Braids and Beyond--part17Braids and Beyond--part17
Username: sissycaroline , Sep/20/2005 20:48:51 [-04]
Friday morning, 9AM. I woke with a cold, wet, soggy feeling in the front
of my diapers and a sticky, mushy feeling in the seat of them. The room
smelled of poop. I realized I had messed my diapers in my sleep. What's
become of me, I wet and pooped my diapers in my sleep, I thought. I
started to sob. Moments later, mom knocked on the door and entered. The
smell immediately told her what I had done. "Why so sad, sweetheart?" she
asked, as she saw my tears. "Mommy, I wet and pooped in my sleep. I didn't
even know I did it!" I cried. "Don't cry Caroline, that's what little baby
girls do." she tried to comfort. "But I'm a thirteen year old BOY!" I
responded. "Hush, Pumpkin. Crawl downstairs and get cleaned up and I'll
have you in clean didees in no time." I crawled and cried, fearing I was
losing control of my bodily functions. A half hour later, I found myself
freshly diapered and pantied and seated in front of the vanity table
mirror in my mom's room. "I'll do your hair and makeup for you today,
Missy." she said. Removing my rollers, she added "We'll leave your hair
loose today. (Great, I thought, no dangling appendages hanging from my
head today!) You have an eleven o'clock appointment at my beauty parlor
this morning to have your hair done for Ellie's birthday party tomorrow."
How humiliating I thought and moaned, "Oh mommy, please no!" and I started
to cry. "Oh stop it Caroline. Little girls love to get their hair done
extra prettily for special occasions. You'll enjoy it and you'll get a
professional manicure and pedicure too, you lucky little girl!" she
chimed. "I want you to be extra pretty for tomorrow." she whispered into
my ear. She simply brushed my loose hair and tied a huge lavender ribbon
bow at the top in the back. She did my makeup and lipstick but nothing to
my nails. Before dressing me, she inspected my entire body for hair growth
and was pleased to discover none. "Still as smooth as a baby's bottom."
she laughed. My lavender sun dress and petticoat was next, followed by
matching anklets and my black patent leather Maryjanes. Into the kitchen
for a quick breakfast we went, and then out the door to the car. I so did
not want to go to the beauty parlor and sobbed all the way there. As we
entered the beauty parlor, I was immediately struck by all the feminine
smells of the place--hairspray, nail polish, perfume and a "rotten eggs"
chemical smell that seemed familiar. I remembered the smell from when I
was a very little boy watching my mother give Ellie a home permanent. Sure
enough, in the corner salon chair sat a girl of about my age with a large
pink, plastic cape covering almost her entire body. Head hung low, she was
crying uncontrollably as the stylist tightly wound small, pink plastic,
paper covered rods into her blond hair while another stylist squeezed
pungent lotion onto them. As mom and I passed her, heading for the
receptionist, she glanced up briefly through her tears, and seemed to
recognize me. Just as quickly, she turned her head back down. She looked
vaguely familiar to me but I really didn't recognize her, though. "This is
my sissy son Caroline, he has an eleven o'clock hair and manicure/pedicure
appointment." she told the receptionist. "Oh yes mam, we're expecting you.
But I must say, we weren't expecting Caroline to be a BOY!" she replied.
"Oh well, no matter, he surely isn't the first boy we've had here and he
certainly won't be the last! With such beautiful, girlish hair, I can see
why you have him in dresses." she added. She directed us to a styling
chair in the center of the parlor. The customers, women and girls, giggled
and pointed as we passed by. When I was seated, a gorgeous young woman,
about twenty I'd guess, approached us and said to my mother, "I'll be
styling your daughter's--oh, ah--son's--oh, ah---CAROLINE'S hair." I was
crimson with embarrassment. "How would you like it to be done?" she asked.
"I'd like it pulled back behind his ears, with a cascade of luxurious,
soft, bouncy, full curls hanging down in the back to his neck. Please keep
his bangs." she described. "Do you mean, like large sausage curls in
back?" the stylist asked. "Yes, that would be perfect. He's going to his
sister's birthday party tomorrow and I want him to look his little girlish
best!" mom grinned. "No problem mam, he'll be as pretty as a picture when
I'm done." she said as she draped a pink cape around me. Mom sat down to
wait and watch. The young woman washed and conditioned my hair, towel
dried and blow dried it, and then applied a generous amount of styling
gel. As she started winding curlers into my hair, I decided to "break the
ice" and speak to her. "Why is that girl (who was now under a hair dryer)
getting the permanent crying so much?" I asked. Kind of a dumb question, I
realized, as I'd be crying mightily if I were getting one, I thought. She
laughed and replied, "You two have something in common. Like you sissy,
she's no GIRL! She's a boy named Eric who was caught shop lifting at Kmart
the week before last, and a sissy perm is his mother's form of punishment.
When he leaves here, he'll be sporting a head full of blond ringlets and
sausage curls. He'll look like Shirley Temple, from the head down at
least." she giggled. It was then that it hit me. SHE was Eric Gardner, a
boy in my grade at school. But I knew him best, actually, from church. He
had been in church, with his mother, last Sunday when I had "debuted" my
braids to the world. And his mother had spoken to my mother, in private,
after the service. My thoughts were suddenly broken by the scolding voice
of the hair stylist, "Better be an ever so good little girl, Pansy, or
you'll be on the receiving end of a Shirley Temple permanent next visit!"
Ten minutes later, with my curlers wound, I was seated under the hair
dryer next to Eric. We didn't try to speak, but just exchanged sorrowful
glances at each other. His perm was finished before I was done under the
dryer and I watched as Mrs. Gardner held him by his hand and walked him to
the door, with a waterfall of shameful tears pouring down his bright red
face. His glistening ringlets and sausage curls bounced and bobbed as his
mother dragged him into the street. He did look like Shirley Temple, if it
weren't for his boy's clothes. "Misery loves company." I thought to
myself. When my hair was dried, it was combed and styled and my lavender
ribbon bow was tied to the top of my head in the back and I was off to
have my manicure and pedicure. With that completed, I was glad to be on my
way out of this haven of femininity. "He's adorable! Thank you so much."
mom gushed, as she paid the receptionist and tipped the stylists. "Please
come again soon, there's so much we could do with his lovely, girlish
hair!" called the receptionist. I cringed at her words, fearing I could
well be back here sometime. The customers laughed and jeered and applauded
as my mother and her "pretty, girly boy" son left the beauty parlor. My
sausage curls bounced and tickled the back of my neck as we walked to the
car. At least, they weren't permanent, like Eric's, I thought. By the time
we got home, Ellie was up and dressed and was making lunch. She couldn't
believe how pretty my hair looked. "I can't wait until tomorrow, for my
party, so everyone can see his pretty new hairdo!" she exclaimed. I
certainly could wait! We ate lunch, as Ellie went on and on about how
pretty I looked in curls. The rest of the day and night was fairly
uneventful, thankfully. Mom and Ellie made preparations for tomorrow's
party. After dinner, I needed a diaper change as I had wet myself (of
course, after asking the proper permission). I watched a little television
and at ten o'clock, I asked to go to bed. "Good idea, Caroline. You have a
big day tomorrow!" mom grinned. I so hated that grin. I was already
cleanly diapered and only needed to wash off my makeup and lipstick and
brush my teeth. With that done, as I crawled toward my bedroom, mom
called, "Stop sissy Caroline! Go into my room and sit in front of the
mirror." Mom then rollered only my sausage curls and sprayed them lightly
with hairspray. "We want them perfect for tomorrow, sweetie." And off to
bed I crawled. I fell asleep wondering about Eric Gardner and Shirley
Temple.