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[quote=Anonymous]Other than saying "I'm a girl", your son is very much like mine.  He loves make up and fashion.  There are some "boy" toys that he's enjoyed, but more often than not, he gravitates toward his sister's toys and she is quite happy for the playmate so she willing shares. He has his own sense of style, which can be over the top sometimes, and he still dresses up in his sister's princess dress up clothes. He hangs mostly with girls and only this year, at age 11, developed some friendships with boys.  But he prefers girls.  I don't know if he's gay but I won't be surprised if he is.

I just let him be who he is - not that I could change it anyway.  He's very sure of himself in that regard, which is almost eerie because he's so young to have the level of confidence and self awareness that he has.  On occasion I've told him that I thought something or another that he has on might lead to teasing by other kids.  Not that I care that he wears it, but just think that he should understand and make the decision knowing this could be a consequence.  He's responded by telling me that people do sometimes tease him about his clothes, but he's ok with that.  He likes his style and he can't really be something he's not.  His teachers tell me that even though he is different, he's well respected because he's so confident.  Other kids are often surprised at what he thinks to put together in terms of outfits, which sometimes mix girl and boy clothes (he has a sister and she lets him borrow).  They haven't seen anything that worries them.

I worry about him a little when he hits middle school next year because that seems to be a time when kids are really hard on each other.  But, I have already been through middle school with my oldest so I have some familiarity with recognizing problems and knowing what to do and how to deal with them.  Hopefully it won't be an issue.  I don't worry so much about high school because we are zoned for a very artsy school where pretty much anything goes.

No advice really, but I don't think you can change who he is by making choices for him.  [/quote]

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