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[–]SweetBabyCheeses 16 insightful - 4 fun16 insightful - 3 fun17 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

Do you not recall being a child?! Having boys around changes things... mostly I recall that they were noisy, violent, disruptive, inappropriate, sexually aggressive, rude... there were a few decent kind ones. No doubt they’d now be told that they’re actually girls.

[–]Baileyscheesecakes[S] 11 insightful - 3 fun11 insightful - 2 fun12 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I was a child back in the Cretaceous period, so my memory is a little foggy. :)

I do remember that I was a tomboy and played with boys until about 4th grade. Back in those days, I thought boys (and men) got to have all the fun, while girls and women were relegated to the home and childcare. I didn't want to have anything to do with girls, unless they were other tomboys. So, having boys around was just fine with me. Later on, I starting seeing and reading about the obnoxious behavior you describe, and how girls and young women often thrive in single sex schools, developing greater confidence before tackling the 'real world.' With this in mind, and never having had children myself, I wondered how if and how much trans-identified boys might change an all-girls group.