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rockpapertheodore · 8 months

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"You talk like a boy, but you're a girl!"

Young, precious, precious 6 year old child, I adore you. I couldn't help respond with, "oh yeah? Is that your official diagnosis, doctor?" in affectionate awe.

She, of course, was basing her observation upon my clean-shaven face, and BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY, LUXURIOUS HAIR TAMED INTO A HUMBLE, OVER-THE-SHOULDER BRAID. Not sure how to explain that it's more complicated than that while her mother was right there waiting for her card to finish running through, I successfully deflected entirely with, "girl, I've had this braid longer than you've been alive," like... like I was some sort of boomer... but I at least kept it cheeky with how I said it so it was clear I was having fun.

Her mom was kind of embarrassed?? I think. Which she shouldn't be, because it was cute as shit. She also complimented my hair and then said it looked really good on me and not knowing on how to reply to that, I just did my patented THOUSAND-WATT GRIN OF DEFLECTION with a big "AWW, THANK YOU MA'AM. RECEIPT? NO? HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY" because I wasn't sure how to take the sudden change in tone of voice idk

#the observational skills of children are phenomenal #my vibe must have changed recently because this is the second time in a week ive been Gender-Interrogated by a child #also it would feel fucking weird to say 'its like if a goodboy was babygirl' because thats gibberish to anyone not violently online #i also didnt think to be like 'actually im just me but thanks i love it' tho. that worked for the first kid. he just nodded sagely and then #his dad immediately did the manly scoff and commented about how ive probably been growing out my hair longer than the kid had been alive #and that was like #idk it was kind of a cool dad moment that hit me gently because like #its rare that a man who looked and talked like my uncles' work buddies said that instead of something kind of mocking u know #im v high rn and i had a good day #assigned gemder at chekcout

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