two vignettes

So much to talk about, but first let me refer two funny things that happened to me today. This post is going to be hurried, so sorry for the lack of detail.


My boss and I were having lunch at a salad place we go frequently. I got up to get some dessert after having some salad and was picking up a piece of gingerbread when I heard two people talking behind me. First they said something briefly about the blueberry pie which I didn't catch and then they went, kind of quietly but not too much:

Her: "I thought she was a woman"
Him: "Yeah. Me too."

I was in my work uniform, shadow showing, hair pulled back, chest compressed. Nothing too revealing. My sort-of-boy mode. Ahh.. Cool

After that we returned from lunch and my boss called me to his office. The big boss and him wanted to talk about something work related (which we didafterwards). With them was a lady that used to work with us and her 7 year old daughter. They were visiting.
I hugged her mom, asked how she was blah blah blah and then her mother said to the little girl:

"Maddy, say hi to Mr. [boy name]"

Maddy looked at her, looked at me and came running to hold me by the legs and press her head against them. She wouldn't let go either, she just stayed there while I caressed her little blonde head and hugged her for a while.
The other adults were puzzled at her reaction, apparently she was quite shy. My big boss said:

big boss: "It must be the long hair..." (which I had tied back by the way)

What a revealing comment... Was he suggesting she may have thought I was a girl?
Beyond all appearance considerations, I think that finally my charm with children is coming back. Up until about mid-adolescence children would always seek me, after that, they would feel the opposite and avoid me. Whew! It feels so good to regain my best qualities and the original me... the long sleep is finally over.