Acting like a girl was easy because I did not have to act. I acted like a girl naturally. And the bullies could not convince me to act otherwise.
Playing like a girl was easy too because I had a sister who was happy to have a playmate for girl play.
Dressing like a girl came later, but once I found the courage to dress like a girl, I was all in.
So I did not wish to be a girl because I was already living as a girl. Yes, I was a boy, but I did not let that stop me from being the best girl I could be.
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| Wearing New York & Company |
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| Iain Armitage dressing pretty on television's Young Sheldon. |
Thank you for putting it to concisely. We are who we are, and the sooner we realize it, the sooner we can live it.
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One of my earliest playmates when I was 4 was a (another) girl. We had tons of fun together doing all sorts of "girl" things like making mud pies and playing house. Sometimes quite literally; We "broke into"(nobody locked their doors back 55 yrs ago) a neighbors house once and washed the dishes:) When I was 9 or so, a male friends younger Sister had this pink stuffed elephant toy that for some reason(hmmm,,) I developed a strong maternal attachment to, even though I didnt quite yet understand how human babies were made,.
ReplyDeleteI love the picture. That's my childhood, in the late 60s in Germany. I would have worn a colorful housewife's apron boroughed from my mother's closet. I even owned a white old-style German nurse's apron, which I wore whenever possible. My mother was happy with me doing all the typical girl chores which my sister efficiently avoided. Sometimes I opted for a wrap around apron or overall, which gave me the feeling of wearing a dress, in particular when worn over shorts. I was fond playing with Barbie universe dolls which technically belonged to my sister. We had Barbie, Skipper, Tutti, and Ricky (no Ken). Ricky was my favorite. He would regularly wear a skirt or dress, thus being the avatar for my own dreams.
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