The signs were there early on. One Chanukah, around 1982, when the child was three or four, I bought her the best dolls house in the toy shop. After some initial curiosity, it was discarded and sat gathering dust until we eventually gave it away. Later came the insistence on wearing football shorts as her foundation garment of choice, even under the pretty velvety dress she wore to her brother’s barmitzvah. And she was the best at climbing ropes in her primary school.
As for me, I was happy to have a tomboy for a daughter. Going in for a tackle in an 11-a-side football game [the other 21 were boys] indicated a spiritedness rather than a misplaced sense of identity. So what? The child continued to exhibit a love of furry stuffed animals and enjoyed going on play dates and sleepovers with girls.
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