Wannabe girly
What do you call a girl who’s every bit of a tomboy but secretly wants to be all dolled-up? I don’t know, but that’s how I feel, been feeling for most of my life. Minus the man-parts, I’m basically male-no need to enumerate my mannish tendencies, I think. But, there are sometimes I just wish I could be as comfortable in a flowery dress as I am in my jeans and t-shirt.
Once upon a time this desire was brought about by wanting to be noticed and appreciated by the opposite sex. Not so, now. I think I’m feeling the urge to wear make-up more and more these days because I want to feel feminine. Because there is power in the feminine, especially if you’re female.
Don’t brand me anti-feminist, that’s farthest from what I am. But I think being a girly-girl can be empowering too. I just hope I could pull the act off and not look like a drag queen when I’m at it.