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I GOT MY BOOBS FROM A BOTTLE

August 20, 2005

Performing in a play is not something I would ordinarily do. In fact, I have not done such a thing since I was a child, and I never imagined that I would actually want to be in a play. However, a local lesbian group does an informal annual production called "The Breast Dialogues" in which a number of women compose little performance pieces and perform them on stage. The subject matter is, of course, breasts. As a transwoman, I felt like I had an interesting story which would fit well with the format of the play. So I wrote a humorous little piece and stood up on stage and read it. The audience obviously enjoyed it; I had them roaring with laughter two or three times! Afterwards, I felt great. It is nice to actually feel like I am part of a group, rather than always being on the outside.

I have reproduced my contribution to the play here.

"I Got My Boobs from a Bottle", as performed on August 20, 2005


The First Pill

One day, when I was 31 years old, I came home from the pharmicist with a bottle of little brown pills made from horse pee. What would these pills do? I had heard many stories, and yet I still wondered. Could I really get boobs from a bottle? Only time would tell, but I seemed to detect a little something in my chest, chanting, "Feed me! Feed me!".

Strange Sensations

Just a week or two after taking the first pills, I felt a stirring in my chest. A part of my body that I had previously ignored announced, "I'm Here!" Heightened sensitivity told me that the process had begun. I continued feeding the new presence with pills in gradually increasing doses, and my nascent breasts happily ate them up. And just so I did not forget about them, every now and then they hit me with a dull pain. Ouch! They did start to hurt, but I figured that was the price of womanhood.

Bumps on my Chest

Within a few weeks, little lumps of fat were protruding from my previously flat chest. Some very simple aspects of life presented me with problems. No longer could I just walk into a wall; my sensitive little breasts would surely complain if I did. And I had to be careful how I slept; if I rolled over, my breasts would loudly remind me that they were there. The soreness was hard to get used to, but at the same time I loved the new awakening that was taking place.

You're Showing

At work, I was still presenting as a man. One day, the other transsexual at work said, "You're showing!" Indeed, I was. My breasts were poking out a little through the loose, oversized shirt I was wearing. I could no longer hide. A few weeks later, I had transitioned successfully at work and no longer had to disguise my breasts by wearing loose shirts. And I could finally wear a bra at work. They were still growing and still very tender, and they complained as they bounced up and down while I walked.

Calming Down

My boobs have now decided that they are satisfied; they are no longer overly sensitive, and they have stopped growing. But just in case I forget them, they continue to remind me of their presence, but in a good way. Every time I look in the mirror and see these bumps on my chest, I feel good knowing that they are "all me". And every time I feel a stirring of sensation on my chest, I know they are there. I just wish they weren't so hairy!


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