Have you played with cross gender toys before?

[Melissa]

That just reminded me of something I had forgotten about Kate.  When I was in third grade grade, we were given a choice of toys to pick out of a box as a reward for being good.  I remember getting the bracelets.

I also remember one year at Christmas, my sister got a little female type action figure for my brother as a joke.  He didn't want it because it was too girly.  I gladly accepted it when he gave it to me.

Melissa

[Kate]

That just reminded me of something I had forgotten about Kate.  When I was in third grade grade, we were given a choice of toys to pick out of a box as a reward for being good.  I remember getting the bracelets.

I also remember one year at Christmas, my sister got a little female type action figure for my brother as a joke.  He didn't want it because it was too girly.  I gladly accepted it when he gave it to me.

Your parents were fairly accepting of you playing with girly stuff? Or were you... discreet?

[Melissa]

They didn't seem to care one way or the other.

Melissa

[Kendall]

Here is my favorite girl thing now. Its my cute pink pig. I luv it. She is always sitting at my desk, or in my arms while I watch tv.

[Melissa]

I've had a few crossgender toys in my life.  I remeber when I was in about 4th grade, all the girls had these braceltet things that you slapped against a wrist and they curled up and I also remember having a heartshaped pink bubble necklace that girls had.  It was basically a pink glass hearthshaped bottle with a bubble solution inside and a pink string to hang it around your neck.  I remember having a cabbage patch doll, etc.  The thing is, I never really thought of them being girls toys.  I just knew I wanted them because I thought they were cool and got them.  I had actually forgotten about those until just now.

Melissa

[wolfie]

Since my parents just thought I was a "tomboy" and would "grow out of it", I pretty much had the standard boys childhood. I played with army men and gi joes (i still have them all!). I had lots of hot wheels and remote control trucks. I remember when my grandma bought me my first pair of boxing gloves when I was 5... I have now gone on to own many pairs and they're not just toys anymore.

Although there were the attempts of my parents giving me barbies and my little pony... until they unfortunately found their way to the microwave... a few times 

  tino

[BraydenKid]

no

[BraydenKid]

Well sometimes

[InMyWrittenHeart]

Yes sometimes.
I always have to play with some when the little kids in my family come over.