There was a moment I realized that I was the son and the daughter to my parents. I am an only child, so I did a wide variety of activities. My dad encouraged me to do things that he liked because he never had a son to hang out with. I learned how to quad, fish, and snowmobile with my dad. My mom and I did things like scrapbooking, baking and crafting.
I was taught that it did not matter what I did or played with I was still a girl, and girls can do anything boys can do. My imagination let play with barbies on the floor with my mom and play with farm toys on the floor with my dad. I enjoyed playing with both girls and boys toys. As a young child, I participated in dance wearing ballet shoes and skating wearing hockey skates for many years. To this day, I still do many activities with both of my parents. I help my mom at the flower shop and also help dad on the farm. At my mom’s flower shop I help her with customers flower designs, and whenever she needs an extra hand. I also help my dad on the farm where I operate big machinery and help with jobs that need to get done around the farm. When I was first born my dad was unsure about what to do with a girl because he grew up in a family with all brothers. He encouraged me to do many things, but sometimes I was too stubborn to enjoy the activity. He has done most things with me as he would have done with a son. He did not want me to be the girl that did nothing or was too scared to try anything. He is proud that I can do most things he has taught me. Even though I did both girl things and boy things I knew I was a girl. I was a girl who did everything. Some of my friends that were boys were jealous that I could do the things they could not. From the moment I realized how lucky I was to have the opportunity to do all of these activities I was happy to be the son and the daughter to my parents.
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Victor
3/3/2020 02:27:27 pm
Dear Karlee,
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Karlee
3/3/2020 02:38:23 pm
Yes, I do hope to use my experience with my future children and students one day. I hope to teach them everyone can do anything, and activities are not gender specific. Thank you for your comment!
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