Susan,

I have been reading your magazine for some months, and thought I would try something rather experimental: I have two rather unfeminine young daughters, and I thought I would try petticoating them. It would be interesting to find out whether something so effective for naughty boys (whatever their age!) would be as effective for girls as well. If you know of others who have petticoated their girls, I would love to hear from them.

I have discussed this with my husband, and he is all in favour of it. They have no idea what is about to happen, but my mother is also going to help. She is an excellent seamstress, and has been making some really sweet little dresses for the girls. We have also got hold of some lovely full petticoats, and they should make sure the dresses are short enough to show off the frilly panties we will be buying for the girls.

Rebecca

Susan,

As I write, things are nearly ready. The school holidays cannot come quick enough, and my mother and I have been planning lots of things for the holiday period. My mother has already enrolled the girls into the local Sunday school,l and has arranged for them to meet lots of the neighbours' little girls. They shall also see my sister's little girls, as she lives close by my mother.

Samantha and Danielle will not be expecting such events: they think that they will be slouching along to the shops and watching TV. My mother has also purchased some dolls, and two dolls' prams for the girls to push along the street. It will be so lovely to see them doing little girl things. We also have a strict rota of household tasks for them to complete, and lovely little pinafores for them to wear over their skirts and dresses. My mother and I will try to keep a record of how things go. I hope our writing will come up to your high standards.
I will keep in touch,

Rebecca

Susan,

One week to go before I start the petticoating of my two daughters. Thanks for your support and advice. The girls keep asking why we are going to Gran's. They have a football competition they want to go to. Anyway, I told them it's important to see Gran, and they will have to catch up on football at another time. My mother has finished all the dresses and skirts, and bought the petticoats we need. We haven't been able to get frilly panties, but I've bought satin ones in pink and white, and hopefully they will do just as well.
I will keep you informed of how things go.

Rebecca

Susan,

We have arrived back home after our petticoat adventure, which has been a success in part. The little skirts, pinafores and petticoats which my mother had either made, or bought, were lovely. She made four skirts for each of the girls, with a change of petticoat and pinafores. Three of the skirts were in blue check gingham and were very pretty, but my mother had also managed to get some rose pink taffeta, and made a skirt each for the girls in that, and they were really gorgeous.

The petticoats were sweet, stiffened from the waist with a bodice so the skirts would sit nicely on top. I had bought the girls satin panties in white and pink, and they had little lacy white ankle socks to wear. The pinafores were white cotton and covered the girls' skirts and tops. They were used at meal times, play times and when they were on chores. I will write more about actual events later, but I hope this gives you a flavour of what the girls wore.
Rebecca

Susan,

Thanks for all your support over the petticoating of Samantha and Danielle. I now have two lovely little girls, rather than the tomboys I had a few weeks ago.

I'll give you a taste of how the petticoating went.  On the first day we got the girls up early. My mother had run a hot bubble bath for them, and while they were splashing around in that we got their skirts, blouses, petticoats, and pinafores ready.

I was worried how the girls would react to seeing their new clothes. Samantha is 9, and can be very awkward. Danielle is 7 and much less beligerent.  Anyway, after drying the girls we took them into their bedroom, and showed them their new outfits. This was the fist time they had seen them. As expected, Samantha was very awkward. She stamped her feet and had a loud paddy.

Danielle went across to the skirt and picked it up, and asked to help her get ready. My mother began dressing Danielle. The pink satin panties fitted so well, and the petticoat drew down over her head and fluffed out beautifully. The blue gingham skirt was pulled on and sat prettily on top of the starched petticoat with its wide chiffon gathered hem. With a blouse, and little lacy white ankle socks, Danielle looked gorgeous. Samantha had by this time stopped her paddy, and was watching Danielle prance round the room in her new clothes.

Samantha still refused to get dressed, and we said that was ok, but she would have to stay in the whole day while we went out. My mother had booked the girls in for a full makeover at a local beautician's parlour. It was a lovely sunny day, and I could see Samantha did not want to be left at home, so reluctantly she agreed to get dressed. As she picked up her panties she said they felt 'nice' and after pulling them on I could see she liked them a lot.

We helped her put on the petticoat and skirt, and she pulled on the blouse and socks herself. The change in her was remarkable. She walked up and down with the skirt swinging so sweetly, and the slight rustling of the petticoats. Danielle was also experimenting with the walk, and both of them agreed the clothes were very pretty. We tied them in their pinafores so they could eat breakfast and when they had finished, washed up, and cleaned their teeth, we untied them and took their pinafores off and took them out for their first sortie in their new outfits. It was easier than I thought, and I am now sure that modern girls secretly love wearing pretty clothes – just as much as some boys do!
Best wishes to all at Grimsby,

Rebecca

Pretty underwear and full skirts are more effective on boys because boys simply have no idea how to handle their position, and are reduced to a state of shock. On the other hand, all girls have some experience of petticoats and tights and handling their skirts, or bobbing the occasional curtsey, so it is not as much of a shock for the girls, and much less embarrassing.

Your daughters are obviously two very feminine misses deep down, and I don't think that you will have any more trouble from them.
Susan