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CMCM's avatar

Yeah, tomgirls...where did they all go? I remember how I always preferred boys' activities and even their toys. I was given dolls but they sat on a shelf and I didn't play with them. I liked little cars, my brother's electric train, his dinosaur collection, his cowboy outfit with little guns. But through all this, I NEVER wanted to be a boy. I just wasn't a dainty little girl and I never liked frilly girly clothes....still don't! A lot of girls go through this kind of phase. I remember being uncomfortable when I approached puberty. Some of my girl buddies became interested in boys before I was, I hadn't physically developed yet and I was just uncomfortable with everything at that particular time. But guess what....it's something girls and boys grow beyond as they mature. They figure it out when it's emotionally appropriate. It's just sick and criminal to mess with this process by making kids think they have to change genders to deal with it all.

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ConcernedGrammy's avatar

My only neighbor within miles growing up was a boy 2 yrs younger than me. We did all boy stuff, made makeshift board ramps to jump our bikes, shot BB's at each other's feet, climbed the biggest trees we could find, etc. We had fun! I was extremely jealous that he could pee standing up, with an unzip but I had to hide behind the shed and halfway undress! 🤣

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RunningLogic's avatar

Yes I played with my brother and his friends, as well as boy cousins, and could climb a tree with the best of them! I played with frogs and snakes and turtles. Cars and trucks too. Never really liked dolls much. But I did like a few girlier things as a child (wearing dresses on special occasions for example). When I got to be a teenager, more of my girly side came out and I started being interested in clothes and makeup. Glad I wasn’t pigeonholed into the trans nonsense then (not sure I would have been influenceable enough for that but you never really can know). Now I’m a combination of very feminine and tomboy. I don’t like the stereotypical role of weak and helpless female but I appreciate doors held open and such gestures, as well as the pretty clothes etc. We are all complex and don’t have to conform 100% to a particular stereotype (I despise stereotypes anyway) but we can still be certain that we are all woman (or all man) and not some sort of made up gender on the 52 or whatever gender spectrum they’ve invented 🙄

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RunningLogic's avatar

Well said.

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