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  • Definitely the bossy and tom-boy t-shirts for the 3 year old daughter who loves to boss her brothers and wear their hand-me-downs – no dresses for her.

    Another Fabulous Giveaway from Citrus Clothing « Bored Mommy 2010

  • I wore the jean. funny because I was (still am most of the time) a tom-boy.

    Hello, Princess | Her Bad Mother 2009

  • It would be bad enough if your Sarah doll came with her gun and bear traps and mooseburgers because then she'd still be depicted without her political and public identity, in her private role as Todd Palin the Snowmobile Champion's cheerfully supportive, tom-boy wife.

    Lance Mannion: 2008

  • It would be bad enough if your Sarah doll came with her gun and bear traps and mooseburgers because then she'd still be depicted without her political and public identity, in her private role as Todd Palin the Snowmobile Champion's cheerfully supportive, tom-boy wife.

    The doll and the nutcracker 2008

  • I was/am sort of a tom-boy, so I find it odd when Pumpkin cuddles her one doll, or plays with the toy make-up at her play group.

    Sugar and Spice | Her Bad Mother 2007

  • I wore the jean. funny because I was still am most of the time a tom-boy.

    Hello, Princess 2009

  • In her youth she was a bit of a tom-boy and had plans to be a "career woman."

    Grandmothers Brigindo 2008

  • In her youth she was a bit of a tom-boy and had plans to be a "career woman."

    Archive 2008-07-01 Brigindo 2008

  • Scout's a great tom-boy character and I would have appreciated her more at a time in my life when I needed her.

    I could enjoy temporary tattoos too much. 2008

  • She reminded me of a young Jamie Lee Curtis with her slighty tom-boy ish looks and slight vulnerability in her eyes but her body posture exudes so much confidence in herself, something Curtis would only finally get used to later in her career.

    Mary Elizabeth Winstead in SCOTT PILGRIM vs. THE WORLD! | Obsessed With Film 2008

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