"You know you fail at (insert birth sex) when..."

[Thoenix]

This thread is for those stories where you do something that makes you go "oh crap, yeah, I SO can't be (insert birth sex) cause of this."

Let me start with my example.

I live with housemates. Three of them, at present, though often 5.

This morning, I had to pee. I sleep nude. So, I pull on my pants, stand up, walk to the door, have my hand on the doorknob and I happen to glance down. At which point, my mind goes "OH CRAP! BOOBS! WE NEED A SHIRT BEFORE WE GO OUT THERE!"

Anyone else have stories like this?

[Ryles]

I've never forgotten boobs. I must walk bouncy, because even just walking they bounce like mad. I put at least one arm over my chest when I'm not binding, no matter what shirt I'm wearing. ^^;

I don't really have any of those. Gimme till after I start transitioning. I'm sure I'll get some then.

[Thoenix]

Mine are, fortunately, fairly small.

[Wesley_Lexi]

That's hilarious, lol

One time something similar happened to Lexi, but in reverse. She was getting dressed, and had just put on her pants, but no shirt yet. Our friend walked in at that point, and she gasped and covered up her non-existant chest, before realizing that there was nothing to hide.

[Ryles]

Mine aren't huge or anything, C-cups, but I think they're made of the really not dense material so they're INSANELY bouncy. I have to double up my binder just to keep it from bouncing.

[Yochanan]

I keep my arms crossed when unbound too, Ryles.

One of the things I really hate about my body is that none of my clothes sit right. I made this really superawesome vest but I can't even button it 'cause I sewed it too tight to go around my unbound chest. o_o Same thing with necklaces. Too much bounce! And it doesn't help that I've got a natural lope (though once I get my binders, that'll be a good thing--it makes me seem boyish already [in fact, my mom always thought I was imitating my brother's walk, when really it's something we both have from our other mom x)]).

/endpost

[Ryles]

I don't think you should mention that to your other mom. XD

It is annoying, though. Guy clothes can fit weird, too, because of the curves. :/ I don't know how cisgirls can stand it. Then, I bet MtFs don't know how cisguys can stand it, either.

[Jamie]

You know you're not female when someone says "girls on one the left of the room, boys on the right" in preparation for a girls vs boys football match and you go to the left, realise you got your left and right mixed up and RUN across to the right in front of everyone.

You know you're not female when you're in the girls toilet at a camp, and someone comes in and asks "you ok?" and you stammer and scuttle out, embarrassed at being caught in the wrong toilet

[Ryles]

You know you're not female when you go to walk into the men's room before someone drags you back.

[AlexTheSane]

I wear blankets over my chest even though there's nothing there.

[UncertainKitten]

Haha, this looks like fun

You know you aren't male when your girlfriend pokes you in the chest and you reflexively cover it up

I'll add more later when I think of them .

[Elwood]

Hmm. Everything I can think of is a stereotype. I apologize for my lack of creativity.

[Jaimey]

Let's see...you know you fail when seeing a guy in a skirt makes you think that skirts are okay after all (for us female bodied peeps).

[RilianXI]

I always forget that I'm "supposed" to wear clothes.
I especially don't understand why I have to wear clothes in my own house.

[Cody]

When someone comments on you looking like a member of the opposite sex and you grin like an idiot instead of punching them in the arm..

[DysPerDis]

You fail at being female when you constantly whack yourself in the boobs when opening drawers at chest hight, leaning over railings, etc., because you honestly forgot that there were lumps of fat sticking out of your chest.

*Edited for grammar

[RilianXI]

at being female when you are relieved the period is over, not realizing it will be back in 33 days.

[Yochanan]

You know you fail at being female when you consider all your ex-boyfriends gay... >_>

[Recursive Paradox]

When someone comments on you looking like a member of the opposite sex and you grin like an idiot instead of punching them in the arm..

LOL, I've done that before.

"Ma'am... oh shoot sorry, sir, I thought you were a girl"

"Don't worry about it. ^_________^"

Also, I do the same thing as Alex, and cover up my chest a lot when it's really not necessary yet.

[UncertainKitten]

When someone comments on you looking like a member of the opposite sex and you grin like an idiot instead of punching them in the arm..

Haha, guilty as charged. Well, to be fair, I was presenting male that day and looked around first before grinning, lol.

Hmm...another one...

You know you fail at being male when a girl sits next to you on the bus and you comment on the scent they are wearing, because you wear the same thing, lol.