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And as far and I or you or anyone know there is really only one of these "genderless" kids, the one in the OP. And s/he isn't "genderless", the parents just don't want to tell for some wierd reason.
No, the other children are also being raised to do whatever they feel like doing. They are switching between doing girl and boy things, dressing like females when they are male, etc. That is not psychologically healthy. It's one thing to be a tomboy but it's another to be prompted to essentially switch between genders based on one's mood.
When I read Gender Neutral, I see raising your kid without restrictions. Not letting todays society dictate how your child's life turns out. Can guys be nurses? Absolutely, but you never see it.
Never see male nurses? Yeah, you definitely need to get out more.
It doesn't bother me at all because kids turn out however nature intends for them to turn out.
But I am amused by the panic over this, so that's a good thing, I guess.
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No, the other children are also being raised to do whatever they feel like doing. They are switching between doing girl and boy things, dressing like females when they are male, etc. That is not psychologically healthy. It's one thing to be a tomboy but it's another to be prompted to essentially switch between genders based on one's mood.
Actually, it's very psychologically healthy for people to feel free to be whatever they want to be. Some people also call it freedom and liberty, and I think those are good things.
He means his daughter is going to learn her place in the kitchen, and the son will learn his place as being free to do what he wants because he's a boy.
Maybe? I'm not so sure. Seriously though, look at what society forces on girls.
Don't be smart, be pretty. Marry young, have lots of kids and no career. Be pretty. Be good at cooking and cleaning to please your man so he doesn't replace you, be pretty.
Nowadays...women are told to be smart and pretty, marry young and have lots of kids with a full-time career. Be good at cooking and cleaning and your job so the household doesn't lose the income. And yes, stay pretty and youthful looking.
Nowadays...women are told to be smart and pretty, marry young and have lots of kids with a full-time career. Be good at cooking and cleaning and your job so the household doesn't lose the income. And yes, stay pretty and youthful looking.
Actually, I believe you have it exactly backwards. Women these days are marrying older, having fewer children, and concentrating on their professional careers/earning capability. More men are stay at home dads than ever before, as well.
Maybe in rural blue collar areas your statements are fact, but I disagree with the overall notion that "nowadays" women are carrying a larger burden than in years past.
"... raising a “genderless” child is a new trend among progressives who believe a child has a “right to choose” what he or she “wants to be.”
Yawn. With all those ramblings, the parent is going to
have to address at some time, the anatomy.
Seriously, if you don't discuss that with your child - they might be scared by what they find.
If the parent just does not want to pin point Johnny or Sue in stereotypes, that's another story.
Children naturally migrate to what they feel comfortable with.
Nowadays...women are told to be smart and pretty, marry young and have lots of kids with a full-time career. Be good at cooking and cleaning and your job so the household doesn't lose the income. And yes, stay pretty and youthful looking.
No, the other children are also being raised to do whatever they feel like doing. They are switching between doing girl and boy things, dressing like females when they are male, etc. That is not psychologically healthy. It's one thing to be a tomboy but it's another to be prompted to essentially switch between genders based on one's mood.
"Boy things" and "girl things"? What might those "things" be? I can see a point to knowing one's identity, e.g. male or female, but I don't buy all the rest of the baggage.
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Never see male nurses? Yeah, you definitely need to get out more.
Aren't you in the military? There are a lot of male nurses in the military, no? Professional nursing (RN) is about 91% female, last I checked.
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