You know, aside from a few dresses, I don't remember being EXPECTED to fit a gender role. And I don't think my sister was, either.
I've been raised by very open-minded, tolerant parents. I was very obviously a tomboy by age 6. I had my girly tendencies, sure, but I was just as likely to play with my Hot Wheels or play sports. I'm still the same way. After age 2 or 3, almost all of my pictures were in jeans and some kind of rugged shirt. Heck, the better to ride horses in, my dear. In icon, see "Buttercup" for my analogy.
My sister, on the other hand, is totally girly, though she has a select few "boyish" interests (mostly when it comes to movies and in-home entertainment). She's very "proper" and trendy. In icon, analogy with Blossom.
We were encouraged to be ourselves, though Dad is very traditionalist in some ways and gets excited with camera opportunities whenever I dress "like a woman." :-p
I wish more parents were open like that. But I don't know how far parents should go to "hide" the physical gender.
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I've been raised by very open-minded, tolerant parents. I was very obviously a tomboy by age 6. I had my girly tendencies, sure, but I was just as likely to play with my Hot Wheels or play sports. I'm still the same way. After age 2 or 3, almost all of my pictures were in jeans and some kind of rugged shirt. Heck, the better to ride horses in, my dear. In icon, see "Buttercup" for my analogy.
My sister, on the other hand, is totally girly, though she has a select few "boyish" interests (mostly when it comes to movies and in-home entertainment). She's very "proper" and trendy. In icon, analogy with Blossom.
We were encouraged to be ourselves, though Dad is very traditionalist in some ways and gets excited with camera opportunities whenever I dress "like a woman." :-p
I wish more parents were open like that. But I don't know how far parents should go to "hide" the physical gender.