Quote Originally Posted by Bluetree View Post
... been mistaken for a boy?

Aside from a mistake in a race where they put me in the 35-39 MALE category, it seems to be happening with greater frequency. Last summer, I was taking a break from work at Del Mar and a security guard came up from behind me and asked, "Are you lost, son?"
Clearly in that instance, the guard was going on seeing you from behind- you are pretty small and you don't have curvy hips, right? So it might be natural to mistake you for a boy from behind I suppose. (No one would likely make that mistake when seeing ME from behind, with my obvious pear shape... ) You are very feminine looking, but you are petite all around, so it seems like it might be a natural mistake, especially if you are not wearing makeup and are dressed in generic gym clothes. Don't forget that the average American woman is getting heavier every year, so that also means a woman of your size and shape is becoming more and more uncommon.
Incidentally, I actually did get called "Sir" the other day while standing in line, by a bank teller who quickly realized her mistake. I was pretty bundled up in winter clothes though, so my "dead giveaway" hips were under cover as was every other part of me. But it is has been a rare occurance for me since turning 30 or so.