Mona at age 5, going out trick or treating the first time :"I don't wanna be a cowgirl, I wanna be a cowboy."
Mona at age 13 "Of course I hate having boobs, doesn't everyone?"
Mona at age 15 "I don't mind being mistaken for a boy, why do you think I got a short haircut? I mean, it's not like I'm trans or anything." Forced laugh.
Mona at age 16 "I'm a lesbian. I mean, I'm into girls, so I must be a lesbian, right? What else could I be?"
Mona at age 17 "Sometimes I wish I had that thing where they have to take your breasts off because you might get cancer, and insurance pays for it. I mean, that's not weird or anything?"
Mona at age 18 "I know I don't own any dresses. Wearing one just makes me feel like a drag queen."
Mona at age 20 "What do you mean you're breaking up with me because I remind you too much of a guy? Just because I wear a binder every day and hate having my vagina touched? I mean, it's not like I'm trans or anything."
Mona, that morning. "Look, the only reason that I'm going to TG sodas is a temporary thing because I want to date Lindsey. I mean, it's not like I'm going to drink the whole thing. It's not like I'm trans or anything!"
Mona, halfway through her TG soda "Oh god, I'm trans."