Hee hee!
I do believe that mom was hoping for a prissy little girl who liked frills and ruffles and dolls and whatnot. She got a pretty boy :biggrin: who was happier climbing trees, catching frogs, playing sports...and never, ever wants to wear dresses or skirts.
What's really funny is that my mom is 5'2" and a girly-girl, I'm 5'11" and a tomboy but my aunt is 5'11" and a tomboy and her daughter is 5'4" and a girly-girl...almost as if we were switched at birth.
Back to the original topic - what about stuff like the Babysitter's Club? Never had a taste for it myself but many love it.
babysitters club is palid, rather like the old pullen thompson books, only not as entertaining.
btw: is good to know i'm not the only tom boy who had a little girly