Some assembly required.

Gabe wrote…

I wasn’t born a girl. I was born a boy with some assembly required.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on November 26th, 2010 at 08:00 am

Category: your voice 4 comments »

4 Responses to “Some assembly required.”

  1. Jen
    November 26th, 2010 at 9:12 am |

    yeah, I was batteries not included!

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  2. Jessica
    November 26th, 2010 at 8:07 pm |

    “I’m not a Brewster, I’m the son of a sea cook!” says Carey Grant running away. “That’s just fine! I’m not a cab driver, I’m a coffee pot!” — end of Arsenic and Old Lace.

    I was born the grandchild my grandmother always wanted but she died before I was two.
    I was born a complication in my parents’ lives
    that they never expected.
    I was born a disappointment and a headache for my siblings who had to mind me.
    I spent half a century being what other people wanted
    This next half century I’m going to be me.
    I guess I required a lot more than some assembly
    I required several re-writes and considerable reinvention.

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  3. Thomas
    November 27th, 2010 at 5:20 pm |

    This is such an awesome quote!!!! I love it!

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  4. Geoffrey
    November 30th, 2010 at 8:30 pm |

    precisely…

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