Tomboy is such a periodic and restrictive term these days with the world's progressing views on gender norms and ideals, but to this day it is a label many girls associate with due to past upbringing. No, we weren't as wild as you think we were. No, growing up a tomboy did not influence our future and present sexuality - and no, we didn't choose to be this way. Growing up a tomboy, being a tomboy - it's not really a bad thing. It just happens, and sometimes, when it happens to you - it kind of sucks too. Why? Well...

1. Girls become confusing too

And it's not even their fault. You're a girl too, you think you should know what they mean when they start giving you those glances or talking to you in those 'tones' but you don't. Why? Because you simply haven't had the time to socialize with them enough to pick up on these signals or understand any of their references to past hobbies.

2. References. You don't get them too

Like, Degrassi? What was that? People had time to watch that when they were young? As far as you were concerned, the only television you watched were cartoons and the occasional documentary you somehow got glued to. The rest of your time was spent outside or playing video games.

3. Hair is also one of the things you don't get

Because at some point or another, you and your mother were only concerned about trying to keep your hair neat and out of your face. So these days, anything beyond a ponytail or messy bun probably look like bridal hairstyles to you. Plus, if you're blessed with straight or just even manageable hair - people are probably just lucky to even see you try anything with it.

4. And clothes besides jeans and sweats are confusing as well

Upon reaching the ripe age of whatever, when you finally have to dress yourself and don't have mom to lay out your outfits or force clothes on you - fashion just becomes a big disaster. You don't know life beyond ath-leisure and jeans and a t-shirt; high school was or is going to be an interesting four years of experimentation for you.

5. You get sick of people asking about sexuality when you say were a tomboy too

And technically, you still are a tomboy or something but the point is still there: being a tomboy does not directly mean you are a lesbian or whatever. So when people ask, it's just like - really? You're still there? Your upbringing does not mean anything to your sexuality. You are who you are, thank you. And at this day and age - what is even a tomboy really? You were just a kid who enjoyed playing in the dirt or whatever.

6. And on that note, yes, you know what Barbies were

Because frankly, you would assume everyone else in the world knows what a Barbie is, right? You may have not necessarily liked or even played with them, but you knew they existed. You may have even known their hot rivals - Bratz Dolls. Point is, you were/are a tomboy. You didn't live under a rock.

7. And also, no, he wasn't cute

Growing up tomboy probably meant most of your interests were meant for boys and were dominated by boys. AKA you were always in competitions against boys. So no, Charlie isn't cute and Jorge's muddied face has forever ruined any future chance he has with you. Simply enough: you are not going to date any of the guys. You've seen them at their worst and they behaved their worst when all of you were younger.

8. Anyway, it's also a miracle that you even had clothes back then

You literally spent more time outside getting down and dirty in the grass and mud than you did indoors napping or whatever other children did. So coming home with a new rip in your shirt or a tear in your pants was something never new to poor mom. And when asked where or how you even got your jacket torn - sometimes all you could have come up with was a simple "I don't know." The games you had played were too intense for you to remember ripping off a sleeve or two.

9. You were always tan even in winter

Even the cold had a hard time keeping you away from your outdoor activities. Rain or shine, snow or ice - you were outside whenever you could playing, running, getting your friends up to hang out with you - you were just outside all the time and your skin could never catch a break to lose a shade or two.

10. Nail polish, makeup, heck - maybe even sleepovers - never happened

And if they did - it was probably because you were only curious. As for sleepovers? You got invited to them, you probably even went to some too - but as for getting to go over a second time to the same house? Well, that was another thing that didn't happen too often. You were just too different or hard to handle for them.

11. Skirts. Dresses. Whatever.

Nu. Uh. You aren't a Beyonce now, nor were you one back then. So you didn't have the expertise nor the insurance or even assurance that you'd be well-covered throughout the day due to your activities which included everything but being self-concious if others could see your underwear or not. So you'd always rather jeans and shorts over anything billowy as they kept everything safely censored.