When Kuhnhausen began fitting into Lisa’s high-heeled shoes, she’d wear them while shooting hoops with her brothers. When she outgrew the costumes, Woods bought Kuhnhausen clothes from the girls’ section in department stores. Instead, Woods let her experiment with her makeup, idolize girl characters on Hannah Montana, and play dress-up with Disney princess dresses in her room. Woods never tried to redirect Kuhnhausen to traditionally masculine interests.
“They were like, ‘Why did you get pink?’ But that’s what color Nikki wanted.”
“Her brothers were so mad when she came home with this pink cast,” Woods recalls.
