Encounter 2

I have never been marginalized too much. But when I was little I remember my brother was in boy scouts. Sometimes because one of my parents were busy, I would have to go along to the meetings with him. I always thought this was so cool. He was able to do cool activities. One time he got to build a rocket. I couln't wait until it was my turn to join boy scouts.

When I was a little older I found out girls are not allowed in boy scouts. Girls had their own club called Brownies. At first I thought this was cool until I found out all they seemed to do was sell cookies. I wanted to build rockets and play games with the boys outside.

My brother was a big influence in my life and one of the reasons I grew up as a tomboy when I was little. I hated dresses and I had lots of guy friends. Some of my favorite things to do were wrestle and play outside.

Soon enough though I realized I could be a girl and still do those things. While I still love being outside I also love hanging with the girls and having gir's night.