Were you a clumsy or a dainty little girl?

I was never smacked or really told off, DM would just sigh and get out the Dettol.

Yes, from cutting my head open to breaking ankles, been there, done that
I do try to be careful.

I think I was accident prone rather than clumsy, and thinking back, all the accidents I remember took place out of doors and were just part of the rough and tumble of a normal, active childhood. Actually, it's a miracle we survived, thinking of some of the things we got up to!

I was bookish from an early age ,would only go out to play if forced and would try to sneak a book out with me ,find a wall to lean against and read until I got called in for dinner .I never broke a bone until my 50's when I tripped over someones feet in my own living room and broke my wrist .

I had forgotten the term fairy elephant - my mother used to call me that. She even took me to the GP about my clumsiness, which made me worse. I was quiet, girly, bookish. I was definitely not tomboyish or sporty so never had bruises/injuries from rough play but think I was probably nervous and shy. I can't remember what I did that was clumsy, apart from lack of co-ordination in sport, just know that I was always called clumsy.

I was a tomboy so always up trees, on the roof etc but not necessarily accident prone. My daughter runs up and down stairs like an elephant however

Just a few years ago my ex boss called me a fat fairy. I've been clumsy all my life.

No no, you’re not clumsy, you have dyspraxia! If you were labelled stupid because reading was difficult then probably dyslexic. If socially awkward you could have Asperger’s.
Nowadays every other child has a condition to explain their difficulties and that’s good, because help is available.
Many parents hesitate to get their children statemented but it opens doors to help, support and benefits.

PS. I was hopeless at games and couldn’t throw or catch but was 13 before someone said that was because I only have sight in one eye.

I was bookish from an early age ,would only go out to play if forced
Yes, me too, but I was forced out 'into the fresh air' so perhaps I wouldn't have grazed my knees so often if I'd been left indoors with my book!
Although it was my ambition to climb the lamp -post up the road, like the boys. Never managed that though.

My mum always dressed me up like a silly, baby fairy (even when my friends were wearing dungarees). She believed that little girls should be seen and not heard and should be clean, dainty and pretty at all times. How wrong could anyone be? I was plain and sullen to the point of ugly and no manner of frilly frock was going to change that. I suppose it's why I feel really self conscious when I wear a dress these days.

I was a typical clumsy, scruffy little boy with scabby knees - except that I was a girl. Quite a shock when the hormones kicked in at 12!

I wasn't clumsy, as such, but very ungainly. My sister did ballet and when I recently asked my DM why I didn't get sent to ballet, she said "You didn't want to". Since when was that a criterion for parents not to get rid of their kids for an hour or so a week? I wish they had made me go.

I have bad posture and a frightful gait, but I was amazed when I first saw a video of myself at how feminine my hands and hand movements looked.

Now, if you want clumsy, let me offer my DS1 - he is always dropping things and losing things.