Agreed.. hell I was the long haired metal-head in high school, but it was my choice (still like the music, male pattern baldness took care of the hair).
In my opinion it sounds less like a social experiment and more like lazy parenting.. isn't it a large part of our job to give our kids the tools to be confident and successful in life. A child who is unsure of his gender in a world that still suffers from large scale gender bias is being set up to fail. (IMO) On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > I see it more as bucking culture. Let's put our children through hell > and see who they blame for it, us or society. > > There's no problem not conforming and trying to stand out amongst your > peers, as long as it's your decision and not your parents. > > I heard the kid doesn't understand why he's being called a girl but > the parents won't help him unless he asks for specifics ie cut hair, > guidance on what cloths a boy should wear etc.. (note: I didn't read > that, someone told me that so it could be from a different story) > If that's the case they're just being selfish fools. > > . > > On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Scott Stewart > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Just my $.02, >> >> Before we even talk about any of this, the base problem that needs to >> be dealt with is tolerance. Kids aren't going to look at these >> children and say "Look it's Pat and Chris, they're models of gender >> equality we want to be just like them" they're going to say "Look >> it's Pat and Chris they're really weird lets beat the hell out of them >> and take their lunch money". >> >> Until we teach our kids to be tolerant of other's differences >> everything that's being discussed is moot. >> >> On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Medic <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> You are getting something completely different out of the article than I am. >>> >>> Do I think it's anyone's right to know if the child has a dick or not? No. >>> It's not about that. And from the sounds of the article their plan is to >>> raise the child without discussing gender. >>> >>> Totally different than what you are saying it is. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> This is a 4 month old child we are talking about. At this point, their >>>> gender is totally irrelevant and they aren't making the child do >>>> anything. They are telling other people that it isn't any of their >>>> business. Do you think that anyone else has a right to know whether >>>> the baby has a dick or not? >>>> >>>> Judah >>>> >>>> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 7:06 PM, Medic <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > Exactly my point. You see when you are a douchebag, well that's your >>>> choice. >>>> > When you are forcing your child to be a douchebag, well that's just not >>>> > right. Let your children, when they've grown into adults and are no >>>> longer >>>> > under your wing, decide to be douchebags on their own. Douchebag manifest >>>> > destiny is bullshit. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 9:54 PM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> >>>> >> Medic <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >> > >>>> >> > No. That's just being a douche. Raising your child without teaching >>>> them >>>> >> > about male and female is a science experiment. >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> >>>> >> Well first, they're not saying they're not going to teach their child >>>> >> readin', writin', and 'rithmatic - including biology which includes >>>> >> topics on male and female. >>>> >> >>>> >> Second, your position appears to be that if you don't raise your kids >>>> >> to existing societal norms then it's a "science experiment". >>>> >> >>>> >> My neighbors when I was growing up raised their kids without >>>> >> electricity or modern appliances / tools or any kind except basic hand >>>> >> tools and, oddly, bicycles (only road bikes). One summer their family >>>> >> road bikes from MN to california. They only had candles at night. >>>> >> And, no surprise, they all played soccer even though at the time it >>>> >> was totally ghey. Football or hockey bizatches. >>>> >> >>>> >> Anyway, they're all professors now and one is the top heliophysics >>>> >> experts in the World at Cal Tech. >>>> >> >>>> >> he do real science experimen >>>> >>>> >>> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:338440 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
