The author of the article, Alanna Vagianos wrote, "A Dec. 17th thread asked the men of Reddit, 'What girly thing do you really want to do or try but it is socially unacceptable?' Responses ranged from cuddling etiquette ('Being the little spoon') to fashion woes ('Toe socks') and showing emotion ('Crying in public without getting judged')"
Ms. Vagianos goes on to describe her 11 favorite answers, which included having more stylish clothing options, carrying a purse, and wearing makeup.
Intrigued, I decided to go to the source and read what other girly things guys wished they could do.
I was amazed by how many guys want to do girly things and to what extent some guys want to get girly. A few guys admitted that they wanted to dress completely like a woman and a few even admitted to wanting to take on the submissive role and have sex like a woman.
My favorite comment was, "This thread reminds me how lucky I am to be transgender."
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My sister baked a boatload of cookies for Christmas. When she was listing the kinds of cookies she baked, I recalled one of the cookies that my mother used to bake and asked her if she had my mother's recipe.
She said she did have the recipe, but that she was done baking cookies and had moved on to gift wrapping mode. I asked her to email the recipe to me, so she did so assuming that my wife or daughter would bake the cookies.
Recovering from surgery, my wife was in no condition to stand over a hot stove and my daughter was busy at work, so I decided to bake the cookies myself.
Note well that I have never baked anything from a recipe in my life, but this cookie recipe seemed simple enough for a novice like me.
Christmas Eve morning, I gave it a go and successfully baked a batch.
Christmas Eve morning, I gave it a go and successfully baked a batch.
The cookies contained black pepper and my wife and daughter did not like them, but my sister said they tasted exactly like my mother's cookies. She added that she was very proud of me for doing it.
Note that this is the same sister that is in denial that her brother is a woman, but is "proud" when her brother does girly things.
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Stana's Honey Pepper Cookies
Ingredients:
1 lb. - rye flour
1 cup - honey
1 cup - sugar
2 teaspoons - black pepper
Combine all the ingredients to the consistency of raw pie crust, then roll the dough out like a rope about the width of a finger. Cut the rope into one-inch pieces and place them on a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
The femulating ballerinas of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo.
Wearing Alice + Olivia.