Mom: So, Grace, what are you being for Halloween this year?
Me: I'm going to be Dustin from Stranger Things.
Mom: That's one of the boys, right?
Me: Uh, yes?
Mom: *nods* Okay.
Me: What?
Mom: What?
Me: What's wrong?
Mom: No it's just- you want to be- does that-
Me: *genuinely confused*
Mom: Are you transgender, Grace?
Me: I- WHAT? NO!
Mom: Okay, okay. I was just making sure.
Me: Why would you think that?
Mom: Because you want to be a boy.
Me: Mom, just because I want to be a boy for Halloween does not mean I want to be a boy for the rest of my life.
