Feb 8, 2007, 01:03 AM
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Now that I have more time to think about this...
Children learn behavior by imitation. Especially 2-year-olds.
To say that someone is born to think like a woman or a man, especially in the early stages of life, is patently absurd. Females aren't born to like Barbie or dress-up. Nor are men born to like sports and math(or whatever are the popular stereotypes). Especially at such an early age. Many of the very things which identify men and women as they are, in our world, are due to social development which characterizes either gender this way. However, kids have no conception of this, and so they may very likely just dabble in the activities that they are exposed to the most.
The fact that this boy's parents were so negligent as to let him get away with thinking that he was meant to be a girl, rather than directly addressing him with the reality of who he is, when they had a chance, is practically abuse.
Now, unfortunately, irreparable damage has probably been done to him, and perhaps the only option that will grant him any emotional satisfaction is self-mutilation.
Just wait for the artificial-hormone induced cancer to kick in. >_>
There's nowhere I can't reach.
Last edited by packrat; Feb 8, 2007 at 01:08 AM.
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