I'm pretty sure this is a phase but thought I would throw it out there and see if anyone has had similar experiences.
We have 2 dds. From a very early age our youngest has gravitated towards the more traditionally masculine toys ie trucks, cars football etc. She now only wants to play with cars, dinosaurs, action figures, trains etc. In recent weeks she has refused to wear anything pink or even remotly girly. I took her clothes shopping and she wanted Thomas and Ben 10 tops! She won't touch anything that slightly resembles a girls item of clothing, regardless of colour - v annoying as I have sacks of girly hand me downs! (My eldest is a total princess).
Last week she got very upset when my dd1 called her a girl. She insisted she is a boy and was very distressed about it. We've had the same protestations ever since. She is also quite "boyish" in her mannerisms iyswim.
I was a total tomboy, but grew up with 3 older bros. But it was also a gradual thing - it certainly wasn't apparent at 2!
So any ideas? Is this a common phase or a possible gender issue? I would be interested to hear of any similar experiences.
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2 year old dd insists she is a boy
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Pushingonthrough · 05/09/2009 21:06
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