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06.05.08, 16:39 PM General Topics
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if your 3 year old ds had been talking about wanting to wear a dress for awhile, how would you handle? would you get him a dress? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 04:39 PM Flag
 

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General Topics 06.05.08, 04:41 PM Flag
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Yes, I would. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 04:45 PM Flag
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of course! who cares? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 04:47 PM Flag
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OR above: Well I would care in the sense that I wouldn't want my child to have a gender disorder. They are generally unhappy and feel isolated, high suicide rates. I'm not saying it's always the case, sometimes a kid just wants to wear a dress. But in case it's something more, I would want to make sure my son has all my support. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 04:49 PM Flag
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my 2 yo ds wears dresses sometimes (his older sister's dress-up clothes, and her regular dresses too). I don't think I would let him wear it out, because he's too little to understand the implications, but at home, whatever [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 04:54 PM Flag
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why not just admit that you're too embarrassed to let him wear it out? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 05:37 PM Flag
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Yes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 04:57 PM Flag
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of course not, it is our responsibility to set clear gender rules. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 05:18 PM Flag
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really? explain further. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 05:40 PM Flag
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I would say that dresses are something girls wear, but if he wants to play dress-up, he can use some of my old dresses anytime. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 05:25 PM Flag
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^^I would then set up a dress-up box to keep an assortment of dressup clothes. And pretend vs reality would become a topic to talk about. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 05:26 PM Flag
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