I was tomboy, climbed trees, rode my bike recklessly but with great skill, was a nature/animal nut, horse crazy, bold, outspoken and always the leader of my group. I had a black eye or fat lip in every school picture from 2nd through 7th grade. lol
I tormented my poor mother by bringing home all sorts of animals, including the giant garter snake that threw up a half digested toad on her foot, which pretty much nixed any hope of “keeping it.” lol
I was forever being told to settle down, be still, and mind my manners, but I think my parents just gave up trying to tame me by the time I was about 8 years old. haha
As a teen I was always the ring leader and called upon to do the things my more timid friends would not, like soliciting adults to buy us alcohol. I boldly went where no one else would.:-P
I graduated early and moved to a secluded 200 acre property and lived alone for months with only my horse, dogs, cats and a wild pony named Pippin.
THIS blew my parents mind, their wild daughter going off to homestead in the hills at 17.5 years old. lol
Aaaah the 60’s & 70’s, good times and, I still live on property with animals, although these days I have settled down and mellowed a lot, still, it’s a rare person that can intimidate me and I am still fiercely independent and follow my own rules.