Raising my androgynous son Andrej Pejic
By Caroline Overington
Monday, March 25, 2013
http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/news/inthemag/8630757/raising-my-androgynous-son-andrej-pejicBlurring the boundaries between men and women has brought Andrej Pejic international celebrity as a model, writes Caroline Overington, who talks to the 21-year-old and his mother about his career and family life.
ASK any mother what they want for their children, they'll probably say they want them to be happy. Drill down a little, and here is what they mean:
They'd like their children not be bullied at school. They'd like them to have friends. Also, ultimately, if their children fall in love, they hope that it will be with somebody who will love them right back for being exactly as they are.
It's probably fair to say that Melbourne mum, Jadranka Pejic, worried a little more than might be normal about her son, the now-21-year-old Andrej.
"Of course I could see that he was different," she tells the Weekly. "I was thinking, what kind of life will he have? Will the world accept him?"
