Were you a 'tom boy' growing up?

[LeslieKnopefan]

I grew up in the 80s / 90s and was a complete tom boy, I hated wearing dresses - in fact the only pictures of me wearing them growing up was at weddings wear I look miserable!

I loved football, watched it obsessively and played it in the garden and for a while played for a team but that wasn't very easy as there wasn't many about.

It wasn't easy, boys didnt want me to play football with them and from the age of about 13 playing sport wasnt cool for girls so I gave most of it up to fit in.

But, no one questioned if I was a girl, of course I was and now as an adult I am very happy to be a woman, even if I prefer the company of men and still hardly wear a dress or makeup and love sport.

Is it easier for girls to be tomboys (for a better word!) now? There does seem to be more sports but I am very worried that if I was a teen now I would think I was in the wrong body or have other people say that to me?

I was a tomboy.

I wanted to be a boy, my hero was George from famous five (surprised she's not hailed as a trans hero)

I didn't want to be a boy I just wanted not to be treated in the way girls are. It fills me with fear forcgirls today.

Yes! I have 3 brothers. I played with their friends mostly. Climbing trees, building "bases" for spy games, playing football. I would rather build train tracks and play action men than play with barbies but I'm really girly now. Nobody thought anything of it at the time. I still have more guy friends than girl friends. I am 100% straight. Married to a man and have children. My son is very boyish now but played with dolls and prams as a toddler. I let him get on with it. My daughter who is now a toddler loves dressing up and stealing my makeup brushes! But is also obsessed with my sons old Thomas trains. Who freakin' cares? Toys are toys.