Stepping into my Womanhood
In honor of International Women's Day, I decided to share a story that I only recently realized was happening my whole life. Growing up, I called myself a tomboy. I played with G.I. Joes, hated dolls and dresses, loved sports and never really wore any makeup. In grade school I spent many a lunch hour playing "off-the-wall" and milk crate (basket)ball with the guys. Like most people, my circle of friends consisted of guys and girls who shared similar interests and opinions. My friends and I often joked around about how women were so annoying, sensitive and catty. From adolescence into the beginning of adulthood, I prided myself on being a "guy's girl." I often hung out with men, drank them under the table and boasted about my "no strings attached" intimate relationships with other men. Even when I finally embraced dresses, makeup and "girly" things in my twenties, I still held onto the idea that I was an atypical woman and often talked t...