1) The first memory I have with an interaction with my parents and I that communicated expectations of my gender was when I was about 5-6. I remember running up to my parents in tears asking if I was a boy or a girl. They laughed at my question and asked why I would ask such a thing. I said it was because my older sister kept calling me a boy. They calmed me down and told me I was a girl. I play with barbies and wear pretty dresses, and that I do not play with power rangers and swords.
2) The most recent interaction with someone who communicated expectations for my gender was a couple weeks ago at a party for an aquaintences 21st birthday. I didnt know 3/4 of the people there and there was a guy standing by the keg the entire night collecting pitch money. When I walked up I asked for a cup and he said he would charge me $5. I said "WHAT Im a lady!" and he laughed and said he was just kidding and that girls drink for free. He doesnt charge girls. As I recieved my cup I hear some guy say something along the lines of "thats the only perk to being a women". Being a lady I expected to get a cup for free, and I did.
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