Blog Post 5

11 & Gender Fluid

After reading Erin Zelle's article I feel for her daughter and everything she has to go through in today's society. When your in elementary school and going into middle school your hormones are all over the place and your trying to figure out who you are. I feel that anyone should be able to express themselves in whatever way they want too. Its awful to think that someone has to goes places and get made fun of because of who they are trying to be. I think another problem is parents don't make their children aware of transgenders so when they see it they don't know how to act, especially in elementary school.When I was a kid I wouldn't leave the house unless I was in a pink tutu and wearing Cinderella heels. It didn't matter if my parents were going to Target or the grocery store I had to wear that exact outfit. I used to play t-ball as a kid and would run around the bases in jelly sandals with princesses on them. My mom would say "If that makes her happy I'm going to let her wear it". I think it's amazing how the mother didn't stop her and supported her. She let her daughter pursue who she wants to be and guided her along the way. If you were a parent what would you do in this situation? Would you support your child or let them be who they want to be?

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  1. UnknownOctober 15, 2018 at 5:05 AM

    I agree with you when you said that everyone should be able to express themselves as how they want to be and that parents need to make their kids aware that it is okay to be different.

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  2. Tayla Kiernan's FNED 346 blogOctober 15, 2018 at 5:59 AM

    I completely agree with your post, it is so important for a parent to allow their child to be themselves and to support them in it 100%. Very often parents do not do this and force their children to dress and a certain way, to play a certain sport, or do a certain after school activity which they wouldn't choose on their own. This has such a negative impact on the child and the child is often oppressed. It is super important for a parent to let a child express themselves, especially at a young age.

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