gender in the past and present

The earliest expectation I can remember about gender from my parents was when I was in the 3rd grade. I was always a tomboy type of girl, so I wore large baggy clothes to school. One day I was getting ready for school and had put on a baggy and ratty green sweat suit. My Mom walked into my room and saw what I was wearing. She told me that only boys could wear clothes like that to school. So the next day she took me shopping to get me girlier clothes. From then on I rarely wore sweats to school. And if I did, they were cute form fitting sweats meant for girls. The most recent types of gender expectations for myself has been from my parents. They jokingly tell me that they are glad I'm not a lesbian, even though I know they are serious. I just say back to them that I'm not and that I'm only attracted to men considering the fact that I have been with my boyfriend over two years. We are not against lesbians in any way, but I have a feeling that if I were a lesbian they would not support it. As I grew up, I learned what women should act like from comments from my Mother and my Grandmother. I was born a girl, with XX chromosomes, and I needed to act like it. My gender identity was mostly of a girl, but with some boy characteristics tied in. Today I still carry those traits. I worry about my appearance, I don't wear baggy clothes, I don't belch in public, and I don't swear in front of strangers. But I do know a few things about sports, video games, and cars. So although I am a woman, I am a woman who knows a few things about men, that they wouldn't expect for me to know.