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Personal Narrative: Stereotypes Of Young Girls

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Though I loved princesses, the color purple, and butterflies, I also loved Legos, wrestling, and reptiles. My enjoyment of things that were stereotypically for boys may have been due to spending a lot of time with my cousin, who is 5 years older than me. My parents were also ‘80s metal heads who were into hard rock, vampires, and horror movies. I took on a few of their gothic like interest and always insisted on being something evil for Halloween. I can’t remember ever being something like a princess or a fairy, unless it was dark and slightly scary. I was potty trained at about 3 years old, but I was described as a nightmare during this time. I also had a fit right before I went to preschool and refused to use the potty. This was corrected

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