When should I teach my son that he might actually be a little girl, and needs to figure out whether or not to take hormone drugs? It's so stressful thinking that my procrastination might be preventing him from making the most important choice of his/her life. Is 3 too late?? Thanks in advance!
Listen and watch the kid. If they aren't wanting to get rid of/add body parts, don't worry. They'll let you know when they're uncomfortable with their body
Here's an article I've read that might be of some help: http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/05/assuming-gender/ A good start might be to not assume gender identity based on primary sex characteristics. I hope your child can be whatever xe identifies as.
That's helpful. My fear is he won't even know he's supposed to feel uncomfortable until I teach him about gender.
Can anyone explain why @K. and @14thDoctor think it's okay to bully people who might be parents of trans kids?
agree! Yet allow me to play devil's advocate: showing you (and the world!) that they are comfortable with their body at age 28 at 3:00 AM on aisle #7 at Walmart is not a smart move - trust me!
Thank you for your reasonable advice, @LizK. I'm glad to see there's still some decent people on this board. Apparently many people still believe that sex is binary and we're the assholes for acknowledging gender-studies. Hey @Nova, maybe life isn't as black-and-white as you were raised to believe. It's called science...
Or she isn't here often enough to recognize that Bison's current gig is nothing but trollery. I liked him better when he had Van Cliburn as his avatar.
Seriously, garamet?? Just because I voted for Trump doesn't mean that 1) I don't believe in science or 2) my son's gender is a forgone conclusion. And my avatar was Glenn Gould.
It's got nothing to do with who you voted for, but with who you've "become" since then. My bad about mistaking Cliburn for Gould, though.
I'm saying that HATE clouds your judgement and warps your perception of reality. It isn't healthy. White liberals like yourself have reached unprecedented levels of hate and intolerance since the inauguration. Perhaps a little self-reflection is in order.
if I thought you were EVER serious on this subject, I'd give you a serious answer. Indeed, if this is something you REALLY want to know about inbox me and I'll give you tons of good information and good sources to turn to But you're not serious, you're trolling.
wait....M.Bison is a she? Well hell. Learn something new every day! or....you're talking about Liz? But...Jenee is a girl too and... I'm confused...Norman coordinate. (Also, Liz is most assuredly NOT an idiot)
M.Bison is a he. Changed his username and his online persona last November. Whether he actually has a son is moot. 14th was referring to LizK, and I think he owes her an apology.
What garamet means to say is that I'm biologically male. However, I've never revealed my gender on WF. My username has been M. Bison for the vast majority of my WF years, but I am the artist formerly known as Hodge from TBBS. I am not affiliated with any political party, but I once enjoyed sharing 85% in common with liberals during the Bush years (anti-corporate, environmental concerns, animals rights, overpopulation, anti-surveillance, etc.). Since then the democratic party we once knew has become an unrecognizable party of imbeciles (pro-corporate, pro-Jihad, anti-science, micro-aggressions, pro-censorship). When garamet says I've "changed," what she really means is she once enjoyed my anti-Bush positions, but doesn't appreciate my anti-Hillary positions.
This board needs a better quality of troll. They've been doing this for ages, but they still suck at it.
Honestly? I really can't entirely fault you for supporting Obama. In 2008 he was promising to cut taxes for 95% of Americans, cut the cost of healthcare, secure the border, restrict warrantless wiretaps, stop agencies from spying on or tracking citizens, prevent lobbyists from working on regulations related to their previous employment, etc. That sounds nice to me.
