In the grand scheme of things, this post isn’t all that important.
I’m a nurse working with peds in a psych setting. The importance of this job and the severe abuse many of these kids have suffered, goes beyond what can be said in a short post.
We had a meeting this week, with the person running it- asked us to all declare our pronouns. By the time they came to me, I was so frustrated I just said, ditto, echoing the person who was before me. Luckily, nobody pushed us.
One of the girls is -I assuming transgendered or starting to …she’s going by the name of Alex and wears loose clothing. Her behavior/mannerisms are feminine and she seems like a really decent person.
Mental illness is so prevalent among these, the younger adult group -they really believe this stuff and not only expect us to be OK with it but to celebrate it.
My frustration is this— am I supposed to remember out of a group of 20 - 10.., specific gender requirements.
How the hell are we supposed to remember the specifics? Not to mention, is this even legal in the workplace?
Retired social worker here....now I drive a school bus. I call them all sweetie, kek. ALL of them except for the kindergartens, I call them my little tater tots. Lived a long time in the south, now up north (not for long).
I put girls on one side of the bus and boys on the other. Have had only one tell me they feel they are both genders, told her she would have to pick a side cause she can't sit in the isle, against the rules. She picked the girls side.
Blessings you figure it out...
Awesome thanks!