stayuglystayangry:

Like, maybe the reason that so many tomboys “grow out of it” is because of the concentrated efforts of those around them, parents and peers and teachers and bosses, to “correct” their behavior and align the belief that being a mature adult woman means conforming to femininity. It’s kind of a self fulfilling prophecy. Being a gender nonconforming woman is stunted and immature… don’t you know you’re supposed to grow out of it? Everyone grows out of it!