thanks mimi. by the way i think i met raleighdon last year at one of the rides on the west side. being new to the forum i didnt realize i was in the presence of a legend!
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thanks mimi. by the way i think i met raleighdon last year at one of the rides on the west side. being new to the forum i didnt realize i was in the presence of a legend!
same here...Quote:
Originally Posted by PinkBike
I have long hair and I look very feminine now, but when my hair was short many people thought I was a boy. Once I went to a picnic and I wore my track suit... What happened is one of the funniest things that year. I came into a public toilet and one elderly woman start shouting at me how this is a womens section :eek: , aren't I'm ashamed :eek: and so on ,and so on When she finally finished I told her I'm a girl and she became so ashamed, her face turned red like a lobster. I thought I'd just die laughing. :D :D :D
I look younger than I am, it runs in the family. So now I'm 24, with make up I look like I'm 19, and without it like I'm 16. I'm thinking off cutting my hair short again, there's no doubt I'll be mistaken for a boy again.
I'm sending my picture (sorry, don't have with short hair in digital form) just for you to see how I don't look like a boy, but there are many elderly people who think you can't be a woman if you're having a short hair, so I wouldn't be upset if they again say I'm a boy.
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I'm tall and with really short hair. I've always preferred short hair. But yes, I have been mistaken for a man many times in my life, usually at a sideways glance or not a close look. But as time goes by, I care less and less about that. Just this past weekend, I was doing a mt. bike race, and a few times a passing rider or one I was overtaking said something like, "nice going, buddy," or "keep it up, man," or "on your left, dude." It's kind of funny, to feel like for a minute that I was an impostor, sneaking in on the "world of men", and seeing how they talk to one another.
once while i was in a public pool/community rec place sort of thing. i was heading to the ladies washroom. the guy at the desk tried to stop me saying "young man!" i had no idea he was talking to me. my sister told him "um, thats a girl" i think i was about 10-12. that sort of thing happened a lot.
i insisted on short hair cuz it was easy to take care of. didnt ware earrings until i was over 18. and hated dresses. and im fairly flat chested.
i had major self esteem issues growing up. my mom used to make fun of me for having a flat chest and fat thighs and butt. lots of times getting mistaken for a boy. now i have longish hair and it dosnt happen. i do get "shouldnt you be in school?" i like hearing that now:) last week a busdriver thought i was under 18. i almost wanted to hug him!:D