What would you do if this was your son?

mlmpetert · 10-28-2011, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by firstdown

I'm no psychiatrist and know this is the mom's doing just by the way she looks and talks. He husband problbly dumped her for another women and now she hates men so she is changing their son into a girl.

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mlmpetert · 10-28-2011, 06:51 PM

In addition to going as witch for Halloween as a preschooler im techniqely a minister or revered (I forget) and personally married mlmdub and his wife, so I have unique perspective….. and feel compelled to share it…

For the record my gay marriage views are complicated (primarily tax related), but for the most part you could say that im all for same sex marriage between consenting adults, but I think the bestiality argument is a moot point for you to raise as a comparison because it’s a moot point for anti-gay marriage crusaders. Animals do not and should not have the same rights as humans and they dont have the ability to consent or not-consent.

My issue is that a 7 year old boy is unable to make a informed decision to decide to become a girl, dog, ninja or anything else. If the parent allows their child to make that decision and act on it, then its abuse. This is different than a parent allowing their son to pretend to be a girl, dog or ninja while pretend playing or going trick or treating. You said kids don’t understand what they like sexually until their 13 or 14 and I completely agree. But prior to physical maturity its child abuse to allow a child to think they are a different sex then what they are.

At physical maturity it because a grey issue, because youre still mentally immature. I don’t believe parents should openly allow their adolescent 13 or 14 year to have sex (gay or straight) with another 13 or 14 year in their house because regardless of how that kid may feel we all know a person that adolescents are still mentally immature. We also all know that its likely going to happen anyways but endorsing it is the issue. The exact same holds true, imo, for allowing your adolescent to openly explore being a transvestite. For teenagers I don’t know if I necessarily consider a parent allowing their kid to openly have sex (gay or straight) or cross-dress abuse, but for a child under 13 I absolutely believe it’s abuse. So depending on the age you could say theres a difference between abuse and just bad parenting.

Once a fully mature adult, he should be free to openly express himself any way he/she wants.

Alvin Walton · 10-28-2011, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

You know... I'm thinking he'll probably grow out of this. Kids would crucify him in middle school. He's 7 not 17. That is unless the mothers pressuring him. They need to have the kid talk to a psychiatrist, they'd know if the kid really thought he was a girl or if the mother brainwashed him into thinking that.

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Yep, he'll/she'll be a basket case by the time he/she's halfway thru high school.
The other kids will make her/his life a living hell.

mredskins · 11-04-2011, 09:44 AM

Follow up to the original story in this thread. The boy went as Indiana Jones this year.

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10-28-2011, 06:51 PM	#2
mlmpetert Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Richmond Posts: 3,261	Re: What would you do if this was your son? In addition to going as witch for Halloween as a preschooler im techniqely a minister or revered (I forget) and personally married mlmdub and his wife, so I have unique perspective….. and feel compelled to share it… For the record my gay marriage views are complicated (primarily tax related), but for the most part you could say that im all for same sex marriage between consenting adults, but I think the bestiality argument is a moot point for you to raise as a comparison because it’s a moot point for anti-gay marriage crusaders. Animals do not and should not have the same rights as humans and they dont have the ability to consent or not-consent. My issue is that a 7 year old boy is unable to make a informed decision to decide to become a girl, dog, ninja or anything else. If the parent allows their child to make that decision and act on it, then its abuse. This is different than a parent allowing their son to pretend to be a girl, dog or ninja while pretend playing or going trick or treating. You said kids don’t understand what they like sexually until their 13 or 14 and I completely agree. But prior to physical maturity its child abuse to allow a child to think they are a different sex then what they are. At physical maturity it because a grey issue, because youre still mentally immature. I don’t believe parents should openly allow their adolescent 13 or 14 year to have sex (gay or straight) with another 13 or 14 year in their house because regardless of how that kid may feel we all know a person that adolescents are still mentally immature. We also all know that its likely going to happen anyways but endorsing it is the issue. The exact same holds true, imo, for allowing your adolescent to openly explore being a transvestite. For teenagers I don’t know if I necessarily consider a parent allowing their kid to openly have sex (gay or straight) or cross-dress abuse, but for a child under 13 I absolutely believe it’s abuse. So depending on the age you could say theres a difference between abuse and just bad parenting. Once a fully mature adult, he should be free to openly express himself any way he/she wants. __________________ www.NRABannedGunsRaffle.org

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mredskins Gamebreaker Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 13,082	Re: What would you do if this was your son? Follow up to the original story in this thread. The boy went as Indiana Jones this year. Lessons From a Halloween Costume - NYTimes.com __________________ When life gives you paper jams, turn them into paper footballs!

What would you do if this was your son?

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