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Anonymous
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I saw the original article for this, it's here in the Toronto Star:
http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/babiespregnancy/babies/article/995112--parents-keep-child-s-gender-secret |
Anonymous
| Creepy |
Anonymous
| Looks like a boy, don't you think? |
Anonymous
| Ok in the second posted article it shows the older BROTHER with braided pigtails hugging Storm. I was going to not comment on the article at all but now Im annoyed. The parents claim that they want their kids to decide their gender identity but when you are braiding in pigtails you your sons hair arent you kind of making a decision for them? COmpletely hypocritical. And since they have all boys (well who knows about Storm) how would they know about braids and pigtails and want them done to them? Mom and Dad seem like wackos. Enough said on this! |
Anonymous
| Maybe Jazz saw a girl with braids and asked mom to braid his hair? |
Anonymous
| Look, the parents are freaks, pure and simple. Sadly, from the picture of the newest member, I don't think they have to worry about disclosing the gender of the baby. |
Anonymous
I don't know, picture he/she in a pink ones with a bow in it's hair, I could see girl as well |
Anonymous
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Statistically, if you have two children of one gender, the subsequent children are going to be the same gender.
It's a boy. The mom is probably upset she didn't get have a girl and wants to pretend she isn't. |
Anonymous
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I don't see an issue with not forcing kids to adhere to gender stereotypes/roles, but withholding a child's gender and turning the child into an "it" has the potential to be harmful, imo.
Our oldest is almost 4 and likes pink. It's his favorite color. He also used to put on "necklaces" and carry a "pocketbook" (portable diaper changing pad) and would try to use markers as lipstick. But he is also very "boy" - he loves being active and playing sports and trains and trucks and cars... etc. I encourage whatever he is interested in - and don't overly encourage "girly" things to look cool. Which kind of seems like what that family is doing. You can raise a boy who likes long hair and pink and playing with dolls or a girl who likes to wear boys clothes and play sports. You don't need to render them genderless to eliminate gender stereotypes/roles. |
Anonymous
| How utterly stupid. Poor kids. |
Anonymous
Amen! Honestly! |
Anonymous
Agree with this. I have a 9 month old girl who can easily pass for a boy and is often mistaken as such - which I why she is always in dresses. At this young age its sometimes very hard to tell. |
Anonymous
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Awwh, the poor thing, look at this shot:
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/996559--the-great-genderless-baby-debate?bn=1 |
Anonymous
| I actually thought it was a very interesting thing to do...it certainly has everyone talking. |