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Title: My son, the pink boy
Post by: Shana A on February 22, 2011, 02:51:37 PM
Post by: Shana A on February 22, 2011, 02:51:37 PM
Monday, Feb 21, 2011 21:01 ET
My son, the pink boy
Moms ask if my "feminine" son is gay. Strangers tell me I'm being too permissive. Here's what they don't understand
By Sarah Hoffman
http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2011/02/21/son_looks_great_in_dress/index.html (http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2011/02/21/son_looks_great_in_dress/index.html)
Sarah Hoffman is the pen name of a woman who writes about her son on her blog.
A random mom on the playground, looking serious and a little bit concerned, asks me, "Do you think your son might grow up to be gay?"
It's never crossed my mind. Really. Not since that last Random Mom asked me five minutes ago.
My son, the pink boy
Moms ask if my "feminine" son is gay. Strangers tell me I'm being too permissive. Here's what they don't understand
By Sarah Hoffman
http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2011/02/21/son_looks_great_in_dress/index.html (http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2011/02/21/son_looks_great_in_dress/index.html)
Sarah Hoffman is the pen name of a woman who writes about her son on her blog.
A random mom on the playground, looking serious and a little bit concerned, asks me, "Do you think your son might grow up to be gay?"
It's never crossed my mind. Really. Not since that last Random Mom asked me five minutes ago.