Truth is always the most loving response, even though the other person may feel it's harsh.
When my sister was around 4, she resonated with Little Joe Cartwright on 'Bonanza'. She even wanted to be called Little Joe. My parents didn't make a big deal out of it and after a few months her fascination with him passed. She said she never thought she was a boy, nor wanted to be a boy. She just liked his lifestyle and identified with that (riding horses was the main thing and he obviously got to do that a lot, which she wanted to do...and now she does). If she was growing up today, some school nutball would be encouraging her to be a boy, just as one of the women in the article said.
Truth is always the most loving response, even though the other person may feel it's harsh.
When my sister was around 4, she resonated with Little Joe Cartwright on 'Bonanza'. She even wanted to be called Little Joe. My parents didn't make a big deal out of it and after a few months her fascination with him passed. She said she never thought she was a boy, nor wanted to be a boy. She just liked his lifestyle and identified with that (riding horses was the main thing and he obviously got to do that a lot, which she wanted to do...and now she does). If she was growing up today, some school nutball would be encouraging her to be a boy, just as one of the women in the article said.
"Time it was, and what a time it was, it was
A time of innocence, A time of confidences
Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph
Preserve your memories; They're all that's left you"
Paul Simon
A toxic male?
Unlikely
The queering generally goes in one direction, women are hailed, men who like women are scorned
Plus it's a lot harder to build a penis than to lop one off. :)