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Once the kid is a little older, this usually leads to conflict between the child and the parents and/or inner conflict for the child, who has to weigh the desire to be themself against their desire to please their parents (or keep their inheritance or what have you). In a few cases, though, the child turns out to identify just fine with the gender they were raised to be. When the child's gender identity does match their physical sex, they may still retain some [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] tendencies.

 

 

Beware of inherent spoilers in the examples.

* {{spoiler|Akito}} in ''[[Fruits Basket]]'', due to {{spoiler|her [[Complete Monster]] mother's irrational jealousy towards her that made he ''demand'' for Akito to be raised as a boy. Akito herself has always known she's a girl, but almost everyone except the oldest members of the Souma clan (and later Tohru) ignore it, until she willingly reveals it after her [[Heel Face Turn]].}}

* Tsukasa Shuro in ''[[Ayashi no Ceres]]'', according to the tie-in novel focusing on her backstory, didn't even realize she was a girl until she was about 8 years old. She was raised as a boy to {{spoiler|protect her from the curse of the Hagoromo, since she's one of the Celestial Maidens.}}

* In the [[Land of Oz|Oz series]], Princess Ozma was magically disguised as a boy for most of her childhood. Even she didn't know the truth. She seemed to adjust to being a girl very easily, however.

* Tamir (a.k.a. Prince Tobin) from Lynn Flewelling's ''Tamir Triad'' was magically transformed into a boy at birth (long story short, the people currently in power required a male heir, but certain groups wanted a return to the country's old matriarchal ways). She didn't know she was a girl until puberty hit and weakened the spell, and had some awkwardness adjusting to being female later.

* ''[[Gintama]]'''s Kyuubei was raised as a boy so that she could succeed her family's clan.

* Robin "Charles" Scherbatsky in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''

* Celeste in the ''Gemini'' books by [[V. C. Andrews]].

* {{spoiler|The narrator, Frank,}} in ''[[The Wasp Factory]]'' as it turns out {{spoiler|her father wanted to experiment and see if it would work}}.

* {{spoiler|Genki Saotome}} in ''[[Getter Robo]] Armaggedon''. When we meet her as an adult, {{spoiler|she actually identifies as a female, and has become the [[Action Girl]] Kei Kuruma.}} Brilliant plot twist, or an [[Ass Pull]] for the ages? [[Internet Backdraft|Who knows.]]

* [[The Nostalgia Critic]]: "Granted, I didn't grow up as a girl. At least, not for long. *[[Beat]]* I-I have a history."

* Canadian superhero Green Gables from the ''[[Spinnerette]]'' webcomic may possibly be an example. While he has not made mention of his childhood, he stated that the Green Gables persona is a matriarcal legacy in his family, leaving his origin hanging somewhere between this trope and [[Wholesome Crossdresser]].

 

'''Mixed Examples'''

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