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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid has switched pronouns a couple of times. He is not out to everyone.  I am fully on board with him no matter what- I love him, not his gender.  But I use she when I run into someone at the grocery store who is a casual acquaintance because my kid is not out to everyone and it isn't up to me to decide who gets to know what and when. I'm following his lead and supporting him how he is asking me to support him. Don't read anything else into it.   [/quote]

You just used he and she to reference to a child in one post.[/quote]

DP: That was kind of the point--if her DC is not out as a "he" to everyone, the parent uses their prior pronoun.  [/quote]

Mom said child has switched pronouns a couple of times. Seems as if the child is even confused which again is the danger of this happening at such a young age.[/quote]

Why is this a "danger" though?  It's called exploration.  Child isn't taking hormones, having surgery, they are questioning their gender identity.  You can pretend it's not happening, you can force them to not tell you, but you can't control their brain.  [/quote]

This child would be "confused" regardless of what pronouns they were using and whether they were open with their family about that confusion.  I would certainly prefer as a parent to preserve the open communication and the freedom to explore.[/quote]

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