Parents Embrace Their Cross-Dressing ‘Princess Boy’
- Posted on October 15, 2010 at 1:40am by
Meredith Jessup
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Let me preface this by saying that I’m all for people expressing themselves, but this story caught my eye for a couple different reasons.
No. 1: Does expecting your son/daughter to stick to traditional “pink is for girls, blue is for boys” gender roles mean you’re somehow suppressing their creativity? I don’t think so, but that seems to be the message of this Seattle talk show. The audience applauds this young boy for seemingly being completely confused about his gender.
No. 2: The boy’s mother says her “Princess Boy” was attracted to shiny things before the age of two, which begs the question: what baby isn’t drawn to colorful shapes, lights and things that sparkle at that age? At some point, though, shouldn‘t you tell your son that boys don’t wear dresses?
I also think it’s telling that the adults get half-way through the interview before even addressing the 5-year-old boy directly, even though the mom claims he’s the inspiration for her new book. Further, these parents insist that they just want their child to be happy, but how happy will a child be when he grows up to realize he’s been raised completely different from everyone else?
The mother herself admits that when she first saw her son in a dress, she was so unnerved that she went out and bought more boy outfits. Why is she now on a crusade to scold people for their “preconceived notions” and having the exact same reaction? And what school is using this book as an “anti-bullying” tool, teaching kids that cross-dressing and blurred gender lines are a-okay?
Finally, who is intolerant — the people who live by societal norms or the people who insist that we don’t? And where should a parent draw the line between “individuality” and social deviancy? What do you think?
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Comments (107)
Barnett
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 9:10amI like shiny things too, that’s why my guns are stainless steel and my boat has a glitter finish =-)
Report Post »LaurieG
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 9:09amN37BU6 — ““I don’t see a problem here…”” LMAO absolutely!!
And to:
MAULEMALL
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:22am
“”akamaikamaaina
Spoken like a True pedophile…”"
Did you even click the link, tool? LOL.
Report Post »no_more_harkin
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 9:06amMaking our children happy doesn’t mean giving them whatever they want and letting them do whatever they want. You see behavior in your child you don’t like, you correct it. If they don’t like it, tough. Who’s the parent here. This parent is doing the child a huge disservice by not only allowing this but celebrating it.
Report Post »Regardless of how “tollerant” of this behavior surface society becomes, it will never be accepted as the norm. God created us a certain way for a reason. Not to act like girls when we’re men, and not to act like men when we’re girls.
boomboom
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 9:04amCondemned by his own Mother to a life of schoolyard bullying sessions.
Report Post »Victim-from-birth.
YOOPER69
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:50amShame on these parents. They should be showing this little boy how to grow into a real man. This why this country is rotting from within like the Roman empire.
Report Post »MCGIRV
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 1:57pmI think you might be right!
Report Post »Sledgehammer
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:48amFor some reason it reminds me of the old johnny cash song, My name is Sue, This kid will learn how to fight, or get his butt kicked daily! No if‘s and’s or but’s about it!
Report Post »Punky
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:41amGrowing up, my sister and I used to dress our little brother up like a girl… just to watch Dad go ape when he came home from work :-) It wasn’t easy to get Dad all worked up; we did what we could.
It seems some would have us all one gender, were it up to them. Personally, I prefer gender differences (in addition to the physically obvious). Not to mention Deuteronomy 22:5 “A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman’s garment…” (Although what I think this verse implies is that a man should not take the place of a woman in the bedroom, and vice versa).
Report Post »libertyordeath87
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:38amthey should be arrested for child abuse.
Report Post »fluffychainsaw
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:05ammy 7 year old son saw a horror movie one night on tv. now he wants to be a mass murderer, so i let him walk around with a knife killing people. because i want him to express himself.
this may be to an extreme, but it’s the same idea. kids are blank slates, it’s up tp parents to set up the boarders of behavior when they are young. parents shape a persons personality, and don’t tell me the parents tried to stop him, he’s five, not fifteen, they didn’t push back very long.
Report Post »JesusFreak95
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 7:50amThis is the type of “brainwashing” that Paladino was referring to. I believe, it is irresponsible to raise your child in this fashion. None the less, it is a free country and it is the parents right to do so. The problem is the rest of society trying to do the same with the rest of our children. Again, you have the freedom to do so, but do not DEMAND that society accept this behavior as “normal”, or force me to teach my children this is normal.
Report Post »boomboom
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 9:07amWrongWrongWrongJF95…
Report Post »You Will comply or else the Gov will have you entered into Re-Indoctrination sessions.
Crowley
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 7:50amI’m pretty open minded, but this looks like “look at me” culture run amok. What are kids going to be doing to prove how special they are in 50 years?
Report Post »lainab
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 10:03amHehehe… Probably acting “normal” by today’s standards… can you imagine a time when traditional gender roles will be taboo?
Report Post »avnrulz
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 7:45amThis is a ‘FAIL!‘ on the mom’s part.
Report Post »conservativeme
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 7:45amSo, this begs the question, “Do clothes make the man?” . . .
Report Post »Bluenose177
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 7:17am@N37BU6
as a 100% born and bred Scotsman (who wore a kilt to ask my wife to marry me and then wore one at our wedding) I can assure you that kilts are very manly and yes, it does depend on what you wear (or rather don’t) under it.
REAL MEN WEAR KILTS
Report Post »Jezreel
Posted on October 18, 2010 at 12:31pmKilts look really nice especially when they have nice strong muscular legs
Report Post »alcarfl
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 6:42amIs this really “news”? A kid shrink may help here. Now let’s move on.
Report Post »MoreCowbell
Posted on October 17, 2010 at 1:03pmyes, this is news, alcarfl. This is “how to destroy our schools by enforcing political correctness teaching” 101. I’ll bet we see this kid back in the news in a few years because some kids made fun of him and now we need to teach how normal he is and how abnormal the kids that made fun of him are. And then the parents of the little princess will insist that their book be used in the classroom to teach how gender confusion is a positive thing.
Report Post »MoreCowbell
Posted on October 17, 2010 at 1:06pmBy the way, al, they already had a shrink on. She was sitting right there encouraging this destruction of a childs life.
Report Post »Okpulot Taha
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:27amN37BU6 plays a bagpipe, “but kilts are not skirts. They are cool. And very manly.”
How manly depends on how manly under a kilt.
Okpulot Taha
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N37BU6
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:33am@OKPULOT TAHA
The elevator floors were polished black granite… many a person looked for themselves.
Report Post »firstHat
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 1:34pmor whether there ARE Depends under it
Report Post »Okpulot Taha
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:06pmN37BU6 admires his reflection, “The elevator floors were polished black granite… many a person looked for themselves.”
Oh my, love in an elevator, Aerosmith style.
But where am I gonna look?
They tell me that love is blind
I really need a girl like an open book
To read between the lines
Okpulot Taha
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Okpulot Taha
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:09pmFIRST HAT quips, “or whether there ARE Depends under it”
N37BU6 strikes me as a Donald Duck undies kinda boy. Quack!
Okpulot Taha
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Okpulot Taha
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:23amMeredith Jessup asks, “when he grows up to realize he’s been raised completely different from everyone else?”
Dyson is damaged goods for life. From birth to about age 12 are the formative years. Birth to about age 5 are the most critical. By age 12, give or take, a child’s personality is set for life as is his ability to learn and his ability to socialize. By age 5 or so, a base personality is set in concrete.
In a few years, this boy will encounter difficulties with his age peer group, mostly at school. His behavior will be less accepted by his peers than current kindergarten level. When he arrives in middle school, ridicule and rejection will become severe and in some cases, cruel. High school students will largely shun Dyson if he continues to display his propensity for what will then be labeled “cross dressing”. Clearly as an adult, his behavior will not be accepted by mainstream America.
His parents are setting up Dyson for significant psychological problems later in life and, most likely, failure in life later, at best, limited success. In essence, his parents are rendering him a carnival sideshow freak.
Dyson already exhibits subtle signs of being socially awkward, and later he might become a social introvert. Signs of this is his lack of facial expressions during this video. His cognitive abilities are good, he instantly understands what is said to him and reacts normally. However, throughout this video his facial expression remains a blank stare. His cognitive processing appears normal but his social responses are abnormal. During this video he focuses on his book but mindlessly turn pages much too quickly and much too randomly. Dyson is not focusing on his book rather is engaging in activity of avoidance; he is avoiding his surroundings. This suggests he is already uncomfortable with discussion of his behaviors; he is experiencing rejection to a measure degree somewhere, somehow, probably at school.
Two events take place many would miss. We expect snotty nosed kids, we expect kids to take care of nose snot with a hand or a sleeve. However, by age 5, the age of Dyson, when a child is within a high level social situation, noted by dressing up, going out of the home, visiting with strangers, this is when a child will display how well manners are taught to him; children become more self-aware. I note Dyson vigorously wipes his nose on his sleeve and, in a brief glimpse, he is picking at boogers in his nose. This may seem a non-event but in a social situation like being on stage, a majority of children at his age will not display this behavior; some do, most do not. This points to lack of teaching social grace at home which further hints at a lack of discipline.
His brother simply parrots his father. This is disturbing. Children will repeat what parents say, but his brother does repeat too closely what his father says. This suggests those parents are not teaching their sons to be independent thinkers; dullards.
I found a hint of marketing, a hint of possibly using Dyson for fame and financial gain:
http://myprincessboy.com/
Have a look at this “My Princess Boy” web page, look over the mother’s resume; heavy on business marketing. His mother uses a word which glares at me but will not glare at you, “Caucasian”. This word is taboo for decades. This suggests to me Dyson’s mother lacks social grace.
To close, this child has little chance at leading an average typical life. His base personality is set, finer aspects of his personality are being set, he will be socially awkward and he will suffer rejection from his varying age peer groups. Succinct: he is messed up in the head. This will ****** his ability to flourish and blossom out later in his life. Odds are Dyson will be a Wall Flower rather than a princess.
Okpulot Taha
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cheezwhiz
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:35amIMHO, this kid might grow up to be a narcissistic bully, with a sense of entitlement to everything and the personality of a primma donna.
Report Post »IOnceWasLiberalButNowISee
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 11:15amYou said it better than I could have. When I read that “princess Boy is the ”the inspiration for her new book” I saw the hypocrisy.
Is that what it takes to get a book deal? Do something to destroy your kids for life?
Report Post »Okpulot Taha
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:25pmCHEEZWHIZ comments, “this kid might grow up to be a narcissistic bully”
Yeah, this is a possibility. Dyson is being spoiled. I suppose this depends if his personality turns out sissified or arrogant. Whatever, this boy is not off to a good start in life.
We taught our girl to be independent and non-conforming. During her school years, sometimes she would wear overalls, sometimes dress like a cowgirl, other times braid feathers in her hair and play the part of an Indian. No problem when she became a goth vampire, same when she became a hippie chick. Chic night club look was fun. Parenting art with her was and is to encourage trying new “things” and being bold, but all within certain realistic boundaries.
A boy constantly wearing girl clothes, no, this is outside realistic boundaries.
Okpulot Taha
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Okpulot Taha
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:32pmONCE WAS LIBERAL BUT NOW I SEE adds to our interest, “When I read that ‘princess Boy is the the inspiration for her new book’ I saw the hypocrisy.
Same here. Upon noting her business marketing background, I thought, “She is selling her son.” Seems another line to add to her resume.
What disturbs me is those parents are not setting realistic boundaries for behavior. His likes and dislikes can be guided into more socially acceptable activities and hobbies.
Okpulot Taha
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jcons114
Posted on October 16, 2010 at 1:17pm@cheezwiz: “maybe he’ll be a narcissistic prima donna” you mean he’ll be on the Jersey Shore? lmao
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:23amI’m all for freedom of expression, but I’m not sure how much kids that age are expressing themselves as much as having fun. I don‘t think the kid quite understands the social implications of what he’s doing, and the parents are letting him make far too many decisions for himself.
Time to start parenting, perhaps? What else is the kid going to have free reign over?
My kid wouldn’t be dressing like that. He’d have his choice of a lot of clothes that I approved of until he was old enough to move out, at which point he could wear all the dresses he wanted. If we lived in a different society, then my views would be different. I don’t like militant conformity, but there’s a limit. You have to blend in somewhat, for your own safety. That especially applies to children.
This is coming from a guy who wore a kilt at a casino for a living, too… but kilts are not skirts. They are cool. And very manly.
(I’ll just keep telling myself that.)
Report Post »Ellie
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:05amI really don’t see a problem here.
Report Post »;)
cheezwhiz
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:55amIt doesn’t seems like the boy wants to dress like a girl, it seems more like his mom wants to dress him up like a girl and he is just doing everything to please mom. The kid sounds heavily coached into parroting his mom’s talking points.
Report Post »The mom is living her need for attention through the kid.
amerbur
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 7:45amCome on. That mother said she was concerned and she went to the store and purchased options for boys. This is a very difficult situation because of the ramifications for the child, but these parents appear to have been very responsible in seeking help. They may or may not have found the best help.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:06amCheezwhiz, couldn’t agree with you more. The mother can call it what she wants and explain it away however she wants, but she has been in control of this young boy’s life since birth and she has made these decisions for him. She controls the $ that buy his clothes. I feel for this child because he will be the butt of jokes, ridicule and plain cruelty as he grows up – talk about confused – he will be the poster child.
Report Post »Highland
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:40amReminds me of what Angelina Jolie is doing with her little girl, insisting the child wants to be a boy and that’s okay. Of course, what child wouldn’t be confused in that household, not knowing from day to day which country the ersatz parents will call home?
Report Post »MoreCowbell
Posted on October 17, 2010 at 12:52pmI concur, Cheez. And these progressive type talk shows never have the opposing view on. Just another psychobabbling moron to encourage and stroke the egos of these progressive parents.
Report Post »spmcintyre
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:30amI am all for self expression, but there is a point were absence of proper education could be considered negligence. I do not believe that humans are instinctual creatures as much as they are a product of their environments, and by not explaining both sides of the situation, regardless of what the parent believes, does not allow the child to make an educated decision on how they are to interact with society.
Report Post »snowleopard3200
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:15am@Spmcintyre – agreed. completely agreed.
http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm (mixed art)
traderdan
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:24amThats how our govt does it. Don’t worry Mr. Simpson it will only feel ugly, illogical and morally objective for a little while until you get used to it.
Report Post »We need to open our eyes!
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 7:17amThat is exactly what they are hoping and trying to do. It was predicted 2000 years ago.
2Tim 4:3-4
3For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
Report Post »We need to open our eyes!
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 7:55amIn this case. I do believe that the parents only want what they think is best for their son, trying to love him the way they know how. Either way, Dyson needs prayers, he is a child and his life isn’t going to be easy this way. My heart does go out to them.
Report Post »*************************
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:01pmWe won’t get used to it when the just remedy for this crime is applied:
“A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman’s garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the LORD your God.” -Deu 22:5
“If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.” -Lev 20:13
boss TAGGART: “I got it! I know how we can run everyone out of Rock Ridge.”
Report Post »HEDLEY LAMARR: “How?”
boss TAGGART: “We’ll kill the first born male child in every household.”
HEDLEY LAMARR: [thinks, then shakes his head "no"] “Too Jewish.”
-Blazing Saddles
HEARDENOUGHCRAP
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 10:11pmWe Need to Open Our Eyes: 2Tim 4:3-4
I’m sure I have read that before, but it never made as much sense as it did today. Thank you. Proof, once again that it is all right there in red, black and white if we take the time to look……..pray……and listen.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:13amthis is wrong on so many levels, but the parents are complete screwups period.
liberalsm is a disease………..and this democrat caught it
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:06amWhy did you bring liberalism into this discussion? This is a problem for many parents and the topic is interesting but then you have to go name calling which I don’t understand! Besides, you are making sweeping generalizations about all liberals and all democrats.
http://wp.me/pYLB7-eD
Report Post »M31Sailor
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 9:06amWalk
Report Post »Will you ever get it?
ltb
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 9:43amYes, Psychosis, Liberalism is a mental disorder characterized by paranoia, borderline personality traits, delusions of grandeur, sociopathy and narcissistic entitlement.
Walkwithme1966, it’s perfectly appropriate to bring Liberalism into this discussion, because dressing your son up like a girl is perverse and certainly isn’t something that any Conservatives I know would do. Conservatives discipline their children and if the son of a Conservative starts wearing his sister’s dresses, you can rest assured that his father and mother are going to explain to that boy why such behavior is inappropriate. Personally, I’m getting tired of watching Liberals turn America into a freak show while they denigrate decent people.
Report Post »Border Fox
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 10:26amSeems to me the parents might be unfit and that child should be removed for HIS benefit.
Report Post »Samantha_1965
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 10:33amSince there is no advocacy of Government action in the video, why don’t you think that it is not Libertarian?
Report Post »Jezreel
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 10:48amI didn’t listen all the way to the video but this kind of tragedy mostly happens to women who have children out of wedlock. Satan loves fornication and illegitmate children because they are an easy target for him to infest. When children do not have moral spirital authority in their household they are easy targets. That is why our society is very lax and very encouraging to women to have children out of wedlock because the “god of this world” is building his great army. You see how the homosexuals and lesbians are like one big evil force filled with hated and vile expressions that hate Jesus and all the goodness he stands for. A good man out of the good intentions of his heart brings for good things but an evil man out of the evil intentions of his heart brings for evil things. You can tell what kind of a man or a woman is by their conversation.
Report Post »angrymob
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:50amWill the child still be happy if he gets beat up for wearing a dress? I wouldn’t let my child become a target – dress him like a boy. Besides it might just be a phase so there’s no need to give into the child…I was a tomboy when I was a little girl and I grew out of it.
Report Post »snowleopard3200
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:14amFreedom of expression is fine to a point, yet it crosses the line of negligence and morality within my book when the lack of family-based education of what is proper expression of this matter. When the young lad becomes of age of understanding – then let him decide. In the mean time, how many fights or attemted fights will bullies and others strike out at him? Not just from guys, how much heckling and teasing from girls and even adults will he have to tolerate?
http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm (mixed art)
angrymob
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 9:15am@ snowleopard3200
That’s my point entirely…adults are responsible for their choices they make but when it’s a child? Also, children are so innocent…it would be a hard lesson for them to learn at such a young age that this world isn’t always a friendly place. Parents must use discretion in matters such as these.
Report Post »911
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:47amhey sthilly :)
Report Post »akamaikamaaina
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:05amthe boy shows great promise as a ballet dancer. the mother would do well to observe the particular physical ability that he manifests. his balance and height in his jetes is reminiscent of nureyev.
the blaze this morning seems adrift.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:14am“I don’t see a problem here…”
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6783/1334w.jpg
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:22amakamaikamaaina
Spoken like a True pedophile…
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:31am@MAULEMALL
I didn’t notice the part about sex with children in their comment… care to elaborate?
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:44amThere should always be a problem when someone fantisizes about a 5 year old boy dancing around in an efemanent manner…
Report Post »aesaac
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:54amPhilistinism is a derogatory term used to describe a particular attitude or set of values. A person called a Philistine is said to despise or undervalue art, beauty, intellectual content, or spiritual values. Philistines are also said to be materialistic, to favor conventional social values unthinkingly, and to favor forms of art that have a cheap and easy appeal.
Report Post »Samantha_1965
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 9:19amI certainly can’t address the dynamics of this particular family, but I do feel capable of addressing the general topic. I am a transgender person and it would seem that many of you might have a problem with that. I was raised in a strict gender role house hold, we did not even play with G.I. Joe because as my dad said “G.I Joe is a doll, only girls play with dolls.” Yet through all this I felt like I’m a woman and prefer to dress and live that way.
As a child doing my best to be one of the boys, I still did not measure up and was picked on and beat up. I can’t even imagine the possibility that if I went to school in a dress it could have been any worse. Would you encourage your children to pick on the cross dressing child or reprimand them?
I have 2 daughters in elementary school. My kids have been asked why their dad looks like a woman and they respond, “That’s how he likes to dress.” My kids have never been picked on because of me and we live in small town Pennsylvania.
I have spoken to a few teenagers who had transitioned from male to female and they have experienced no trouble, they had the support of friends and family. From my observations you avoid trouble if you don’t try to date men who may be upset with you being transgender. When children transition early they fit in with the female population quite easily? If the child in the video is going to have trouble I would think it might result from the publicity.
As an adult I worked hard to try to be one of the guys. I served as an officer in the U.S. Army. As life went on I could not escape who and what I was. I have no difficulties living as a adult woman. I attend a mainstream Presbyterian church, attend Tea Party events; just live life and have few difficulties doing so.
I really feel sorry for those of you who would condemn me because I’m different.
WhiteFang
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 10:23amWhere is the father? What kind of “man” is he? He should get some John Wayne genes.
Report Post »TruthLover
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 11:55amThank you for sharing your story, Samantha_1965. I appreciate your point of view, as I have a lifelong friend with whom I have walked that road.
My only issue is that a child is a child, and doesn’t know their own mind. It is the responsibility of the parents to lovingly coach their kids to become productive members of society – which begs the assumption that learning to live within and cope with societal norms is part of that training. To specifically coach your child from a young age to live outside those norms is at the least, unfair and unwise. At the most, doing so for your own fame and financial gain is outright despicable.
While your parents took a very hardline, borderline fear-based approach to Samantha_1965′s upbringing, this mother is the opposite. Neither extreme is healthy (“extreme” anything is never healthy).
I have a son who has been on testosterone overload since birth. Should I encourage him to become a male stripper or “escort” and put his “talent” to good use? That would be extreme, yes?
He’s 6. I teach him to keep it in his pants and not to kiss the girls. I pray that he will be grounded enough in faith and desire to honor his parents for his own safety and wellbeing. God knows I don’t want to be a grandma anytime in the next 6-15 years.
Am I wrong for making him feel that his hormonal urges are unacceptable? Children don’t know how to behave. We must teach them. We must nurture them. That’s the point.
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