I grew up with men: male cousins both younger and older, uncles and other close male relatives. In other words, I was one of the boys. I didn’t mind and I actually appreciate it now more than ever. I learned so much from them (basketball, bearings, cars and robots!) and it gave me the confidence girls my age didn’t have then. It was so easy for me to speak to boys because that’s what I did all the time back then!
When I was in my teens already, I spent less and less time with the boys. But the closeness with them and all the lessons I learned remained up until today.
