Jess

Jess, age 4

Corvallis, Oregon (1995)

"Greetings from Neverland"

This was taken in my parent's dining room on the buffet, right before a Halloween party.

I insisted that my big sister - who was twice my size at the time - dress up as Tinkerbell, and my Dad as Captain Hook.

I think I knew I was different about this time, or a little bit earlier.

I always played dress-up as a girl in daycare, and I once 'gave birth' to puppies in playtime.

But I remember sitting under a tree my first day of kindergarten, watching all of the other kids playing. And I realized that my fabulous antics wouldn't be acceptable at real school.

I love this picture, and not much has changed about me. Everyone who knows me always comments about it, about how astonishing it is. And, how much of an attitude I had at such an early age.

Jess' first, famous-person same sex crush:

Leonardo DiCaprio (on "Growing Pains")
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