Chronicles Of A Tomboy

Hello! And welcome to the ‘Chronicles of a Tomboy.’  Lo & Behold! My name can be quite misleading and I like it that way. ‘Misleading’ is quite a girly terminology. Right?  Wrong! Men love misleading too and tomboys love it even more.

I have been following this website for a long time now! A lot is said about women, their independence, their careers, freedoms, roles, etc.  A lot of women who are  ‘independent, modernistic, thinkers, free-individuals’ have been portrayed, their life-achievements highlighted. A lot of articles request ‘traditional women’ to come out of their cocoons and hail the freedom that today’s women ought to enjoy.

But wait a second! There’ s one category that seems to be missing! And please note, she’s  not concerned about traditions and rituals v/s  the modernity and individuality battlefield. She giggles when so-called ‘modern women’ throw ‘selfies’ all around the social web, as much as she feels jitters when she sees saree clad aunties discussing ‘how to get today’s kids disciplined.’

Yes- she’s the tomboy. She’s neither flirtatious nor is she rebellious. Contrary to what some people think, ‘being a tomboy’ is not about being rebellious. She’s just the way she is. She fields in some of your demands, while she ensures she keeps her  identity deep-rooted in the ground. She is a daughter (the one who worries your mom about how she will get married, if you are a guy that is! Or the one who worries your dad about how ‘loose brained’ she is if you are a girl, that is!)

She’s easily recognizable. Here’s what it takes to be a tom-boy.

• – At the risk of generalizing, SHE HATES PINK! Yikes
• – Instead of playing with dolls, playing video games with her guys friends, brother or father gives her a shot in the arm

– She HATES shopping. Yes, she does!

– She prefers hanging out with guys often than your girl friends. Reasons are obvious, aren’t they?

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– If there is ever a situation, where there’s a boy, a girl and a tom-boy, remember – the tom-boy is the toughest person out there

– She likes her hair short. Long hair.. no way!   And if you insist, don’t ask her to take care of it. She’s going to have bad hair day 365 days.

– She will prefer a Rugby challenge to a Ruby

– And most likely, she’s going to be hot, but a little differently! (Well, the image here will summarize it for you!)

Now that’s easy, isn’t it! So why am I here, you might ask? I am here to take you through a journey of one such TOMBOY! And you guessed it right. I am here to take you through my chronicles!

Be ready to be mused, amused and bemused, through a series of articles that attempts to capture many ‘unheard tomboy tales!’

Signing off for now. Watch this space  for more.

Pic credit: Sparknotes

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