Not to pick a fight but ...how did you know what sex you were when you were six? I can't identify how or when I came to be aware of this, and have pretty clear memories of lots of things from before I was six--and I know I have seen plenty of reports from folks who are gay who say they don't remember ever not knowing this about themselves, or that they knew when they were in kindergarten or something. This doesn't strike me as qualitatively different from that, or from situations where a child is born with both sets of sex organs, and doctors choose (sometimes choosing the set the child turns out not to match).
So. It looked to me like the parents of the six year old, having tried to correct/wait for outgrowing for some time, took the kid to a specialist (probably, because I think every parent wants their kid to have an easy path, hoping to fix her), and then listened to the hard answer, you know? I cannot imagine how difficult it must have been for them (the parents) to tell their families and friends that they would support this in their child, because they had to know people would think they were wrong and scary and weird and possibly abusive or somehow making the child into the wrong sex or whatever.
So yeah, maybe they're wrong. Maybe the kid is wrong. Maybe when she's twelve she'll conclude really, she does like her penis--I doubt anyone would do gender reassignment surgery on a child, so I'm guessing it will still be there. Either way, at some point she will understand her parents supported her unconditionally, and that's pretty valuable.
You actually wouldn't want to do gender reassignment on a child, particularly not MTF because you'd need the penis to be fully developed to be inverted to a proper depth.
I don't think I was aware of what sex I was. Honestly, I don't ever remember caring.
Also, my comment was a tad premature. I had only seen the previews and not watched the entire show. I can only respect and admire parents who are so understanding. It must be so, so hard for the parents to accept that their little boy or girl is no longer that gender. The thought that it is the parent's fault never could have crossed my mind.
For her sake, I hope she doesn't change her mind. I know this is not a mood swing, but I just don't want the kids to do something that they might regret. Something irreversible. Unconditional love is only something that a parent can provide, and I'm nothing short of elated that these parents have found it inside themselves to support such an unusual, yet honest, situation.
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Date: 2007-05-09 11:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-09 11:45 am (UTC)I think it's actually a very interesting topic, but some of the kids are just a little too young in my opinion.
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Date: 2007-05-09 06:00 pm (UTC)So. It looked to me like the parents of the six year old, having tried to correct/wait for outgrowing for some time, took the kid to a specialist (probably, because I think every parent wants their kid to have an easy path, hoping to fix her), and then listened to the hard answer, you know? I cannot imagine how difficult it must have been for them (the parents) to tell their families and friends that they would support this in their child, because they had to know people would think they were wrong and scary and weird and possibly abusive or somehow making the child into the wrong sex or whatever.
So yeah, maybe they're wrong. Maybe the kid is wrong. Maybe when she's twelve she'll conclude really, she does like her penis--I doubt anyone would do gender reassignment surgery on a child, so I'm guessing it will still be there. Either way, at some point she will understand her parents supported her unconditionally, and that's pretty valuable.
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Date: 2007-05-09 10:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-10 01:51 am (UTC)Also, my comment was a tad premature. I had only seen the previews and not watched the entire show. I can only respect and admire parents who are so understanding. It must be so, so hard for the parents to accept that their little boy or girl is no longer that gender. The thought that it is the parent's fault never could have crossed my mind.
For her sake, I hope she doesn't change her mind. I know this is not a mood swing, but I just don't want the kids to do something that they might regret. Something irreversible. Unconditional love is only something that a parent can provide, and I'm nothing short of elated that these parents have found it inside themselves to support such an unusual, yet honest, situation.
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Date: 2007-05-10 12:37 pm (UTC)Remember the Sugar Time episode of Postcards from Alex?