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Title: Couple Finally Reveals Child's Gender, Five Years After Birth
Post by: heatherrose on January 20, 2012, 05:04:43 PM
Post by: heatherrose on January 20, 2012, 05:04:43 PM
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/couple-finally-reveals-childs-gender-five-years-birth-180300388.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/couple-finally-reveals-childs-gender-five-years-birth-180300388.html)
Title: Re: Couple Finally Reveals Child's Gender, Five Years After Birth
Post by: Katelyn on January 20, 2012, 09:46:26 PM
Post by: Katelyn on January 20, 2012, 09:46:26 PM
What pisses me off is that there are people making articles or citing this story and labeling the parents as "child abusers" and other vicious things. Whether or not the parents need it, we should send in letters of support to the parents if we could. Children should have the right to be themselves and be proud about it. We all know how it is growing up without that right, and how much it hurt our lives. I hope that that child stays confident and with high self esteem.
Title: Re: Couple Finally Reveals Child's Gender, Five Years After Birth
Post by: heatherrose on January 21, 2012, 08:02:38 AM
Post by: heatherrose on January 21, 2012, 08:02:38 AM
You are so right. First and foremost, a child is an individual human being.
The abusers are they who deny an individual's right to self determination.
Title: Re: Couple Finally Reveals Child's Gender, Five Years After Birth
Post by: belushka on January 21, 2012, 10:24:32 AM
Post by: belushka on January 21, 2012, 10:24:32 AM
"The big no-no's are hyper-masculine outfits like skull-print shirts."
...yet they encourage hyper-feminine outfits like a pink girl's swimsuit?! Doesn't sound like they're being gender neutral to me, sounds more like they're forcing femininity upon their son.
...yet they encourage hyper-feminine outfits like a pink girl's swimsuit?! Doesn't sound like they're being gender neutral to me, sounds more like they're forcing femininity upon their son.
Title: Re: Couple Finally Reveals Child's Gender, Five Years After Birth
Post by: heatherrose on January 21, 2012, 11:05:48 AM
Post by: heatherrose on January 21, 2012, 11:05:48 AM
In all actuality, what does the color, texture and quantity of material have to do with internal gender identification?
Title: Re: Couple Finally Reveals Child's Gender, Five Years After Birth
Post by: Jamie D on January 21, 2012, 11:47:03 AM
Post by: Jamie D on January 21, 2012, 11:47:03 AM
First posted over in "People News"
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,114247.0.html (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,114247.0.html)
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,114247.0.html (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,114247.0.html)
Title: Re: Couple Finally Reveals Child's Gender, Five Years After Birth
Post by: Katelyn on January 21, 2012, 01:03:38 PM
Post by: Katelyn on January 21, 2012, 01:03:38 PM
Quote from: belushka on January 21, 2012, 10:24:32 AM
"The big no-no's are hyper-masculine outfits like skull-print shirts."
...yet they encourage hyper-feminine outfits like a pink girl's swimsuit?! Doesn't sound like they're being gender neutral to me, sounds more like they're forcing femininity upon their son.
Yet, they also banned barbies as well...
Title: Re: Couple Finally Reveals Child's Gender, Five Years After Birth
Post by: wheat thins are delicious on January 21, 2012, 01:20:43 PM
Post by: wheat thins are delicious on January 21, 2012, 01:20:43 PM
Except even the parents don't know if the child feels their gender links up to the sex they were born as.