I've seen a lot of Transpeople express deep regret of missing out on a childhood/teenage phase as the other gender, the one they actually need to be, but I am confused as to what would make "growing up as a boy" for example, so much different than growing up as a girl?

Let me expand:

My sister was a bit older than me, and I distinctly remember her wearing a pretty dress that I was jealous of. I remember her boyfriend picked her up, gave her a corsage, and they had me take pictures of them. I didn't go to the prom with them, but I recall her being happy the next day.

So, you are calling something I saw my own sister do - with my own eyes - an "idealized and unrealistic" things with comparisons to fairytails.

I said "normal romantic evening" - I seem to recall they went to the olive garden afterwards (because that's the high school date place, apparently) I didn't mention cinderella, or homecoming queen, with coaches and pumpkins, and being in the spotlight as the most popular pretty girl in the room. My sister was not any of these things.

I wanted to experience the same thing that I saw my own sister actually do.

So, how did you get to "idealized, unrealistic, and fairy tale" from what I said? Why did you make that jump?

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