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Stupid Rules
by Janet L. Stickney

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Comment by Mariah on 05/22/13
Good story, nice to wonder that a judge could do such a thing to help out the cause.

Comment by xenapgf on 07/24/08
A  TRUELY WONDERFUL  Story !!

Very  Realistic !    I  thought   I  was  readiong  an  autobiography.

Very  well put  together, Thought  prevolking and  sensitive .

One  Of  the  Best  stories  I  have  read !

Thank  You


Comment by CATHY ANGELA DAVIS on 07/13/08
I REALLY HAVE LOVED YOUR STORIES I READ ON THIS SUBJECT THEY ARE THE WAY IT SHOULD BE SO KEEP IT UP THEY ARE TENDER AND KIND AND THIS MADE A POINT SOME TIMES LAW MAKERS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE HECK THEY ARE DOING, I REALLY ENVY  ROBIN, HE WAS LUCKY, EVEN THOUGH HE DID NOT WANT TO DO IT AT FIRST HE STAYED THE COURSE TO MAKE THE POINT I DO NOT THINK THAT REALLY HAPPENED, BUT IT SHOULD OF. THE STORIES I READ FROM YOU FOR THE MOST PART WERE TENDER AND KIND KEEP IT UP I HATE THE ONES ABOUT REVNEGE AND FORCED CHANGE, THE CHANGE HAS TO BE KIND OR THE POINT IS LOST IF THE BOY WANTS TO BE A GIRL THERE HAS TO BE SUPPORT OR HE WILL NEVER BE ACCEPTED OR WILL HAVE TO HIDE THE URGE HIS WHOLE LIFE WHICH IS VERY PAINFUL. PLEASE WRITE MORE TENDER STORIES LIKE THIS.

Comment by John on 03/12/08
Nice story overall.  I think the legal part lost it, though.  It's possible that the media frenzy might persuade the judge to hasten the proceedings, it would only be to rule on a motion to dismiss based on (say) lack of standing.  Only the lawyers would appear, and any evidence would be in the form of depositions.

Comment by Stanley Morton on 08/17/07
Janet, Poor robin i now a girl legally. Now you need to tell how robin changed the law, This story reminds me of your Y2K story. I think you may have been thinking of it when you did this one. A boy, legally a girl. He can go to the girl's toilet and not get into trouble. STUPID JUDGE> SHOULD HAVE KEPT HER MOUTH SHUT AND THAT STUPID PREACHER NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH>

Comment by rone on 07/10/06
 Crazy laws ,  good  story   .   fun and great ending ..
a must read   it could happen to you .....

thank you Janet you did a great job on this....
          Rone

Comment by rone on 07/10/06
 Crazy laws ,  good  story   .   fun and graet ending ..
a must read   it could happen to you .....

thank you Janet you did a great job on this....
          Rone

Comment by Anita on 08/17/03
As the court ruled that Robin was now to be considered a "she", an alternative ending would be that Robin would now be free and able to complete against the real girls who had originally competed and been alloted space on the team sport that Robin had been dropped from.  ie. now he would be competing for a girl's slot rather than for a boy's slot.  most confusing.

Comment by Alyssa Davis on 07/27/02
Janet....
You consistantly prove that stories can be well written and enjoyed without sci-fi, magic, or overt sex. This was another well written story.  I agree with another comment, i.e. what if Robin had been a big, masculine guy?  An interesting challenge, huh?

Comment by Diane Sutton on 07/26/02
Janet you just seem to garner a lot of Aculades don't you? Well, that's because you deserve them girl. The reason Janet has a gift for this kind of story is that in her youth she may have desired to be like this boy turned into a girl. I know a little about Janet and it's really up to her to tell her own life story.

However, a lot of what Janet tells us with graat tales is something that she has had knowledge of in one way or another. It's because of this that Janet can make a character such as Robin seem real to us. And for a lot of her stories it's not too much of an unreasonable assumption that something like this could happen. It may not turn out as happily for all concerned but the results can be obtained.

Having Robin at first decide to try out for the girls team due to a stupid law is not out of the realm of normal thinking. With those idiots in Washington I can see it someday happening in real life. And if I remember correctly I've actually read somewhere that something like this did in fact happen.

The real point is that Janet writes a lot of stories and her style is not only acceptable for most all but one or two individuals then I say so be it. I'm happy and that's what matters to me.

Thank you again for a great story Janet Lynn Stickney.

Diane

Comment by Paula Jutras on 07/25/02
You never cease to amazing me how wonderful your stories turn out. This one is one of your best.

Comment by Pervette on 07/25/02
I never cease to wonder at the ingenuity you bring to finding
ways to get boys into dresses.  There seems to be no end to the
situations you can dream up.  Too bad you can't do this in real
life; you'd be a public benefactor...er...benefactrix!
.
Oh...the story?  Loved it.  Not your best, but one of your best.
Up there in the top 10 per cent.
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Pervy

Comment by Jezzi Belle Stewart on 07/25/02
Janet, you really had to stretch with this one, but then we're talking about government here so it's not so far fetched after all - In fact, this is about the most realistic story you've written. :-)  I would have liked to have seen what happened to the girls on the boys teams.  Did they have to wear sportcoats and ties, get crew hair cuts, etc.

One thing.  I would have liked the hero(ine) to be hairy, large Frank, a boy who obviously did not fit normal girl parameters, as Robin did.  What if Frank was equally dedicated?  A lot of his presentation would have to be attitude, manerisms, way of talking, etc. so that his size, etc. would be discounted.  Robin becoming a girl was no stretch, Frank becoming one would be - but there are a lot of us big T-girls out there who do it all the time.  (I'm 5'11", 225lbs, size 12 feet, and was a guard on my HS football team, and I have shopped Michigan Ave. in broad - pun intended - daylight with no negative reactions or comments - lots of compliments, though.)

Comment by Sally  Ann Francis on 07/25/02
Janet, I think you may have really hit on the truest and best reason for writing tg fiction. You make us think and inspire us at the same time. Please keep all the thanks that you recive next to your heart as that is where it comes from, at least in my case, Sally. PS I loved this story!!



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