The Gendering of the Young

greeneyedgrrl · 07-14-2011, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by HowSoonIsNow

Gender Diversity and Kids: Happiness Matters, not Nail Polish

great article! much harder to practice though. recently, i was with my kid at an event for girls in a conservative area and they had face painting (they got to do their own) and she wanted to paint a mustache and beard, (she's done it before and i love that she feels comfortable doing it in any setting.. it was (for me), in this particular place, uncomfortable. i let her do it, it wasn't dangerous, just uncomfortable), but it was HARD (i was surprised at how hard it was for me). i had to really look at the feelings/fear that came up for me so that i wouldn't pass them onto her and i'm sure there was some transference because i didn't handle it very well at the event, i took her downtown (because she really wanted to be seen) where i felt safer so she could rock her new look. i'm a little embarrassed, k really embarrassed, that it took me a min to get my bearings (after i rushed her out of the event).

Bad_boi · 10-22-2011, 05:14 PM

I say let kids be kids. If I had children I would let them do what they felt comfortable doing. I may warn them if they do certain things that other children may tease them so they are aware of their choices. As long as it is age apropreate not harmful there is nothing wrong with them dressing how they choose and how they act.

10-22-2011, 05:14 PM	#2
Bad_boi Member How Do You Identify?: Transman (male) Preferred Pronoun?: He, Him, His ect. Relationship Status: Handsome bastard. Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 727 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 122 Thanked 1,824 Times in 499 Posts Rep Power: 0	I say let kids be kids. If I had children I would let them do what they felt comfortable doing. I may warn them if they do certain things that other children may tease them so they are aware of their choices. As long as it is age apropreate not harmful there is nothing wrong with them dressing how they choose and how they act.