eridani
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Sun May-22-11 11:18 PM
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| 78. And even if not, her/his parents are making more space for those who don't fit in the box |
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S/he will very likely insist on a gender identity at the age when that awareness typically occurs, and the parents will likely go along with it.
Looking forward to the day when an answer to "Is it a boy or a girl?" can be "We don't know yet. We'll have to wait until s/he gets old enough to talk so we can ask."
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The Straight Story |
May-21-11 02:26 PM |
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strange choice ... |
Veronica.Franco |
May-21-11 02:30 PM |
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May-21-11 02:38 PM |
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Truly judgmental of you |
slay |
May-21-11 02:54 PM |
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Nice of you to judge me, also. NT |
vandelay |
May-21-11 02:56 PM |
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You see calling them "true idiots" and calling your post "truly judgmental" as somehow similar? |
fishwax |
May-21-11 03:08 PM |
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As they say, "judge not lest ye be judged." |
Exultant Democracy |
May-21-11 03:12 PM |
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May-21-11 03:21 PM |
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You're still here? |
progressoid |
May-21-11 03:16 PM |
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Lol /nt |
jberryhill |
May-21-11 03:28 PM |
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Apparently I posted too soon. |
progressoid |
May-21-11 04:20 PM |
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I sent in the order for that one |
jberryhill |
May-21-11 04:30 PM |
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Ah, crap. |
Control-Z |
May-22-11 12:26 AM |
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I remember a story about a british couple who did the same thing a couple of years ago |
fishwax |
May-21-11 02:43 PM |
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fans of Saturday Night Live? |
Blue_Tires |
May-21-11 02:46 PM |
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I surely don't want to "get to know" these people. |
digonswine |
May-21-11 02:49 PM |
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With that attitude I doubt they would want to "get to know" you either |
slay |
May-21-11 02:56 PM |
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I'm just not a fan of these bombastic grand gestures- |
digonswine |
May-21-11 03:02 PM |
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I can understand that |
slay |
May-21-11 03:14 PM |
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That's fine- |
digonswine |
May-21-11 03:20 PM |
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Weird that simply withholding information |
themadstork |
May-21-11 03:25 PM |
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Not entitled- |
digonswine |
May-21-11 03:38 PM |
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Part of our makeup? |
themadstork |
May-21-11 03:48 PM |
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Perhaps not- |
digonswine |
May-21-11 04:01 PM |
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Good attitude, but wrongly applied n/t |
LadyHawkAZ |
May-21-11 02:50 PM |
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I know a lady who's gender was not known by her father till she was |
madmom |
May-21-11 02:54 PM |
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Sex |
themadstork |
May-21-11 03:14 PM |
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Gender is a set of characteristics distinguishing between male and female, particularly in the cases |
madmom |
May-21-11 04:27 PM |
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Because it's biological sex that's at question |
themadstork |
May-21-11 05:28 PM |
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What an excellent idea. Makes it impossible for anyone to |
Lionessa |
May-21-11 03:05 PM |
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From the article: |
Abq_Sarah |
May-21-11 03:05 PM |
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I got that kind of crap, told I'd never let go, I'd be a controlling bitch |
Lionessa |
May-21-11 03:10 PM |
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Yes-young children are known for excellent decision-making. |
digonswine |
May-21-11 03:22 PM |
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Who else would make the choices |
Control-Z |
May-22-11 12:33 AM |
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On a humorous note, I wonder if Storm is the middle name |
Lionessa |
May-21-11 03:08 PM |
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I have the same policy with my dog. And my cat. And my goldfish. |
Nye Bevan |
May-21-11 03:09 PM |
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People always assume my dog is a "she", because he's pretty. |
Quantess |
May-22-11 09:54 PM |
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I assume all calico cats and honeybees are female |
eridani |
May-22-11 11:20 PM |
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But.....do you demand they answer, when you ask if they are male or female? |
Quantess |
May-23-11 02:12 AM |
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Genetically speaking, all Calico cats should be female. |
Tesha |
May-23-11 08:02 AM |
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Except for a few XXY males, who are almost always infertile n/t |
eridani |
May-23-11 08:43 PM |
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Which is why I said: "Absent any other genetic abnormalities..." (NT) |
Tesha |
May-24-11 08:08 AM |
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Very sad. The parents are using their child as an experiment |
Very_Boring_Name |
May-21-11 03:12 PM |
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That's my feeling as well. |
jp11 |
May-22-11 06:15 AM |
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All children are experiments |
marions ghost |
May-23-11 06:00 AM |
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parenting is surfing the learning curve...perpetually |
babydollhead |
May-23-11 07:36 AM |
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Whatever |
lunatica |
May-21-11 03:17 PM |
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I like this. |
themadstork |
May-21-11 03:20 PM |
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agree |
marions ghost |
May-23-11 06:02 AM |
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Well, that kid Storm is a boy.. |
snooper2 |
May-23-11 09:06 AM |
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I agree, more power to them. |
uppityperson |
May-23-11 12:56 PM |
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I feel sorry for the kid |
WildEyedLiberal |
May-21-11 03:21 PM |
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Children are inevitably instruments for expressing their parents' social ideologies |
themadstork |
May-21-11 03:29 PM |
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"Storm"? Obviously female. |
Blue-Jay |
May-21-11 03:38 PM |
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I just don't see the issue |
saras |
May-21-11 04:10 PM |
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Their call. I say, if they want to make a sociological point, use a bumper sticker |
Warren DeMontague |
May-21-11 04:17 PM |
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IMHO it is interesting |
jberryhill |
May-21-11 04:24 PM |
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I find the "I'm using my kid to make a point" thing a bit... I dunno- over the top? Distasteful? |
Warren DeMontague |
May-21-11 04:44 PM |
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Oh the practice of point making using one's kids is broad and pervasive well beyond this couple |
jberryhill |
May-22-11 01:02 AM |
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It's not exactly fair, though, to compare amateurs like the folks in the OP |
Warren DeMontague |
May-22-11 02:55 AM |
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Survival does not require strict gender roles |
Evasporque |
May-21-11 04:40 PM |
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Very silly, but not my problem. nt |
Lucky Luciano |
May-21-11 04:46 PM |
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"Storm?" ... "Storm?" ... why not just tatto a target on the kid's head and call him/her/it ... |
JoePhilly |
May-21-11 05:33 PM |
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and what if Storm had been born intersex? |
freeplessinseattle |
May-21-11 05:33 PM |
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Finally someone brings in intersex! |
KitSileya |
May-22-11 12:22 AM |
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That was my first thought, that Storm is likely intersex |
eShirl |
May-22-11 08:25 AM |
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And even if not, her/his parents are making more space for those who don't fit in the box |
eridani |
May-22-11 11:18 PM |
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Dumb, dumb, dumb! |
Odin2005 |
May-22-11 12:31 AM |
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"Normal" is way overrated. Hope the kids grow up to be healthy and happy |
Zorra |
May-22-11 01:01 AM |
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Anyone read City of Glass? |
Union Scribe |
May-22-11 03:35 AM |
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People. Don't raise your children to be christians. That's an experiment of fantasy. |
Luminous Animal |
May-22-11 04:58 AM |
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I think this is kind of cool |
renate |
May-22-11 03:52 AM |
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Another example of parents using their kids as experiments |
scheming daemons |
May-22-11 06:22 AM |
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Life imitating art? |
al bupp |
May-22-11 08:01 AM |
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Dumbest parents in history |
Zax2me |
May-22-11 08:12 AM |
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babies aren't always born either male or female |
eShirl |
May-22-11 08:19 AM |
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absolutly, far better then forcing a square peg into a round hole if that is the case. |
Exultant Democracy |
May-22-11 08:57 PM |
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In 15-20 years, a therapist will be getting rich off these kids - |
lynne |
May-22-11 08:44 AM |
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Setting aside the kid's wellbeing... |
lumberjack_jeff |
May-22-11 10:20 AM |
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exactly |
fishwax |
May-22-11 09:38 PM |
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"It's a baby". I think it's hilarious. |
Quantess |
May-22-11 09:14 PM |
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yeah, I agree |
fishwax |
May-22-11 09:34 PM |
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Not saying they alerted the media, just saying that |
Quantess |
May-22-11 09:44 PM |
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Our 2 girls played with trucks and medieval swords, and wore brown and red... |
Dappleganger |
May-22-11 09:29 PM |
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many people seem to assume this is a recipe for disaster, but I'm not sure why |
fishwax |
May-22-11 09:32 PM |
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It's interesting in theory... |
InvisibleTouch |
May-22-11 09:50 PM |
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Keep in mind, this is a 4 month old baby who does not yet have a gender identity. |
Quantess |
May-22-11 10:06 PM |
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The real issue here is... that is an awful name for a girl or a boy... |
Cid_B |
May-22-11 10:02 PM |
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I am really curious as to what kind of jobs these kids are going |
LisaL |
May-22-11 11:01 PM |
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I'm sure they can join a commune or commit crimes or something... |
Cid_B |
May-23-11 04:27 AM |
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customer service. |
Quantess |
May-23-11 06:06 AM |
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Not too bad compared to the propensity of some parents to name their kids after-- |
eridani |
May-22-11 11:33 PM |
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I know |
Dorian Gray |
May-23-11 05:11 AM |
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I think it's a fantastic name... |
InvisibleTouch |
May-23-11 12:50 PM |
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That is actually the name of a homeschooling philosophy. |
Odin2005 |
May-23-11 12:56 PM |
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sounds like they have read a lot about stereotyping and socialization of genders |
La Lioness Priyanka |
May-22-11 11:35 PM |
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I suspect these are going to be some of the strongest, well-adjusted people |
jtuck004 |
May-23-11 03:03 AM |
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I also say, good for them! |
Quantess |
May-23-11 05:35 AM |
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I think they should go all the way with it if they are going to do it.. |
snooper2 |
May-23-11 09:13 AM |
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Why does anyone feel owed the right to know this kid's gender? |
Heidi |
May-23-11 06:24 AM |
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Whatever. |
HappyMe |
May-23-11 08:46 AM |
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This story is interesting to me... |
logosoco |
May-23-11 08:46 AM |
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I really don't have much of a problem with this. |
lightningandsnow |
May-23-11 08:50 AM |
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They are raising their kid based on a fictional book |
snooper2 |
May-23-11 09:02 AM |
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Parents the world over do exactly the same thing. |
Heidi |
May-23-11 01:32 PM |
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you have a pretty damn good point |
snooper2 |
May-23-11 04:33 PM |
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I'm surprised the two older brothers haven't spilled the beans yet. |
Pool Hall Ace |
May-23-11 09:09 AM |
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What awful parents! Teaching their kids to have an open mind. How dare they! |
chrisa |
May-23-11 09:10 AM |
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wow. weird thing to do. |
Liberal_in_LA |
May-23-11 07:20 PM |
#106 |
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