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[quote=Anonymous]What the hell? We don't use that kind of talk in our house. I don't tell my son to "man up," and I certainly don't think there's any shame if boys are sensitive and/or gay. The circular argument that we need to tell our sons to repress their feelings so they won't get picked on because society views feminine traits as negative needs to stop. Having said that, I wouldn't overtly correct other people's children, but I would say something like "Nonsense! Girls can throw/run/fight just fine" and move on. I am nearly positive that my boys (6 and 4) are not gay, but one of my jobs is to prepare them to be good friends to their gay classmates as well as to all the women they will encounter in their lives. This means valuing and accepting different personality traits, not just traditionally masculine ones. [/quote]
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