Gonna go to school. Gonna go to school. Today I gonna go to school.
Mommy! Daddy! I gonna go to school today!
Uhh, hon. It's still early.
But I gonna go to school today!
Yes, honey, you're a big girl. But let us sleep a little more, ok?
Why don't you go decide what you'll be wearing? You wanna look pretty, don't you?
Find something pretty to wear at school.
Maybe this? I like this.
Or this? This is good too.
Hmmm. Difficult.
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School.
There're lots of kids at school. New friends?
I like friends. Nigel, Lily, Bug, Sean, …
There's a girl with her mommy. Maybe she wanna play?
Hi!
Hello, dear. This is Sheila. And who are you?
Andy.
Andy? That's a strange name for a girl …
The mommy's talking with mommy. The girl, Sheila, didn't say a word.
Wanna play with Lego?
Her mommy tells her to go play. She nods. Not saying any word. Maybe she can't speak.
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Introduction.
My turn.
My name is Andy Hoyt and I'm …
Hahaha, that a boy's name! She got a boy's name! Hahaha.
Boys are laughing.
Don't want them laughing at me.
No! It's not! It's a girl's name too!
A boy's name! A boy's name!
Still laughing.
This one boy Chris's the loudest. Maybe he thinks he's strong. But I'm stronger.
Oh yeah? And what's your name? Christina?
Laughing again. But now at Chris.
He was mean. He deserves it.
Did I mention that, though I like my nickname, I don't like being told it's a boy's name? I get that every time I meet someone new. It's ok the first time. I still don't like it but I kinda understand. It's fun teasing people.
But there are some people that do that every single time they see me. Especially some boys. Like my best friends older brother. He just won't get it. And I'm about as strong as he is even though he's more than three years older. I gave him many a bruise since I know him. But he's too stupid to understand nobody but him and maybe his friends think that's funny.
Sheila and I met the first day in school. She was afraid of the other kids at first so I protected her. Cause if you're afraid you probably get a reason to be afraid of.
Sheila and I are best friends ever since.
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Did I say I like being a girl? As a girl you can do everything without being ashamed. Imagine a boy who likes to dress up pretty? Or doing quiet stuff? Like reading or playing house or doctor or something. And boys are told not to cry. It's ok to cry sometimes. But boys always try not to.
I like doing 'girl's stuff'. And I like doing 'boy's stuff'. Like running or fighting and such. But girls are not that much laughed at when they do 'boy's stuff'. That's good. I like that.
My favorite subject at school, science, is considered a boy's subject. You get extra praise if you're good at it as a girl.
