did anyone else as a kid feel like they were the wrong gender? (sh.itjust.works)

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when i was around 7 or 8, i was convinced i was actually born a boy and my family was lying to me. i wanted short hair too. i didn’t like to wear dresses or stereotypically girly stuff and i wanted to wear men’s clothes. i wanted to hang out with the other boys and it always seemed like the “boy world” was more my thing at that age than the girl world i was expected to enter.

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

i've grown out of the phase, but i thought all girls cared about was makeup and hated sports and videogames. plus, girls also tended to bully me more for being autistic whereas boys didn't judge me as much so long as i could play catch with a football.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Sorry to hear about the bad experiences, glad you have been able to take some steps to improve your life, I hope you can continue going in that direction.

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