Quote Originally Posted by tofu View Post
And honestly, she wanted to genuinely BE a dog at one point. I would have felt lucky if she had wanted to be a boy! No worries, she is a fairly well adjusted 15 year old now, who loves boys and reptiles.
Hey - I think we had the same daughter! Mine wanted to be a dog, too. Although she's not as into reptiles - mine is into hyenas of all things. And when she was younger before I met DH and she got a brother and a sister, she wanted a brother, so she had an imaginary one named Michael. Michael moved out when she realized having a brother is not all it's cracked up to be. But they (she and the real one) are close now.

Iris - love your attitude. Smart move in checking with the TA. I think your sweet girl will grown up just fine (and much too quickly).