It's a boy! Couple reveal sex of their 'gender neutral' kid after five years

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28. toddlers do not, or at least ought not, rule the roost.

i suppose one parenting technique is to let a toddler choose his own toys and clothes, but many parents exercise considerably more control of such things. usually not with the aims in this story, but e.g., nothing age inappropriate, not guns, it's too cold for shorts, etc. never mind parents imposing their views to enforce gender roles (no pink for boys, e.g.).

i think it's crazy how young gender identification starts. the very first thing people want to know when an infant is born is whether it's a boy or a girl. it drives people nuts if all they know is a gender-neutral name. frankly, that's ridiculous.

some things you need from day one -- love, contact, food, hygiene, shelter, etc. -- but blue clothes for boys and pink clothes for girls is not among them.


if this kid has any problems it will be because his parents are non-conformists and the rest of the community will treat him and them differently because of that, but not directly because of this offbeat early parenting idea.