeing the other try to walk and dissecting what was wrong with each other's gait help both immeasurably.

When they were done, Timmy returned to his signature practice yet again and Lydia performed one of Timmy's chores: clearing the table and putting the dirty dishes into the dishwasher. Timmy's bedtime approached and they both went to their respective new bedrooms to get ready for bed. It was much easier for Lydia to get ready. She just pulled her clothes off and put on pajamas. Undressing for Timmy was more complicated now. He wanted to rip off his clothes as he had done before. He really couldn't do that with some of the clothes he was wearing such as the strappy heels he had on. But it also occurred to him that he should do it like an adult and so without being told, he slowly took off his clothes one by one. He made sure that all of his clothing was not turned inside out when he place (not throw) them into the hamper and then he decided all by himself that he didn't need to sleep in his padded underwear although he should wear his regular panties under his girly pajamas. Timmy was maturing rapidly without Lydia having to tell him too. Before going to bed he brushed his teeth and took the second of his new daily pills.

The alarm woke Lydia up in the morning. She had to get ready for the day. But before she left her room, Timmy had entered it. This was the first time she could remember that she didn't have to wake up Timmy on a school day. Timmy had simply set his alarm too. He wanted to help Lydia fix breakfast. He was starting to see Lydia's chores as his own or at least they soon would be. They both got dressed and met in the kitchen. They worked together to make breakfast and get ready for the day. Timmy even made his own lunch sandwich. Before Timmy left for the bus, Lydia gave him a tape recorder and told him to turn it on during recess.

Lydia had her own tape recorder and she took it when she drove to the hair salon. She turned it on to capture all the conversations going on in the establishment. She knew Timmy had to hear what real women talked about. It was all womanly small talk. They talked about their families and the local gossip shows they watched on TV and the weather. Not everything they talked about was on a stereo-typical female topic.

Lydia was in the salon to have her cut short. This was the first step into getting a boyish cut, but first she had to cut her hair short. She told the attendant what she wanted. (She had come up with a cut which could be converted to a similar boy style without too much trouble.) They chatted while the attendant got to work. Sometime during the haircut and styling she realized that this was going to be the last time she'd be here as a customer. She had had a biweekly appointment here for years and this was going to be the last one ever. After this it would be going to the barber every six to eight weeks.

When she got home she decided that what she should do is to take a good look around her (Timmy's old) room. She looked through the toys and games and action figures. She knew the names of some of the heros but not all. She then decided it was time to immerse herself in the culture of being a ten-year-old boy. She turned on the TV and started watching the cartoons. She wasn't sure which ones Timmy watched but this was a start. After a while an idea hit her. She used the parental controls to prevent her from watching any channel that wasn't geared towards boys. She then went into her old room and set those controls to show only channels geared for women. This meant that almost all of the channels were blocked on both hers and her son's TV but from now on, she was going to have to start doing things that boys did more and more often and he was going to have to do the things women did. Timmy would only play with his toys when he played with Lydia and Lydia would only be able to look through her fashion magazines when she was explaining fashion and style to Timmy.

Lydia then had another idea. She decided from now on there should be nothing of hers in Timmy's room and nothing of Timmy's in her room. The problem was was that they were transitioning with both of them spending time in their natural gender. She decided to put these transitioning clothes into the spare bedroom. It would contain both Lydia's female clothes and Timmy's boy clothes. Since this was temporary. She mused at the thought of wearing pretty dresses and feminine attire as temporary. Most of the clothes could be donated to charity. She spend the rest of the time reorganizing Timmy's and her own rooms. She called a charity to come and pick up the extra stuff. They had retrieved the apparel before Timmy returned home from school. By the time they were done the rest of their old clothing would be donated too.

When Timmy entered the apartment he was surprised to see his mother still in her feminine apparel. He had grown to expect after only three days that they would swap as soon as he arrived home from school. Lydia informed him that they had to run some errands. The first stop was the optometrist's office. She quipped to the optometrist that Timmy wanted contacts just like his moms. The optometrist smiled although he didn't get the inside joke. While she was there she confirmed that her own prescription would be in in two days.

While they were driving around, Lydia played the tape of recess at Timmy's school. She wanted to hear what they were saying and how they were saying it. She had to learn what boys talked about when adults were not around. She would play for a few seconds or minutes until she heard something she didn't understand. Timmy would then explain that it was about a cartoon they watched or about an action figure or video game or whatever the case may be. There was a lot to remember. Not as much as being an adult but still a lot. Lydia knew that she didn't only have to learn to understand what was going on but she had to learn to enjoy it too.

After the optometrist, they went shopping again. A woman can never have too many clothes she told Timmy and she wanted to show him how to select clothes for himself. She told him what to look for and that when he got the hang of it he could pick his own personal style. She reminded him half jokingly after all this was done he wouldn't only be picking out clothes for himself he would also be picking out clothes for her too.

After selecting a few things the went off to look at new apartments. Lydia told him that none of the apartments they looked at today they would be living in. In the end he would have to be the one to sign the papers and that was impossible now with him dressed as a boy, but he had better learn what questions he should ask when looking for an apartment. They looked at apartment after apartment. Lydia asked the same questions over and over. After a few days and long before it was time for Timmy to be the one asking the questions he knew them so well he could recite them in his sleep.

It was getting late by the time they were done so they ate dinner out. Lydia ate the kids meal and Timmy ate Lydia's chicken salad and ice tea. They sat in a corner booth and kept an eye out so they could eat in peace. They sat side by side so no one noticed that Timmy sat with his legs crossed. Lydia sat mostly in an unladylike fashion with her legs spread wide apart like a boy but she quickly put her legs back together when the waitress appeared.

Back at home Lydia did Timmy's homework as usual. Timmy was eager to get into the new outfit he had selected today. Once he was all dressed up he looked for his wig. When he couldn't find it he ask his mom about it. She took it off her head to show her new short hair style underneath. Timmy was shocked. Lydia explained that she needed short hair to impersonate him. Then she sent him upstairs to listen to the tape she made of her time at the salon. She told him to listen close to everything that was said and to think of any questions he had about it. She gave him a walkman to listen to the tape and told him he should also practice walking in heels while listening to the tape. Timmy did as he was told. Lydia knew he wouldn't understand lots of what was going on in the salon. She would have to go over it with him step by step later. But she wanted him to learn how to walk like a woman without thinking about it and this was the first step.

By the time she was finished with Timmy's homework, Timmy was only half way through the tape. An immature Timmy would think that the women in the salon were talking about crap. It was all about who is seeing who and how everyone's family is and other silly boring stuff. It didn't seem to matter whether they were talking about real people or what they was on a soap opera. But Timmy was now more mature than his years and took in as much as he could.

Timmy was developing a new nighttime routine. First walking in heels practice. Lydia would refine his gait as he improved. She would show him not only how to walk but how to hold his hands and she even added carrying and holding onto a pocketbook. After walking practice there would be signature practice. Lydia knew it was imperative for Timmy to be able to sign Lydia's name in an unmistakenly feminine and adult fashion. Then he would change into his nighttime apparel. He could choose lacy pajamas or a nightgown. He would place his used clothing into the hamper and brush his teeth (the one thing that was done the same regardless of his perceived gender) take his daily pill and get ready for bed. After just three days everything was becoming routine.

Timmy woke up and went to his old room to get his school clothes. Lydia explained to him about what she did with their clothing. Timmy agreed that it sort of made sense. She also told him about the new channel selection on their TVs and that from now on they would have to enjoy new past times.

After Timmy had left for school, Lydia ran her normal errands. This time none of them included anything that had to do with her transition. She got back early and quickly put on her boy clothes. In these clothes she was much more comfortable than wearing her old clothes, especially the shoes. She actually started to look forward to getting out of her heels and putting on her sneakers. She spent her free time waiting for Timmy to return home from school playing his video games. After catching on to the theme of the game she began enjoying herself.

When Timmy arrived home he went straight to his room and got dressed. Lydia entered his room before he had completed his ensemble and watched him finish up. She was proud of him. When he finished she led him into the bathroom. Today was the day that Lydia was going to start to teach Timmy how to put on his makeup. She couldn't teach him everything all at once it is pretty complex. Today she was going to teach him how to put on foundation and how to use blush and powder to give the impression of higher cheekbones. The foundation was used to cover his face. The effect this provided was to make him look older. The strategic placement of blush and pressed powder gave him the appearance of high cheekbones. Later she would show him other areas to put blush, but this simple and very important procedure was a very good start. She showed him how to wash off the makeup and then had him try the procedure himself. She had him do it several times, putting on and taking off him makeup. It wasn't perfect but it was getting better.

Once Lydia thought he had tried enough, they went into Lydia's room to play with toys. Timmy showed her which action figure was which and how to play with them. For the next two hours, Lydia and Timmy played on the floor with various toys both of them enjoying themselves.

When it was time to make dinner they did it together. Lydia taught Timmy not only how to cook but what to cook. It wasn't just the meat, but also a vegetable and a potato dish. The dinner was put on the table and then they assumed their new roles. Timmy ate everything that was put in front of him. He ate with small bites and he sat with his knees crossed. Lydia picked at her food. Timmy noticed what she was doing and scolded her. Lydia complied.

After dinner, Timmy went upstairs to read a fashion magazine and Lydia did her homework. Timmy was reading the magazine willingly. After wearing women's clothes for several days and picking out outfits he had developed an interest in the subject of women's fashions. After finishing her homework Lydia went to her room to play with some of her toys. It was more fun now that she knew who each figure was and what she was supposed to do with them. She got so engrossed in her play that it was Timmy who told her it was bedtime after he had finished his nightly routine which now also includes makeup removal.

After a long week it was finally Saturday. Timmy woke up earlier than Lydia. He didn't get dressed preferring to stay in his nightgown but he did decide to practice putting on and taking off his makeup. He knew the look that Lydia was going for and he was getting faster and more accurate in achieving it. The phone rang which awoke Lydia. Timmy answered the phone it was one of his friends who wanted him to come and play. Timmy hadn't been out playing with his friends since this whole thing began. Timmy told the boy on the phone that he would ask his Mom and phone him back. When he told Lydia, she told him he could go. It was strange that Lydia wanted to go and play with Timmy's friends more than Timmy did. Timmy wanted to learn more makeup techniques. Timmy got dressed in his boy clothes and headed out to play with his friend. Lydia reminded him to phone when he got there so she knew he had gotten there safe.

Lydia was still in her cowboy pajamas when the phone rang. Timmy had arrived and she told him to have fun. She was a little jealous of what he had planned. So she went to her room and played one of Timmy's video games to relieve her feelings. Her fun was cut short by the phone ringing again. This time it was one of Lydia's friends. They started talking about this and that. Lydia also hadn't seen her friends since this whole thing had began but she had stayed in contact by the occasional phone call. During this phone call, she heard her call waiting beep. She answered the second call, excusing herself from her friend. It was the optometrist's office. Both her glasses and Timmy's contacts were ready to be picked up. She told them she would be right over. A big smile appeared on her face as she told her friend she had to go and hung up. She bounded up the stairs like Timmy used to in excitement and got dressed in her woman's clothing.

It was early enough so she could get what she wanted done all in one day. She drove to the optometrist's office and picked up the glasses and contacts. Then she removed her lenses from the frames which were designed for a woman. She needed to get these lenses into boyish frames. She knew (or at least she thought) that the boyish frames would help to make her face look more boyish. It wouldn't do it alone, but it would help hide her eyebrows which had a womanly arc and distract from her high cheekbones. Oddly enough with hair and makeup and the proper attire she would finally be able to project a completely boyish appearance.

She took the lenses to a different optometrist and told him she that these lenses was for her sone who broke the original frames and she wanted new frames to put them in. The optometrist told her it would be better if the boy was here to fit the glasses properly. Lydia made up some sort of story why her son couldn't come and that he should fit the glasses to her face now and they would return for a proper fitting at another time. She convinced him and within a half an hour she had glasses with boyish frames that fit her face. She was so excited that she removed her own contacts and drove home wearing her new glasses.

At home she threw off all her clothes on the way to her room leaving a trail of clothes through out the house. She was so excited that she didn't realize that she was acting like a boy more naturally now. She then put on her boy clothes and went into Timmy's room. There she used eyebrow pencil to fill in her brows and make them look boyish. She then put on her new glasses and could see the results. It was good but not perfect. She then used a bit of makeup to make her cheekbones look a bit lower than they were. This took some doing because it had to look completely natural as if she wasn't wearing any makeup at all. After a few trials she got it right. There was one last thing to make her look perfect. She needed a haircut. For this she needed Timmy's help. She phoned Timmy at his friend's house and told him to come home. She needed him and she had a big surprise for him. Timmy started home immediately.

When he got home and look at his mom he couldn't believe it. He had seen her dressed up, but he could always see his mom. But now with the glasses and makeup and the ball cap she was wearing she did look like a boy. She told him to get dressed that they were going out and she had a big surprise for him. Timmy wondered what would be a bigger surprise than going out in public for the first time dressed as a woman. No one besides his mom had seen him dressed up.

Lydia couldn't wait. She told him her plan while he got dressed. What they were going to do was drive to a barber and Timmy, dressed like a woman, would tell the barber to give Lydia a haircut. This was shocking enough but what Timmy didn't realize until Lydia told him was that since Timmy was dressed like the parent, Timmy would have to drive the car. Timmy of course didn't know how to drive but Lydia was going to start to teach him. Never in Timmy's wildest dreams did he think that he would be driving.

When Timmy was finished dressing, Lydia put Timmy's new contacts into his eyes and then she went to give him an expert makeup job. Timmy had done the basics of foundation and blush. But now she was going to spend 15 minutes alone working on is eyes. She used many types of makeup. Timmy asked what each one was, but Lydia was in too much of a rush to explain at this time. She told him to just sit there and let her finish the job. When she was done, Timmy was very pretty and passable for a woman. But Lydia didn't stop there, she added jewelry and other accessories to his look. She even painted his nails and put rings on his fingers. The final touch was that she gave him her purse. She had him stand up for her to look at him. He was perfect. She took out her camera phone and took a picture.

Before they left, Lydia made Timmy memorize the story they were going to tell the barber. Lydia was going to butcher her hair with some scissors. Timmy was to tell the barber that Lydia had tried to make his own haircut and so now to fix it they wanted it short and straight and with a part in the side like a little boy's. Timmy shouldn't talk much. Once they got there and Timmy told the barber what he wanted he should find a seat, pick up a fashion magazine and sit with his legs crossed.

The barber was only three miles away. Timmy drove slowly listening to every word that Lydia had told him. They got out and walked the short distance to the barber's door. Timmy had had so much practice walking all week that he could do it very naturally. Wearing heels was a good reminder to walk femininely. Once they got into the barber, Lydia was shown to a barber's chair and Timmy told him what he wanted. It was then that Lydia realized that they had worked upon every part of Timmy's appearance but they had forgot to do something about his voice. But Timmy's makeup was so good the barber didn't notice or if he did he didn't say anything. Either way, they had brought a picture of what they wanted and the barber set out to work. Timmy did as he was told and found a chair and a suitable magazine and engrossed himself in its pages.

Sitting in the barber's chair the barber started asking Lydia questions. She told him what he wanted to know. She said her name was Timmy that she was ten-years-old, what school she went to and which grade she was in, what her favorite subject was and all of the usual silly questions an adult asks a kid. She didn't want to talk, but didn't want to blow her cover so she simply answered all of his questions with the appropriate answer. She didn't want to rock the boat this was in fact also the first time she was in public with a boy's identity.

Within ten minutes they were done and when Lydia saw her reflection she was about to give a broad smile. But she remembered and stopped herself and gave a toothy grin instead. With the final element in place she could pass as a boy in front of anyone. Timmy paid the barber. Lydia gave Timmy a look to remind him to give the barber a tip which he did and then they left.

Timmy expected them to go straight back home, but Lydia had another idea. Before heading home they got Timmy's ears pierced and bought some very pretty dangling earrings to go in the new holes. This was the final completion of Timmy's outfit. This time when asking for what he wanted at Lydia's suggestion, Timmy talked in a slightly lower register giving his voice less of a boyish quality. This would be another thing they would have to practice when they got home.

When they finally got home, they didn't practice anything. They just took lots and lots of pictures of each other in various poses and locations. They took picture of each of them doing many different things. All age and gender appropriate for how they were dressed. The one constant for all the pictures were the broad smile on Timmy's face than the toothy grin on Lydia's face. They had a ball.

Lydia suggested that tomorrow they should go to the park. Timmy thought that was a great idea. Lydia wanted to finally play with other kids and Timmy couldn't wait to drive again. After dinner they both retired to their own rooms to do their own things. Lydia played video games and Timmy watched a chick-flick on TV.

Sunday morning both Lydia and Timmy got up early. Lydia had planned a big day for them that she told Timmy of the night before. Timmy went to the kitchen to make breakfast for them and Lydia went to the computer to look at the photos she took the day before. She was looking at one picture in particular of herself and Timmy. There she was with her new hair cut and glasses with a silly grin on her face. She was wearing a t- shirt that was too big for her and jeans. White socks and sneakers completed her outfit. She looked every bit the little boy she was trying to portray. Standing next to her and smiling was her son. Wearing three inch heels, he appeared taller than she was. The hair that framed his pretty face had a sophisticated style. His sparkling eyes were framed by pretty brows. The expert application of eye shadow, eye liner, rouge and mascara gave his eyes a deep penetrating look. Lipstick gave his lips a full pouty appearance. The overall appearance of his face gave him the youthful look of a woman in her mid-twenties. His understated, conservative apparel hinted at a woman in here mid-thirties though. He wore a knit top with lace accents. The ruching around his chest highlighted his small but perky breasts to great effect. The top came down over a full a-line skirt. A broad belt highlighted his narrow waist which was contrasted with the fullness of the skirt around his hips and the subtle narrowing as the skirt descending to just above his knee. Nude pantyhose covered his legs down to his feet. On which he wore peep- toed pumps with a three inch heel. He was very, very pretty and Lydia could not be prouder of him.

Timmy called Lydia to breakfast. She had her usual cereal and he had some coffee with toast with a little bit of strawberry jam. After they finished eating, they both went up to get changed for the day. Today would be the first time that both of them would wear their 'transvestite' clothing from waking up in the morning to going to sleep at night although neither of them thought of themselves as transvestites. Lydia changed quickly into her daytime apparel of jeans and t-shirts. Timmy knew all too well as all women do that it takes longer for him to get dressed than a typical boy or even a man.

After looking at the pictures some more, Lydia entered Timmy's room to help with his makeup and give some more lessons. There was so much to learn in this area that she spoon fed him a little at a time so he wouldn't get overwhelmed even though he wanted to learn it all at once. She also taught him some of the finer points of jewelry and accessories. She taught him how to mix and match his jewelry as well as how to make it all fit into his overall fashion statement. She had even had him wear her wedding and engagement rings.

Timmy drove them to a park that was several miles away so they wouldn't run into anyone they knew. At the park, Lydia told Timmy to sit on a bench and read a book once she found a boy to play with. She told him that wearing her wedding ring would keep men away from him. But if a woman wanted to talk he should do so. Lydia expected this to happen since someone had to be watching the boys she was going to play with. Lydia told him, if he started to feel uncomfortable to simply tell the woman he had to go and get her. Both Lydia and Timmy were terrified and excited at the same time. Lydia reminded Timmy to use his 'womanly' voice. Within no time Lydia had found a boy about Timmy's age and they began to play. The mother of the boy was sitting at a bench and so Timmy joined her.

The woman began to chat with Timmy. Timmy found that all he could say were sounds of agreement, such as yes, uh huh and OK. She went on and on about this and that. Even though he didn't say much Timmy's confidence grew as he realized that this woman thought of him as a woman like herself and as an equal.

Lydia found the boy she was playing with to be rude and aggressive. He tried to dominate the play at every turn. Lydia didn't like and it got worse. Finally, the boy pushed her and she got so incensed that she threw him to the ground. Then she jumped on him to stop him from getting up. Timmy and the boy's mom rushed to the 'boys' and broke up the fight. When it was all over the boy got up smiling and patted affectionately Lydia's back. It seems that standing up for herself had gained the boys respect. Lydia learned that day that playing as boys was all about establishing their place. That you have to fight to be included. Playing nice is for girls and she wasn't going to be a girl. She knew that next time she wouldn't play nicely as girls do, if she wants to be a boy she'd have to play like one. Next time things were going to be different. Hopefully she could make a friend next time without having to pick a fight with him first.

Next stop was lunch. Lydia had one of the kiddie meals and Timmy had a sandwich with coffee. Timmy could sit as demurely as he wanted and no one gave it a second look. He even read his romance novel while eating. Lydia played with an action figure. She created all sorts of imaginary adventures and made a mess at the table. She got so into her role that Timmy had to actually scold Lydia in public. He actually took away her action figure and raised his voice and told her to settle down and eat. They both got a big kick out of this exchange when they later discussed it on the way to the real estate office.

For the rest of the day, Lydia and Timmy were escorted by a real estate agent throughout the area looking for apartments. The agent drove them around showing them apartment after apartment. Timmy asked all the usual questions and followup questions. After each apartment he would ask Lydia what she thought and Lydia would usually give a childish answer no matter what she really thought. Playing grown-up and child was a great deal of fun for both of them. After the last apartment was shown, Timmy told the agent that he would be in touch and they returned to their car and drove home.

When they got home, Timmy's feet were killing him so he took off his heels as soon as he got in the door. He had never done this before. He hadn't been in heels while walking so much before and while at home he was practicing wearing heels and walking correctly. But he had learned his lesson long ago and so practice time was over and he could walk around as he liked. Even without his heels while dressed up he moved like a proper lady. This didn't just include his stride. It included all parts of his body. Everything was in sink, hands, wrists, arms, butt, chest and every other part of him. While dressed up it was as natural as breathing now.

Timmy taking the initiative told Lydia to go up and play, he would find a cookbook and make dinner. Lydia agreed, but said she would do what used to be Timmy's usual chores of setting the table, taking out the trash and putting everything in the dishwasher after. Timmy said 'Deal' and they went off to do their respective tasks. Timmy and Lydia had come a long way in a week.

The new week brought Lydia and Timmy back into their regular pattern. They would get up and return to their true personas and genders for a little while anyway. They were in a morning routine of waking up and Timmy wearing his boy clothes for school and Lydia wearing her own blouses and dresses to run errands and do light house work.

While Timmy was out at school, Lydia went to the bank to get some money. She picked up a credit card application while she was there. Once finished with the chores outside the house she returned home and returned to her boy clothes. Once inside the apartment she vacuumed, dusted and did general housework. Then something occurred to her. The clothes she left strewn in the apartment yesterday. She remembered that she was so excited that she hadn't picked them up. But they were gone. Timmy had picked them up and placed them in the hamper without telling her. He would have never done that before. He took responsibility even though she hadn't.

Lydia decided to take a break at one point and play a video game. She was getting really good at them and they were fun. She was still playing the video game when Timmy returned home from school. Timmy was about to get dressed up when Lydia stopped him. She told him that they needed to do the laundry and that she couldn't bring the laundry down dressed as she was. Someone from the building was certain to see her. So Lydia suggested that Timmy bring the laundry down and that Lydia would fold the clothes after which used to be one of Timmy's chores. Lydia had already sorted the clothes and told him to put the sorted clothes in different machines and which setting an quantity of detergent to use. Once he got back, Lydia told Timmy there was one last part to laundry. That was the hand cleaning of delicates such as his bras and panties. There was a week full of these clothes to be hand washed. She showed him how to do it and he finished the job with the rest. Lydia did Timmy's homework during this time. Lydia didn't consider it Timmy's homework any more it was now her homework and from now on she simply thought of it as hers.

After finishing the delicates, Timmy went down to the laundry room to move the clothes from the washers to the driers. When he returned Lydia was waiting for him at the dinette table. She beckoned him over. The homework was done and pushed to the side and placed in front of Lydia was a small form. It was a credit card application. We have to fill this out for you. You'll need a credit card to put down the deposit for the apartment and this will make it easier if we are out and need to buy something. People rarely pay cash for anything expensive anymore. Some people charge everything all the time.

They went over the form and Lydia had Timmy fill it out. Most of the questions were easy: name, address, phone number, marital status, do you own or rent your home? Although Lydia reminded Timmy to use her first name not his and he filled in as much as he could. But there was some questions he didn't know. He knew his mom's birthday, but he didn't know the year. He didn't know her social security number and he didn't know any of her financial information. Lydia went over each question of the form with Timmy. She made sure that Timmy memorized the important information, her date of birth and social security number in particular. Then she had Timmy sign her name on the dotted line. He had been practicing every day for a week just for this very occasion. With the signature completed the form was put into its accompanying envelope and Timmy went downstairs to mail the form.

Lydia realized how big a step this was for him. For Timmy all of this was one big adventure and that is where the fun lay. He saw his old childish life as silly and boring. But to become an adult was exciting. Whereas, Lydia now saw the responsibilities of being as an adult as one big weight on her. Timmy embraced the challenge of being an adult. Lydia on the other hand just wanted the simplicity of being a little boy. A little boy could just play and be himself and didn't care much about the repercussions of what he did. That is why they got into trouble more often than girls. But the expression "boys will be boys" meant that whatever they did they could get away with.

When Timmy returned from mailing the letter he arrived with the washed laundry in the basket. Lydia didn't need to remind him. In all the excitement of Timmy getting a credit card she had frankly forgot about the laundry. But she didn't need to be told, she set upon folding the clean laundry. Timmy took this time to get dressed. He could do it faster now, but it also took more time because there was more to do. Getting dressed didn't just mean putting on women's clothes now it also meant makeup and selecting jewelry and accessories. He didn't completely know every aspect of makeup, but he was getting closer. He knew how to put on foundation, blush and lipstick, but the makeup around his eyes gave him trouble. He could put on one shade on his eyelids, but the blending of colors and the proper use of rouge, eyeliner and mascara he wasn't sure of. He did the best he could, which was pretty good actually and came down stairs.

Lydia was finished folding the clothes. She told him that he had to learn everything about their financial information and all of her financial facts. She left all of her bank books and everything else financial she had including the lease of the apartment and had Timmy study everything. She said that he had to memorize cold the most important information such as her date of birth and social security number. But then she said half jokingly since you know all about my secrets I want to know one of yours? What she wanted to know was what was the password to the video game she had been playing. With the password she could log onto the internet and play the game with other boys. Playing alone was fun but she craved the interaction with boys. Timmy gave her the password and Lydia went to her room to play.

While Timmy was looking over the documents and Lydia was playing the phone rang. It was one of Lydia's friends. Timmy told his mom but she was having so much fun and interacting so well with the other boys that she thought this would be best if Timmy talked to her friends. If she could be a boy online with Timmy's friends, Timmy could be her on the phone. Lydia reminded him to use his adult voice and to talk with the caller. Timmy thought this was a great idea too and picked up the phone and started talking with Lydia's friend. It was easier than he had thought. He had been engrossed in Lydia's life for a while now. Wearing 'her clothes', watching her TV programs and in general doing womanly things. It was to the point that either he could add to the conversation or fake it. The caller told him neighborhood gossip. Timmy didn't have much of his own, except there was this one thing that no one knew because he had heard it from the son of one of the neighbors. He scooped everyone about the up coming divorce of one of the neighbors. They were on the phone for over a half an hour and the caller never expected that anything was wrong. After the phone call, Timmy went up to his room and started to watch a soap that the caller had mentioned. With some of the back ground of what had happened and the obvious interest of Lydia's friends (well at least one friend.) The story held even more interest than before. During the rest of the afternoon, Timmy watched the woman's shows on TV and Lydia spent the time playing video games with pre-teens. Both had become very comfortable with their new friends.

That night, Timmy had added a new step to his routine. He now washed out his delicates by hand and hung them to dry overnight.

When Timmy got home after school the next day, Lydia told him to get dressed up and try and look his best. When he was done, Lydia praised his choices but helped to make his makeup look more sophisticated. Today was going to be one of the most important days in their transition. Today, Timmy was going to the DMV to get a driver's license.

Lydia knew how important this was. This would be the first time that Timmy would have a government issued document with his real picture and 'signature' but her name and date of birth. With this one document it opened up a whole host of opportunities. He already applied for a credit card that was a first step, but that didn't have a picture ID. With a driver's license he could get other forms of ID like a passport or he could open a bank account. There would be nothing he couldn't do. Lydia was nervous, she knew what trouble they could get in. So she downplayed the importance for Timmy. She simply told him that since he was going to drive he would need a driver's license with his picture on it, in case they got into an accident or was stopped by the police.

Lydia's plan was simple. She already has a driver's license. She would have Timmy go to the DMV and tell them he lost it. She would have him show the clerk all of his supporting documentation, well Lydia's documentation anyway. Such as her birth certificate, social security card, a credit card bill and a phone bill to prove residence. He knew all of her information, he shouldn't have too much trouble. If they checked the picture on the old license, he was her son he did look like her, especially made up.

Timmy was excited. Every boy wants a driver's license. While driving to the DMV, Lydia quizzed him on the facts of her life. Where she was born, how old she was, anything she could think of. Timmy answered all her questions correctly without hesitation. Lydia started to really believe they could pull it off. She had a thought back in her mind that if Timmy couldn't answer her questions she could abort the project.

When they entered the DMV that they talked to the clerk at the information desk. Timmy simply told the man that he had lost his driver's license and needed another. The man gave him a form to fill out and told him to wait on the line to take a picture. Lydia was counting on them insisting she take a new picture. In her state, since you didn't have to go to the DMV all the time, they wanted the most recent picture possible on all licenses and so they always took a picture and used the newest one on all forms of ID. Timmy smiled when they took his picture. It was probably one of the prettiest ID pictures taken that day.

Timmy filled out the form. Lydia was so very nervous, but she occupied herself playing with an action figure. The nervousness actually gave her a slightly frantic look which made her seem even more boyish...if that was possible. Once the form was filled out, Lydia says "Lemme see." in her best little boy voice. Timmy handed her the form. She looked it over carefully but tried to look like she was just playing with it. It looked just fine. They waited for their number to be called. Timmy was so excited he couldn't concentrate on the romance novel he brought with him. Lydia was so nervous it actually made her play look more authentic.

Finally, they number was called and their walked up to the counter. Timmy wouldn't have to take a driver's test this was just replacing a lost license, but they did make him take an eye test although they did note on his form that he wore corrective lenses. The clerk asked him some questions and Timmy answered just fine. When he was asked what happened to his previous license he told the cover story that Lydia made up perfectly. Lastly he had to sign several pieces of paper in front of the clerk, which he did. After paying the clerk the required fee, the clerk handed Timmy his new temporary license and told him he would receive the new one in ten days to two weeks. Timmy said thank you and they left. The clerk didn't comment on how nervous Lydia looked. It was no concern of the clerk. The woman was getting the license not the little boy.

It was getting late and Lydia was so relieved she suggested they have dinner out. They found an Applebees and ate there. Now that all the excitement was over they could talk reasonably. What they talked about was the conversations they had had the day before. Timmy told Lydia about what he and her friend had talked about. And Lydia told Timmy about what was said on-line during the video game. They both did fine, but each had told the other what to do better next time.

They drove home in silence. Lydia knew that Timmy had passed a major milestone. He was already accepted as an adult by normal people, but with a picture ID he was also recognized legally too. Once he got the non-temporary driver's license along with the other documents he had in his possession he could do anything she could do. He was in many ways officially her. Lydia realized that he wouldn't truly be him until she was enrolled in school and sitting in class with all the other children. That was her final test and in about seven weeks it would happen. She sighed to herself.

After the stress of the previous day, Lydia decided that most of what she had done was to make Timmy an adult. But what was being done to help her be a boy. She wanted to give up the stress of being an adult and enjoy the fun of playing with 'other' boys. She decided what she should do is join a group of boys in some sort of organized activity. A place where she can be a kid. It was fall and little league was over. What else could she do? Then it hit her, she could join the boy scouts. That would be perfect, she would be placed in a group with boys around ten- years-old.

But she couldn't join any old troop. It would have to be one by where she lived. But she didn't know where she was going to live. It was then that she decided upon which apartment to take and she would tell Timmy when he came home.

When Timmy arrived, Lydia told him of her decision. For one reason or another, Timmy didn't like the place she suggested. After talking about it for a while they had agreed upon an apartment. Lydia told Timmy what to say and what to ask about when he called the real estate agent. Timmy called to see if the place was still available. When he found out it was he was told to stop in at the office to sign the papers. Timmy told them the date they expected to move into the apartment. The agent reminded him to bring a deposit of $500 and how much would be needed upon the move in date. Timmy said that was fine.

After getting dressed, they left the apartment on the way to meet the agent. Lydia didn't have as much cash as the agent requested so they stopped at the bank. Lydia gave Timmy her PIN number to get the cash out of the ATM. Lydia didn't even think twice about she was giving Timmy complete access to her account. Actually things were moving very fast now. It didn't occur to Lydia that Timmy could drive the car without her any time he wanted, he had a license. They drove to the agent's office and after the agent saw Timmy's ID (his temporary drivers license) Timmy sign the lease papers and it was final. They would be moving in less than two months.

They then drove to the boy scout troop that was closest to their soon to be new apartment. The man at the desk was very nice, especially to Lydia. This was the first time anyone had ever called her 'Buddy.' The scout leader showed them both around the facility. He was the first adult to pay attention to Lydia when she was dressed like a boy. Well maybe the second if you included the barber. The scout leader played up to Lydia the activities and the fun times that she would have. At the same time, the scout leader emphasized to Timmy the safety features and the scrutiny and background checks that was done on all the scout personnel. Timmy and Lydia both like the tour and Lydia was quickly signed up. They even took Lydia's picture and gave her an ID card of her own. This was the first one that had the name Timmy and his birth date but had her picture on it. They were told when the first meeting was going to be and where they needed to go to purchase her scout uniform and other supplies. They also gave them a handbook, wished them a good day and they left for home.

Another day out in public and no one thought either Timmy nor Lydia was anyone other than who they said they were. They returned home. Lydia to play more online video games and Timmy to just relax in front of the TV watching the various shows on the channels he was allowed to watch.

After Timmy left for school, Lydia thought she would go to buy her boy scout supplies. She realized she couldn't try them on while at the store but that was OK. She could try them on at home and then swap them if there was a problem. She was just about to leave when she looked at her mail. Timmy's credit card had arrived. Well it had her name on it, but it was for Timmy, he had signed for it. An inspiration hit Lydia, it would be a great idea for Timmy's first new purchase of his credit card to be her boy scout supplies. Yes that was a great idea. If she was dressed up in her boys clothes then she could try on the stuff in the store. It would work out great. Lydia changed into her boys clothes and started to read the boy scout handbook. Soon she just couldn't wait until Timmy got home. She was like a boy waiting for a toy on Christmas eve.

Timmy got home and Lydia told him of her idea. Timmy wanted to try charging something too so he loved the idea. Lydia phoned the number on the card to activate it and Timmy signed the back. They drove down to the store and picked up all that was needed. The staff knew how to deal with a newbie scout and were very helpful. Lydia tried on everything and made sure the sizes were right. She got everything the book recommended and also everything that was optional. The cashier rang up the purchases and Timmy handed him the credit card. The card was ran through the machine and the cashier gave Timmy a receipt to sign. Timmy signed like a pro and they both walked out of the store happy.

On the way home, Lydia asked Timmy to stop at the bank. Lydia thought that the temporary driver's license might be enough for Timmy to open up his own account with her name. They were putting money into the bank not taking it out so there shouldn't be a problem. She was right and Timmy opened up a savings account and a checking account. The banker gave him a passbook and a few checks to get started. They ordered checks that would be delivered soon by mail.

When they got home, Lydia logged onto her account and linked her account with Timmy's so she could transfer money back and forth. She then realized that Timmy needed access to this for when he was home and she was at school. She asked Timmy to come in and show him how to turn off the net-nanny and how to access the accounts and transfer money from one to the other. She kept the passwords pretty easy. The same password that accessed all the banking accounts also accessed the net-nanny and it also accessed the parental controls of the TV too.

Later that night, Timmy readjusted the net-nanny so that even though Lydia could access everything her account was the secondary account. Timmy gave himself the primary account that controlled all others with a password that was only known to himself. He also signed himself up for several other credit cards. He planned on cancelling Lydia's credit cards soon. Ten year olds don't need credit cards, do they?

Lydia's first boy scout meeting was going to be tonight. It would be a two+ hour meeting since it was being held on a Friday night. Lydia was so excited that she dressed in her boy scout uniform as soon as Timmy left for school. This was the first time that the clothes she wore was fitted for a general boy and wasn't bought to conceal her feminine curves. But between the haircut and the typically boyish uniform she didn't think anyone would notice. She was pretty slim after all. Then she read and reread the boy scout manual. Then she logged onto the internet and read up more about the boy scouts. It dominated her thoughts.

Then something brought Lydia's mind back to earth. She had begun her period. She had that familiar feeling and knew right away. She was lucky that none of it seeped through her briefs on to her uniform pants. She quickly removed her pants and underwear and went into her room to get another pair of briefs. Then she found a tampon in the bathroom and expertly inserted it as she had done hundreds of times before. She put back on her briefs and pants. But she knew that the tampon wouldn't last all day, it had to be changed on occasion. She thought to just remind herself to replace it right before leaving for the meeting. But these things weren't foolproof as she and millions of women knew. She would need to carry extra protection. But she couldn't just put it in her pocket. She couldn't leave it with Timmy in his purse. It would be awkward to leave the troop to see her 'Mom' to get it and then use it. Then the perfect idea came to her. She could keep the thing in the folds of the fly of her boys briefs. That would be perfect, not only would it be safe and well hidden, but it would also give the illusion of a penis. This was much better than keeping a sock in her underwear. She resolved to always keep a couple of tampons or a maxipad in the folds of her briefs from now on.

Lydia didn't want to get her new uniform dirty so no matter how much she really wanted to wear it all day, she took it off. Then she decided to stay in character and play with her toys. She didn't notice when Timmy came in.

Timmy came in quietly. He wanted to get to his room before Lydia saw him. After school, Timmy used his ATM card, the card he received when he opened his saving account, to get $20. He wanted the money not to buy a toy or candy as he would have before all this started, but the new fashion and women's magazines where out in the newsstands and he wanted them. He snuck into his room and put them away with the other magazines. Then he went into Lydia's room and told her he was home. She was playing on the floor with some cars. Timmy told her to do her homework. She had to finish before going to scouts. Lydia knew he was right and so she didn't protest. Lydia's adulthood was slowly being stripped away and she didn't realize it.

Tommy got dressed and then took the time to look through his new magazines. There was a good article on the blending of eye shadows. Timmy went into the bathroom and practiced this new technique until Lydia was done. Today's homework would take a while since it was on a book that Lydia had to read for the first time. A book that Timmy and his class had read at school. There was a report that had to be completed based upon this book and the notes taken in class. If she had been in class it wouldn't have taken too long, but since she wasn't she had to figure out from Timmy's notes what the teacher wanted. This gave Timmy ample time to study his makeup techniques.

Finally it was time to leave for the meeting. Lydia told Timmy to wait for her in the parents waiting room. There were several other mothers there. One came over since he was the 'new girl.' He explained that they were moving into the neighborhood soon. Soon the other woman was squirreling out the details of Lydia's life through Timmy. In the middle of this, Timmy asked the woman about herself and then he was relieved when she started going on about herself. Timmy was obviously guarded about his 'background' but this woman didn't mind telling Timmy all about her life. There was an awkward point when this woman brought up something he didn't understand. It was an off-hand remark about something called a period. Timmy had heard the word before while watching the TV commercials during his shows. But he didn't know exactly what she was talking about. He nodded in agreement and the woman moved on to other things. Finally the woman said that the boys would be busy for a while and asked Timmy if he wanted to go out and have some coffee. Timmy agreed and they drove to a Starbucks to continue their conversation.

Lydia was having fun playing with the other 'boys.' But every once in a while she would do something unconsciously feminine and the boys would pounce on her. Timmy was having an easier time because he had spent more time with adults than Lydia had with kids and adults, especially women, weren't as picky when it came to gender roles. It only took a couple of times of being called a sissy and being mocked for Lydia to stop doing anything even slightly feminine. She learned the rules of boydom (or is it boyness) quickly. Especially when she realized that she was taller and bigger than almost all the boys. She started to push the smaller boys around for teasing her. She then gained acceptance and even made a couple of potential friends.

Timmy had returned from her coffee date before Lydia was finished. All the boys were soon released to their mothers and Lydia and Timmy drove home. On the way home, Lydia was the one who did most of the talking. Without even noticing it, Lydia was acting like the kid who needed to tell his mommy about everything she was doing. Timmy on the other hand thought it would be best not to tell too much about leaving without permission, although Timmy was starting to think that he didn't need permission anymore.

Saturday morning Timmy had set his alarm. He got up before Lydia. The first thing he did was to change the parental controls on the TVs. Timmy removed access from his mother for setting the parental control and set her view hours to what was his bedtimes. Lydia could no longer watch TV after what used to be Timmy's bedtime. Then he logged onto his computer and reset the passwords and accesses. Lydia could now transfer money from her account to his account, but she couldn't transfer it back. Timmy also reset the transfer of his Dad's alimony and child support from Lydia's checking account to his own.

He then went to the kitchen to make breakfast. When he was ready he called Lydia and they ate together. They talked casually for a while, Lydia was still excited about her first day at scouts and how she got herself to fit in with the other 'boys.' Timmy waited for his opportunity to steer the conversation to something he wanted to ask Lydia about. Actually he was going to tell her what to do but make it seem like it was her idea.

Timmy told Lydia that what they should do was to remove one of Lydia's credit card and her debit card from her wallet and replace it with his. He said that carrying two debit cards was confusing and that there was a place for everything in her wallet and so to make room for his credit card they should remove one of her's. Also, they didn't need two debit cards because the accounts were linked anyway she could use his card anytime she wanted. Lydia agreed and that was how Timmy started to replace her cards with his. It was convenient for whoever was playing the adult to carry the same purse with all the necessary documents in it, now that purse would start to have Timmy's ID instead of Lydia's. Once Timmy's new credit cards had arrived all of Lydia's credit cards would be replaced. The same would be done when Timmy's driver's license arrived too.

Speaking of finances, Lydia taught Timmy how to pay the bills. She showed him which ones you had to pay by check and which ones that you could pay online. Timmy used his new checks to pay this month's bills. Then they went online to pay those too. Lydia transferred money into Timmy's account without problem and Timmy then payed the online bills from his account. She didn't notice the changes to their accounts that Timmy had set up earlier.

After breakfast, they drove to the park. Timmy took along a camera and while at the park he took many pictures. He took pictures of Lydia climbing some rocks. There were pictures of Lydia petting a stranger's dog. There was pictures of Lydia playing. Timmy also made sure to get pictures of Timmy and Lydia together. Timmy also wanted to get pictures of himself alone. He had Lydia take general posed pictures of him and also pictures of him sitting on a bench reading a magazine.

Lydia had mentioned that a new video game had come out at all the boys were talking about. Timmy knew which one she meant. They went to the toy store and Timmy bought it for her. Timmy took another picture of Lydia in the store smiling with her new game.

As they drove home, Timmy suggested that from now on, unless Lydia was dressed like a woman, and they were in public that Lydia should call Timmy "Mom" at all times and that Timmy should call her "Timmy." even when they were alone. Lydia didn't really mind so she agreed.

When they got home, Timmy and Lydia uploaded all the pictures to the computer. They picked their favorites and printed them out. They had one of those printers that could take a digital picture and print it on photographic paper. The one they both liked the most was the first picture taken of them together on that first day after Lydia's haircut. Timmy was overly made up in that picture because it was the first time he was going out in public as a woman and they didn't want there to be any question about his age or gender. Lydia on the other hand was just beaming because she had gotten the boy's haircut she wanted and all her plans were working. There they were, Mother and son standing together in their home smiling at the camera. Timmy suggested that this picture replace the picture in Lydia's wallet and Lydia agreed enthusiastically.

There was another meeting of the boy scout troop tonight and so Lydia went to get dressed in her uniform. Timmy snapped another picture of Lydia standing so proud in her uniform. They quickly printed it out. It was so nice that it was placed in a frame and put on the mantel. Timmy suggested if they have a picture of Lydia in her uniform around the house there should be a picture of himself in the apartment too. So the former three pictures on the mantel were replace with three new pictures. One of Lydia in her boy scout uniform. One of Timmy and Lydia at the park and one of Timmy sitting down on a park bench reading a woman's magazine.

At boy scouts both Lydia and Timmy fit in perfectly with their new friends. After the meeting was over, Lydia told Timmy that she was invited to a Halloween party at one of the boys houses. Timmy said he would think about it and they left. They discussed if it was a good idea on the way home and decided it was. Now all they needed was a costume. Timmy realized, but Lydia didn't, how ironic it would be to put on a costume since Lydia in effect was already wearing one now.

Sunday morning after both Timmy and Lydia had gotten dressed for the day, Timmy brought up a subject that had come up but he didn't know what it was. Timmy was after all really a ten-year-old boy and he didn't know the true difference between men and women. Timmy had never seen a girl naked and certainly hadn't seen a woman naked. He didn't know what the difference was under a man's and woman's underwear. He thought that the only use for a dick was to pee. It was a very practical thought. The dick stood out so you could pee without having to get undressed. You could point it anywhere and that is what he and all his friends used their dicks for. Timmy had assumed girls had dicks too. Not like it came up in conversation.

Timmy started to ask Lydia about what a period was and she understood what he was getting at. If this was a normal relationship between mom and son, she would give a quick explanation of the birds and the bees and wouldn't get into specifics. Frankly she didn't expect any conversation about this until puberty. But this was different and she knew she needed to give him a much more detailed and intimate description than any other mom and son would have. She would not just tell him, but would have to show him everything.

Lydia started off by telling Timmy about the birds and the bees. She told him that men have penises and women had virginas and she went on to explain the basics of sex in a general way. But she had to show him more than that. Not just about sex but how a woman worked from the woman's perspective. This was the only way for Timmy to truly live as an adult woman.

Lydia started to take her clothes off. This shocked Timmy speechless. Timmy was going to live as a woman so he had better know how he was expect to look and to get as much practical experience as she could muster. In a moment she stood naked before him. She started with the simplest part, her breasts. Everyone knew women had breasts, but little boys didn't know that their were nipples on those breasts and they were different than those of a man. She showed him her nipples and told her they were used to nurse a baby. Timmy found the courage to ask, "You mean a woman can be milked like a cow." "After having a baby yes they can be."

Then Timmy looked down between his Mom's legs and saw her pubic hair. He looked closely to make sure there was no penis hiding within its tangles. Lydia went on seeing what he was looking at to explain that all adults grow hair down there and no she doesn't have a penis like boys. "How do you pee then?" "There is a little hole we do that from, that is why all women have to sit down to pee." Timmy didn't know women always pee sitting down. She then opened her legs and showed Timmy all of her genitals. She explained everything in a loving, caring way a mom explains anything to her son. She pointed out her virgina and urinary hole and her clitoris. She even let Timmy touch it. She then explained what a period was. It was just a coincidence that she was having a period right now. She then plucked the tampon out of her virgina and showed him. Timmy was disgusted. But Lydia told him this is a natural thing for all women and for women its no big deal. You will have to treat it as no big deal too. Then she said do you want to put in a new tampon? Timmy didn't want to, but Lydia insisted. "You have to know this when you talk to other women. With a bit of coaxing, finally Timmy did as he was told. Lydia then went on to explain about the genitals inside a woman's body and how they work. She also told him about the birth control pills he was taking everyday and why he should continue to take them even though her can't get pregnant.

When she was all done she put back on her 'boy' clothes. Timmy went to his room in stunned silence. He laid on the bed and thought about what she said. Finally some of the things he had heard on TV commercials and with 'other women' started to make sense. He didn't leave his room for a long time. This was the last time that Lydia explained anything to Timmy where she was the Mom and he was the son.

The rest of the day they searched for a proper Halloween costume for the party. They agreed upon a mummy costume since Lydia already wore bandages over her chest, it was a little joke they could have on everyone else. They also decided to buy some more clothes for their upcoming move and new fresh start. They agreed that Timmy would pick out his own clothes and Lydia would pick out hers without interference from the other.

Soon, Timmy's new driver's license and credit cards came. Timmy replaced Lydia's driver's license and credit cards with his own in their purse. Then he went to his room and logged onto his computer. He transferred the rest of the money in Lydia's accounts to his own and then closed them. He then set the net-nanny so that Lydia now had all the restrictions on her account that he had had on his before all this started. Timmy was systematically removing anything that has Lydia's signature and was replacing it with duplicates with his own.

It was arranged for one of the mother's to pick up Lydia for the party and to drop her off after. Timmy implied that this was so that he didn't have to drive alone in the car home during the party. But that wasn't the case. Now that he has a real license he felt he could drive as much as he liked. What he did was that as soon as Lydia was away, he packed up all of Lydia's woman's clothes and most of his boy clothes and dropped them off at good will. There was now no woman's clothes that Lydia could wear. She couldn't wear his clothes they would be a bit too tight on her. Lydia would have to be a ten-year-old boy full time now. Timmy would only have to be a part time woman for another few days. Once the end of the marking period was over he would quit school telling them (in his Mom persona) that they were moving and would just start the new marking period at the new school.

After dropping off the clothing, Timmy drove to what would soon be Lydia's new school and picked up all the necessary forms to transfer schools. Timmy had picked up the release forms from his old school days before. Lydia had always assumed she would make these arrangements, but Timmy didn't need her for that anymore. He considered himself the parent now. Timmy returned home before Lydia was dropped off.

Lydia got out of her costume and logged onto her computer. Her new friends had given her their email addresses and chat IDs. So she logged on to chat with them. She had more in common with them every day. She didn't even notice that net-nanny was monitoring her conversations and keeping her safe from dangerous websites. She went to sleep at the usual bedtime. Timmy's alarm woke him up, he made his own breakfast and left for school. He only had two more school days left before he could quit. Lydia woke up soon after Timmy left and played in her room with some toy trucks. When she realized she was hungry she went to the kitchen to have some breakfast. Cereal and milk were left on the kitchen table with a bowl for her. She quickly ate it and then returned to her room to play.

At about noon time she realized she should get something done so she started to clean up around the house but didn't bother to get dressed. She remained in her spaceman pajamas. She quickly bored of straightening up after all she could always finish it tomorrow. She turned on the TV to watch some cartoons. She was still watching cartoons when Timmy arrived home. Timmy had assumed that Lydia would notice at lease part of what he had done, but she hadn't. She was acting like a normal ten-year- old acting as though she had no responsibilities. She actually felt free for the first time as an adult and it was very refreshing.

Timmy told her to get dressed that they were going to go shopping for new furniture for their new home. Lydia didn't see why they needed new stuff. The old stuff was fine they could just use the movers to move it. Timmy told her, that they were starting a completely new life and they should do it with new stuff. He said that all the stuff in his room was really Lydia's style and he wanted to have his own style when moving into the new place. Lydia said, OK, but she was fine with her room the way it was. Timmy compromised with her that they would just get new furniture for his room and not hers. Then they went off to buy it.

Timmy bought a whole new bedroom set for himself. It wasn't too feminine but it was definitely furniture for a single woman. Lydia bored of the trip quickly. Timmy told her they would go to a toy store after and she can pick out what she wanted. This satisfied her. Timmy dragged her to store after store and Lydia trailed along trying to amuse herself.

After the toy store they went grocery shopping. Timmy had found a recipe in one of his magazines and he was dying to try it out. Then they returned home. Lydia wanted to go to her room and play with her new toy, but Timmy reminded her to finish her homework first. He started on dinner while she completed her assignment. When she was done, she was about to scamper off again, but Timmy told her to sort the laundry and when she was done she could go. "Fine." she said.

When dinner was ready, Timmy called her down to eat. Lydia brought the new toy with her and played with it while eating. Timmy decided not to challenge her again and let her do what she wanted. The phone rang and Timmy went to get it. It was one of Lydia's new friends (one of the boys from scouts.) Timmy called Lydia to the phone and returned to finish his meal. It was delicious. After dinner, Lydia cleaned the table and put the dishes in the washer.

Timmy then told her what was happening. He told her that tomorrow was the last day of the marking period and after that there was no reason to go to school. Lydia's first reaction was to protest, but she could see his point. Then he told her that he had already given away all her clothes and that starting tomorrow after school, she would be a boy 24 hours a day and he would be a woman . This stunned Lydia. She thought there would be more time and that she would be the one who made the decision. But it all seemed so logical. Timmy sweetened the pot when he told her that since they were going to be 'properly dressed' all the time from now on, she could have a sleep over with one of her friends. That closed the deal the sleep over was going to be in four days and now if Timmy wanted Lydia to do anything all he had to do was threaten to cancel the sleep over and she complied.

Without having to worry about going outside as a woman and running errands, Lydia took to her full time role as a kid and did nothing while Timmy was at the last day of school but play and watch TV.

The next day was the first day that Timmy would be dressed full time forever. Timmy told Lydia that they had to start packing for the move and so they started putting stuff in boxes. They had another two weeks or so there was no big hurry. Timmy told Lydia that she had to go run some errands, but she was to wait here. Lydia told him he couldn't drive around without her. He said he was the adult now and could do as he wanted. Lydia started to throw a tantrum until she realized that she could play while Timmy was gone instead of packing up. Then Timmy hit her with a bomb shell. He said that while he was gone that a babysitter would watch her. Lydia couldn't believe it, she didn't need a babysitter. But Timmy explained that ten-year-olds aren't left alone in an apartment. If something happened they would both get into trouble. Lydia reluctantly agreed. She would never be alone without adult supervision again for several years.

When Timmy arrived home, he paid the babysitter and asked her how 'Timmy' behaved. The sitter said that Timmy mostly played in his room by himself. Before leaving the sitter remarked on an old picture of Timmy that was still up attached to the refrigerator by a magnet. She said that Timmy really looked very much like her when he was younger. Timmy agreed with her. The sitter left and then Timmy went to Lydia's room. She was playing a video game on the computer. Timmy told her that since there was going to be a sleep over there couldn't be anything laying around that would give up their secret. Timmy relayed to Lydia what had just happened and told her they had better remove everything because people could come to the house at any time. Then they spent the next several hours looking over everything removing all traces of their old lives. They even removed all the pictures in the photo album that were less than two years old and replaced them with pictures taken over the last few days. Soon there was nothing in the apartment that could be used to show that Timmy and Lydia weren't who they said they were.

The night of the sleep over had finally arrived and everything in the house was as it should be. Lydia was excited to bring her friend up to her room and show him all her toys. Timmy had been bribing Lydia with new toys for some time to get her to do what he wanted. Timmy had also thrown out some of his older toys that he hadn't played with in years. By the time of the sleep over, most of the toys were actually Lydia's and not Timmy's hand-me-downs.

Timmy left the room to give the boys some privacy. Lydia and her friend played for a while doing this and that. Eventually they were both on the floor playing with some trucks. They had been crashing the trucks into each other. One of the trucks careened wrong and hit Lydia's friend. He took offence and said that she had done it on purpose. Lydia knew not to back down and soon they were wrestling. Timmy heard the commotion from down stairs and quickly went to Lydia's room. He saw what was going on and shouted at them. This quickly broke up the 'fight.' Timmy then told them to shake hands and make up. At first both refused, but when threatened with calling the boy's mom and having her pick him up now, they agreed. Timmy then said that the boy could stay over tonight because it was late, but he had to leave in the morning and that Lydia was going to be punished. Five minutes later they were playing together like nothing had happened. When it was bed time, Timmy reminded them. Lydia and her friend both slept on the floor. The next morning Lydia's friend was picked up by his mother.

One by one, Lydia discovered that all of her adult rights had been removed. She was a kid now which meant she could play and had little responsibilities which she liked, but she also had the restriction of a kid and that she didn't like. Timmy even signed Lydia up for soccer without telling her. Timmy liked the idea of becoming a soccer mom. When Lydia protested about this, she said well I guess you don't want to be in boy scouts either. This threat quieted her. Besides some of the kids on the soccer team were in her troop too.

Boy scouts had planned a big trip for Sunday. The boys were going to be taken to play laser tag. This trip included a bus trip to the place, everyone would get some pizza although the scouts called it a pizza party, they would be opportunities for merit badges and then three hours of the laser tag which would be broken up into several sessions. The boys had to get permission from their parents, money for the trip and bring a change of clothes (they didn't want their scout uniforms to be ripped during the laser tag play.) Lydia was very excited like all the other boys. Lydia told Timmy about the trip fully expecting Timmy to do what was needed. It shocked her when Timmy didn't immediately say 'Yes.'

Timmy said he didn't know. Lydia was fighting against all the rules that Timmy had put on her. She knew she had to act like a ten-year-old but when they were alone Timmy didn't have to treat her that way. Timmy told her, we have to do this so we don't slip up when around people. Then Timmy said, that he couldn't let her go because she was being punished for fighting during the sleep over. Timmy had known about the trip before Lydia did and knew that he was going to let her go. But, Timmy wanted Lydia to know that it was his decision not hers. Timmy had been making an effort to assert his authority over Lydia at every opportunity. He wanted her to know, that not only was he the adult and she was the child, but Lydia couldn't do anything without Timmy's permission.

A few of the moms had to chaperone the laser tag trip but not all. During this time, Timmy went out to lunch with several of the moms. They would spend several hours together while the boys were playing. They ate at a nice restaurant. This one didn't have place mats with games for kids. While eating the women asked Timmy all sorts of questions. One of then was about Timmy's 'husband.' Timmy has been wearing Lydia's wedding ring since that first day in the park. Timmy gave the cover story that Lydia had worked out although some of it was true in a way.

"Well ever since my now ex-husband left I haven't felt up to dating. I took off the ring for a while, but I decided to start wearing it again to stop getting hit on. It works like a cross to a vampire when it comes to men hitting on you. It still hurts." And for Timmy it did hurt to have his dad leave. He certainly didn't want a new dad.

When pressed that it was time, Timmy insisted that he wasn't ready. One of the moms said you are certainly young enough. She then went on to say that she could look even younger if she dresses 'more modern.' Timmy had been trying to look old to distract from his true age and gender. But Timmy had been thinking that he was now so comfortable with his performance. Now he could effortlessly moved like a woman and now he could talk about anything with the other women so that he didn't need to look 'old.' So it was decided that after lunch they should do out shopping for new outfits for Timmy. Timmy had insisted that she change alone and then show them all when he was ready so they could get the full effect. Since there was a bunch of them and they all couldn't fit in the changing room anyway, they agreed. They had a perfect girls day and no one suspected anything.

Meanwhile, Lydia was having fun with the boys. She was just one of the boys. Everyone had to put badges with their name and addresses. Everyone had to keep in line. Roll call was called, when you heard your name you had to enter the bus. Mother's and scout leaders made sure everyone kept onto their seats during the bus trip. They were put into small groups with an individual chaperone once they left the bus. It was all very regimented and Lydia followed suit. The only apprehensive moment was when Lydia had to change out of her boy scout uniform to her play clothes at the laser tag place. Lydia thought the easiest way to do this was to do it fast. She was going to go off on her own, but then she realized that the boys could tease her if she showed any embarrassment. So she changed in front of all the boys. Changing her shirt was no problem. All the boys knew about her bandages. They were told he had some sort of injury but as long as he wore the bandages he could play with them. She made shirt to change her shirt and have the new one hang down before taking off her pants. The shirt hung down over her belt-line partially obscuring her briefs. Then she quickly pulled up her pants and it was done in a second no one even thought to say a word. Relieved she entered the laser tag arena with her friends. They were told the rules and everyone had a great time.

The day of the move in was at hand. Timmy had told the movers what to move and where everything went. They would do it for her for an additional fee. She had also arranged for the walls to be painted and for carpeting in the rooms. She even arranged for new furniture in Lydia's room. Timmy was in complete control over both of their lives.

They moved into the new apartment and Lydia went to her room and saw all the new furniture. She didn't like it, she thought she was going to use the old furniture. She had a fit. Timmy told her this was the way it was going to be and he said something for the first time that he would say over and over. "Do what I tell you because I am THE MOMMY." Lydia couldn't say anything to that. There was no going back. How could she explain it? Besides this is what she wanted. She really did, she just didn't like losing control. She thought she could be a boy but still have the authority of a grown woman too. That could never happen and she realized that now. Tomorrow she would have to attend school like all the other kids. She only hoped that some of her friends would be in her class with her.

The big day had arrived Lydia's first day at school. Timmy made sure everything that Lydia needed was in her backpack. Lydia had already checked, but Timmy wanted to check too. They had breakfast together. They made a little small talk, both were scared about this last milestone. Lydia went to wait for the bus and Timmy went with her. Lydia said she didn't need him to wait but Timmy said he wanted to see her off on her first day of school. Lydia was a bit relieved that Timmy was with her actually.

When the bus arrived, Lydia gave a kiss to Timmy before she got onto the bus. Once on the bus Lydia looked for someone she knew. There were actually quite a few kids she knew on the bus. Some she knew from scouts and some she knew from soccer. She sat down next to the boy she was most friendly with. Well the one that wasn't already sitting with someone else anyway. The bus pulled into the school parking lot and everyone got out. An attendant was sent to bring Lydia to the office and get her oriented. They told her what class she was in and who the teacher was and then went over the rules of the school. Then they made her sign the rules. There was a moment of hesitation. Everything else about being a boy was going to be fun, but this was the boy's responsibility. You don't go to school to have fun, you go because you have to. By signing, this was the final step, she was admitting to everyone that she was a boy named Timmy and she was in the third grade and she would have to follow all the rules. She couldn't run she had to sign and she did, she signed Timmy as she had done dozens of time while doing the real Timmy's homework. This time when she got home the homework would truly be hers.

Lydia was shown to her classroom, introduced to the teacher and then introduced to the class. She was given a seat and she sat down. Once in her seat she couldn't get up. It wasn't allowed, it was one of the rules. She couldn't talk to her friends. She couldn't even call out to answer a question unless her hand was up and she was acknowledged. She couldn't even day dream, the one time she did, the teacher noticed and called her name. When she didn't answer immediately, either because she was daydreaming or that for a moment she didn't recognize that Timmy was her true name didn't matter. She was chastised just the same. The day dragged on, the work was pretty easy even though the teacher did try and make it fun. Recess was fun when she got to sit with some of her friends. But even that was a bit stressful because not all of her friends were sitting together and so she had to choose the group she wanted to join. There was competition here too and she found out that even the friends you have in scouts weren't also your friends in school because of peer pressure.

Late in the day, Lydia had to go to the bathroom. She had to go from about just after recess, but she couldn't hold it any longer. So she raised her hand and asked to go. She was given a pass and off she went. It took her a little while to find out where the boys room was. When she got there she found that there wasn't any doors on the toilet stalls. Also that there was pee on them. But she couldn't wait so she cleaned off the stalls as best she could with some bathroom tissue. Then she sat down lowering her briefs and jeans as little as possible so as not to expose herself to anyone who entered the boys room. After she relieved herself, she had to decide whether to wipe or not. She decided that she must, but she did it by reaching under her butt like she had just took a dump. Then she got dressed and walked back to class. No one came in so she didn't need to bother, but she decide safe than sorry. The rest of the day was uneventful. When the bus dropped her off at home, Timmy was waiting at the stop. She just wanted to go to her room and play her video games but Timmy told her, she had to do her homework first. She did so, it was easier to do now that she knew the lesson first. With this first day over, Timmy and Lydia had totally adapted to their new lives. They had done it, fully and completely, they had become each other. Once again neither gave it a second thought as to why they should have done such a thing. Why should they, they had done it successfully it was what both had wanted..didn't they?

Timmy enjoyed being an adult, but Lydia really didn't need raising. She may be acting like a boy but she wasn't going to do anything (or at least very many things) stupid like a normal ten-year-old would. So Timmy decided even though he didn't need the money to get a job as a waitress. This would give him a reason to get out of the house everyday. You meet lots of interesting people at a diner who knows what could happen.

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