Quote From: thedevaI could not believe the parents of that child....Since when does a 3 years old make a decision of what sex they want to be?A 3 years old is not in a position to make a decision as to what sex they want to be.
There is something wrong with the mother.....she is the one to purchase all the clothes the child need, so she need to be firm and buy boy's clothes for the child.
You obviously have never been a child who felt he/she was "wearing" the wrong body. No, a 3 yr old doesn't know what SEX he/she is. A 3 yr old doesn't know what SEX is! But a 3 yr old certainly knows if he/she is a girl or boy and it has nothing to do with anatomy. Forcing a child to wear certain clothing based on anatomy is cruel. These parents are doing what they feel is right for their child. There child is loved and she/he knows it! Should they have horomone therapy for their child pre-puberty? I don't know.
Speaking for myself, I ALWAYS felt "different". From as far back as I can remember, at least age 3 or before, I felt I should have been a boy. My parents were as supportive as possible, but they were products of society and made it clear to me that society expected me to be behave/dress in certain ways in certain situations because of my anatomy. The result was I felt broken.
I commend these parents for their full acceptance of their child. This child probably feels "broken" no matter what the parents do in this situation. At least this child knows that his/her parents respect who he/she IS, not who or what they or society might dictate.
