sir charlotte

"Hello Sir, Yes Sir, Can I help you Sir?" Yeap I get called Sir a lot. This week especially and so I decided why not write about it? I was even called "It" once by the nursing staff while having one of my numerous back procedures. That one I didn't understand because hello I was naked and if they couldn't tell that I had female anatomy, then maybe the nursing field shouldn't be in their line of work... I don't know maybe my name threw them since Charlotte is such a masculine sounding name?  
But I am ok when people accidentally call me sir. I mean the look of mortification on people's faces when they realize their faux pas is really quite amusing. I always tell them No Worries, but there's just no going back from it. It's kinda like when you congratulate a woman on her pregnancy but she's not actually prego- let's just say awkward.
I'm somewhat of a small stature. I'm just under 5ft 5in and I weigh in around 118lbs- maybe more if I eat pizza, smell pizza, or just look at a pizza box. Note to enemies, Italian food is my downfall. My body is not curvy, voluptuous, or any of those sexy words that women use to describe themselves. I'm not blessed by any means up top and my butt is kinda small. So basically I'm built like a 16yr old boy. Excuse me while I beat off all of these admirers. Currently my hair is short, but even when I've grown it out people just assume I'm a dude with hippie hair.
I'm often asked why is it that I don't wear girls clothes. Yes, people think it's ok to just look at me and then say "why are you dressed like a boy?"And I of course tell them because it's totally their business.
 In my younger days I mostly had girls clothes but I was fortunate to have an older brother so I could get away with swiping his shirts from time to time. But when I'd visit my mom's and she'd make me wear a dress to church it would devastate me. I was so uncomfortable and really I just looked like a little boy in a dress and if that doesn't make you popular in Sunday School nothing will. However for most of my youth I was able to dress in a mixture of both boys/girls clothing and if it got too boyish it could just be chalked up to me being a tomboy. However for one of my male cousins who wanted nothing more than to wear dresses, heels, and make-up, life was often cruel to him. He grew up to be almost 7ft tall, 300lbs, and makes his living as a professional drag queen. I don't think I'd be making fun of anyone in size 14 Prada heels.
In all honesty, I'm not sure that I can give a definitive answer that fits into a nice little box as to why I've always favored mens clothes. Some want to say it's because I'm gay, but then if you look at my partner she's all womens clothes and make-up. Mens clothing is definitely more comfortable, and just tends to fit my body correctly. I've never understood why we had to compartmentalize clothing to begin with. Why can't clothes just be called clothes? Just be glad that I wear clothes!
So I get called sir a lot, but if that's the worse thing I get called then I'll take it. And maybe the next time you see that guy carrying a purse or that woman wearing a tie you won't worry about why. You won't over analyze it or snicker at them. You won't call them It. You'll just think, well that's what makes them comfortable and at least they're not naked.