Good grief! A couple were "outed" on the internet, for not wanting people to know the gender of their newest child (although their parents and of course the other sibs do know.) People are up in arms. How can they do that? It's not healthy. It's sick. It's...inhumane?
Personally I think it's an interesting choice!
When the gender of a child is evident (usually by the color of the clothing at the earliest stages) I do believe people react differently. They start talking about what they'll be when they grow. They want to buy what they consider appropriate toys/gifts! No boy child should be without a train set; no girl child should be without a doll. Boys wear blue; girls wear pink. End of discussion.
Isn't this a bit of bias on the part of all of us? We assume certain things right out of the womb. We dictate what the child should do, right out of the womb. We don't want them to be independent; we want them to succumb to what we all consider to be "normal" for their sex. We even want them to think certain ways. Boys/men protect and serve. Girls/women nurture, and cook. Boys go out into the world. Girls stay home.
We're overcoming some of that mentality, as per the Equal Rights Amendment, but why not start it at birth, rather than when we enter the job market?
I commend these parents, and after a while, everyone will know the sex of their child anyway, so who cares! You raise yours your way, I'll raise mine my way! If they end up to be kind, loving individuals, what more could any one ask for...at the end of Day 137?
Personally I think it's an interesting choice!
When the gender of a child is evident (usually by the color of the clothing at the earliest stages) I do believe people react differently. They start talking about what they'll be when they grow. They want to buy what they consider appropriate toys/gifts! No boy child should be without a train set; no girl child should be without a doll. Boys wear blue; girls wear pink. End of discussion.
Isn't this a bit of bias on the part of all of us? We assume certain things right out of the womb. We dictate what the child should do, right out of the womb. We don't want them to be independent; we want them to succumb to what we all consider to be "normal" for their sex. We even want them to think certain ways. Boys/men protect and serve. Girls/women nurture, and cook. Boys go out into the world. Girls stay home.
We're overcoming some of that mentality, as per the Equal Rights Amendment, but why not start it at birth, rather than when we enter the job market?
I commend these parents, and after a while, everyone will know the sex of their child anyway, so who cares! You raise yours your way, I'll raise mine my way! If they end up to be kind, loving individuals, what more could any one ask for...at the end of Day 137?
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