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re: re: re: Gender dysphoria in the very young Jul. 18th, 2008 9:24pm
My daughter has also expressed on occasion that she is a boy- however, upon questioning her further, she thought that since she likes to only play with 'boy' toys that meant that she was a boy. If my daughter expressed frustration that she was girl, I would probably have the same reaction as Peaches. However, I don't think that a child that young could possibly have a 'grass is greener' concept when it comes to gender- how could they possibly have the life experiences or perception to make that kind of connection?
I will say, that girls have a much easier time crossing the gender boundry than boys. I think my daughter has only one baby doll- everything else is super heroes and race cars. If my infant son grew up wanting to play with dolls and dress in skirts, I'd have a much harder time allowing it- and society would have a difficult time accepting it. It's funny how these things are programmed into us, and how it's best sometimes to take a step back and re-examine what we've accepted as standard for all of our lives- especially when the well being of our children are at stake.
