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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really? You have issues.  You sound self hating and don't get the sexuality and gender are unrelated.  Gay male here, happily married for 10+ years with two year old twin girls.

They are kids and I let them play with anything that helps them develop.  Cars and trucks help their dexterity and teach hem moving parts. A doll helps make believe and imagination. That it is feminine is in your head.  Get over it.

I am a happy gay Man.  I have no interest in being a woman, nor sleeping with effeminate men.  I am attracted to men, not women.  That is why I am gay.  It has nothing to do with toys.  Incidentally I did not play with toys except gi joe till 7 or so.  I did boy things.  It has nothing to do with my sexuality.  Now sleeping with men, that is what makes me gay.  It is that simple.[/quote]

A girl playing with trucks is different than a boy playing with dolls.  The girl won't get teased but people will tease the boy.  That's just how it is.  Some boys can take it but some can't.  Also, OP's son is 6 and that's definitely at the age where teasing is happening.  That being said, I don't think she should stop him - just prepare him and protect him.

My ten year old still plays with Barbies sometimes.  He happens to be one of those kids who knows he gets teased and talked about, but he doesn't care.  He figures that's just how he is.  But he's really an eccentric kid in many ways and he doesn't get bullied or picked on, just some teasing.[/quote]

If he's going to be shamed into dropping them it shouldn't be by his parent. At six he will not be branded for life Judy because some first grader saw him playing with dolls.

Don't make him ashamed of himself solely because of what others might think. I'm sure you wouldn't want to be made to feel that way. [/quote]

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