Michelle's corner

I just read this - "Brighton and Hove parents have raised concerns about being asked to support their three and four-year-olds to choose which gender, if any, they identify with when accepting a place for primary schools." - http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2016/04/19/brighton-and-hove-schools-ask-three-year-olds-what-gender-if-any-they-identify-with/

...and I went off on a rant...

This pisses me off. Society has screwed itself up to a level beyond comprehension. It says, "Quick. Make up your mind what you are, so that I know how to judge you."

Life isn't black and white. Forcing people to live as one stereotype or the other just enforces people to shoehorn themselves in to a pigeon hole that might not fit them at all.

Life is life a flowing river. At some points it runs fast, and at others it leisurely meanders its way onward. Occasionally it is shallow and easy to read; other times it is deep and reflective. Sometimes it is as clear as crystal and you can see all the little pebbles at the bottom; but at others it is so cloudy that you can't see past the few millimetres of surface tension. Now and then, the forces of time will cause an ox-bow lake to be left behind... a little piece of the river that feels cut off and abandoned.

There is no magic bullet to a child's experimentation with their identity. No set procedure of actions that can be taken. No process or secret pill. All you can do is buckle up and ride that river as best you can. Be alert during the fast phases and try to avoid the rocks, and in the calm periods just settle back and enjoy the sunlight on your face as you drift gently with the current.

Good luck.

The article itself stated... "Research has shown that 80% of children who experience gender dysphoria as children DO NOT transition in later life..." sometimes you've just got to let them experiment, find where the limitations are, and feel things through for a while.