I’m a Feminist. How Come My Boys Are Such Boys?
“There goes my attempt to raise pacifist, nurturing sons, I thought as they grew to embody many boy stereotypes.” CT
Another one for the “Surprise! Men and Women Are Different” file. It’s interesting to me how often people think they are raising kids in some gender neutral way when what they’re really doing is fighting Design. There just isn’t as much “neutral” as they imagine.
Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.
Going for gender neutral/androgyny is bad enough, intentionally dressing oppositely—that’s just using kids as a vehicle for social rebellion.. or some other kind of rebellion. Many will find their way to their identity in spite of that, but many will be confused by it. That’s just abusive.
Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.
Agreed. I can’t imagine the effects that being raised gender neutral must have on a child.
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