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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, because girls have to wear girl colors to be girly enough girls. :roll:[/quote]

That wooshing sound?  It's the point going over your head.  [/quote]

I don't know. Yes, I think OP's friend is ridiculous for getting so upset about people mistaking her kid for a boy. But assuming anyone's gender makes me a little squicky--the same way assuming race, age, or religion does--in this day and age, so I try not to do it.

It's why I try to ask "How old is your child?" instead of "How old is your son/daughter?" Then the answering person usually gives you the correct pronoun in your answer and everybody moves on without an issue.

[/quote]  Seriously?  If you saw a kid with a crewcut, jeans and a t-shirt on, you'd consciously make yourself say "How old is your child?" instead of "How old is he?" You're squishy about assuming the gender of a 5 yo?  OK, I guess.  I simply don't have mental energy (or the inclination) to tread on eggshells in every aspect of my life.  I'll just go on assuming that kids with crewcuts are boys, and hope I don't send them spiraling into a gender identity crisis (or their parents into an unwarranted hissy fit).  [/quote]

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