Discussion in class on the 10th

The way I was raised, I would almost consider, I got the best of both gender worlds. I grew up with an older brother and sister and with that they both treated me differently yet also the same. My brother for example used to say "I don't have a brother so I am going to treat you like a boy." This might be the reason I did grow up more like a "tom-boy." I loved to play with the stereotypical Barbies and such but I also loved to play with fast cars and was even given a Tonka Truck for my birthday. I loved that thing! It was a dump truck so creating roads and making sand castles was exciting. It might be because of this I always seemed to like to hang out with the guys more. I always enjoyed listening to my dad's and brother's conversations much more and when I became a teenager I had more guy friends. Until college I refused to wear pink or anything that I would consider overly girly.
I think that because I as grown up this way I feel it is a good way to raise a child in such a world that is either one way or the other. I wasn't pansied and turned into a girl that can't take care of herself, I was raised to be strong woman that can look out for myself and also know that I deserve to be treated like a lady by a real man.