CDZ Men and Women (Differences)

[Flopper]

I certainly have no issues with girls dressing like girls, knowing they are girls, celebrating their own gender. Ditto for boys. I see that as a very healthy thing. No child should have to grow up thinking his/her gender was something to be dismissed as unimportant any more than anything else about himself or herself. I also have no problem with boys and girls appreciating each other as their own gender with their own inate characteristics and abilities.

The only place I draw the line is when we discourage children from following their dreams and interests purely based on their gender.

But what if their goal is to be the other gender?

Do you think it's healthy to encourage such things in young children? Do you believe that a young child would really understand his or her own sexuality?

To entourage them, No.
To discourage them, No.
It's not uncommon for young girls and boys to pretend to be of the opposite sex on occasion, particularly if an older sibling and that kid's same-sex friends are all having so much fun playing pirate, wrestling or speckling their faces with eye shadow. Children may also say they wish they were the opposite sex. The worst thing a parent can do is to try to take corrective action. The old advice love and support your children is the best thing you can do. The statistics for parents who do the opposite is horrifying.

I used to pretend I was a cat.

Pretense is healthy.... when you're a kid.

 

[Derideo_Te]

I certainly have no issues with girls dressing like girls, knowing they are girls, celebrating their own gender. Ditto for boys. I see that as a very healthy thing. No child should have to grow up thinking his/her gender was something to be dismissed as unimportant any more than anything else about himself or herself. I also have no problem with boys and girls appreciating each other as their own gender with their own inate characteristics and abilities.

The only place I draw the line is when we discourage children from following their dreams and interests purely based on their gender.

But what if their goal is to be the other gender?

Do you think it's healthy to encourage such things in young children? Do you believe that a young child would really understand his or her own sexuality?

If the child is LBGT then suppressing them would be unhealthy IMO.

 

[ChrisL]

I certainly have no issues with girls dressing like girls, knowing they are girls, celebrating their own gender. Ditto for boys. I see that as a very healthy thing. No child should have to grow up thinking his/her gender was something to be dismissed as unimportant any more than anything else about himself or herself. I also have no problem with boys and girls appreciating each other as their own gender with their own inate characteristics and abilities.

The only place I draw the line is when we discourage children from following their dreams and interests purely based on their gender.

But what if their goal is to be the other gender?

Do you think it's healthy to encourage such things in young children? Do you believe that a young child would really understand his or her own sexuality?

If the child is LBGT then suppressing them would be unhealthy IMO.

Does a child really know WHAT they are? I don't think so.

 

[Liffy]

I get tired of hearing about the differences between men and women.
Do you think women have core similarities that are consistent in all women? What about men?

I get tired of hearing about how all women like shoes. I don't.
I get tired of hearing how emotional women ar. I'm not.
I get tired of hearing about how women always want to talk about their feelings. I don't.

You? What about men?

I think openly expressing and talking about feelings is important to the health of any kind of relationship worth keeping. But I really don't get your question.

 

[ChrisL]

I certainly have no issues with girls dressing like girls, knowing they are girls, celebrating their own gender. Ditto for boys. I see that as a very healthy thing. No child should have to grow up thinking his/her gender was something to be dismissed as unimportant any more than anything else about himself or herself. I also have no problem with boys and girls appreciating each other as their own gender with their own inate characteristics and abilities.

The only place I draw the line is when we discourage children from following their dreams and interests purely based on their gender.

But what if their goal is to be the other gender?

Do you think it's healthy to encourage such things in young children? Do you believe that a young child would really understand his or her own sexuality?

To entourage them, No.
To discourage them, No.
It's not uncommon for young girls and boys to pretend to be of the opposite sex on occasion, particularly if an older sibling and that kid's same-sex friends are all having so much fun playing pirate, wrestling or speckling their faces with eye shadow. Children may also say they wish they were the opposite sex. The worst thing a parent can do is to try to take corrective action. The old advice love and support your children is the best thing you can do. The statistics for parents who do the opposite is horrifying.

I used to pretend I was a cat.

Pretense is healthy.... when you're a kid.

Call Me Catlin.

 

[Bonzi]

I get tired of hearing about the differences between men and women.
Do you think women have core similarities that are consistent in all women? What about men?

I get tired of hearing about how all women like shoes. I don't.
I get tired of hearing how emotional women ar. I'm not.
I get tired of hearing about how women always want to talk about their feelings. I don't.

You? What about men?

I think openly expressing and talking about feelings is important to the health of any kind of relationship worth keeping. But I really don't get your question.

Do you think women over analyze relationships?

 

[Liffy]

I get tired of hearing about the differences between men and women.
Do you think women have core similarities that are consistent in all women? What about men?

I get tired of hearing about how all women like shoes. I don't.
I get tired of hearing how emotional women ar. I'm not.
I get tired of hearing about how women always want to talk about their feelings. I don't.

You? What about men?

I think openly expressing and talking about feelings is important to the health of any kind of relationship worth keeping. But I really don't get your question.

Do you think women over analyze relationships?

I don't think there is such a thing as over analyzing anything.

 

[ChrisL]

I get tired of hearing about the differences between men and women.
Do you think women have core similarities that are consistent in all women? What about men?

I get tired of hearing about how all women like shoes. I don't.
I get tired of hearing how emotional women ar. I'm not.
I get tired of hearing about how women always want to talk about their feelings. I don't.

You? What about men?

I think openly expressing and talking about feelings is important to the health of any kind of relationship worth keeping. But I really don't get your question.

Do you think women over analyze relationships?

I don't think there is such a thing as over analyzing anything.

Especially when it comes to a serious relationship and a person that you may spend the rest of your life with.

 

[Asclepias]

I certainly have no issues with girls dressing like girls, knowing they are girls, celebrating their own gender. Ditto for boys. I see that as a very healthy thing. No child should have to grow up thinking his/her gender was something to be dismissed as unimportant any more than anything else about himself or herself. I also have no problem with boys and girls appreciating each other as their own gender with their own inate characteristics and abilities.

The only place I draw the line is when we discourage children from following their dreams and interests purely based on their gender.

But what if their goal is to be the other gender?

Do you think it's healthy to encourage such things in young children? Do you believe that a young child would really understand his or her own sexuality?

If the child is LBGT then suppressing them would be unhealthy IMO.

Does a child really know WHAT they are? I don't think so.

I knew I liked women when I was 5....at least.

 

[Liffy]

I remember flipping through channels when I was about 5 and stumbled on a 'porn'. Now I course I wasn't aware of sex yet, but I knew I was inexplicably drawn toward it and liked it. I also remember having a feeling I don't think I've gotten since. Maybe it was my soul being corrupted! ;_;

 

[Asclepias]

I remember flipping through channels when I was about 5 and stumbled on a 'porn'. Now I course I wasn't aware of sex yet, but I knew I was inexplicably drawn toward it and liked it. I also remember having a feeling I don't think I've gotten since. Maybe it was my soul being corrupted! ;_;

I was completely innocent. I was in kindergarten and got a woodie because I was attracted to this girl. I went home and told my mother about it and she almost passed out.

 

[Liffy]

I remember flipping through channels when I was about 5 and stumbled on a 'porn'. Now I course I wasn't aware of sex yet, but I knew I was inexplicably drawn toward it and liked it. I also remember having a feeling I don't think I've gotten since. Maybe it was my soul being corrupted! ;_;

I was completely innocent. I was in kindergarten and got a woodie because I was attracted to this girl. I went home and told my mother about it and she almost passed out.

I remember the day I tried explaining to my mom what happened after i masturbated for the first time. I didn't tell her what I did, I left that part out. Boy do I remember how mentally fucked I was for a year after the fact

 

[featherlite]

I remember flipping through channels when I was about 5 and stumbled on a 'porn'. Now I course I wasn't aware of sex yet, but I knew I was inexplicably drawn toward it and liked it. I also remember having a feeling I don't think I've gotten since. Maybe it was my soul being corrupted! ;_;

I was completely innocent. I was in kindergarten and got a woodie because I was attracted to this girl. I went home and told my mother about it and she almost passed out.

I remember having a crush on Tarzan pics...didn't matter which Tarzan lol

...and my dad almost choked on his drink one night during dinner ... I asked if he'd ever popped a girls cherry. I thought it was a dance.

 

[Liffy]

I remember flipping through channels when I was about 5 and stumbled on a 'porn'. Now I course I wasn't aware of sex yet, but I knew I was inexplicably drawn toward it and liked it. I also remember having a feeling I don't think I've gotten since. Maybe it was my soul being corrupted! ;_;

I was completely innocent. I was in kindergarten and got a woodie because I was attracted to this girl. I went home and told my mother about it and she almost passed out.

I remember having a crush on Tarzan pics...didn't matter which Tarzan lol

...and my dad almost choked on his drink one night during dinner ... I asked if he'd ever popped a girls cherry. I thought it was a dance.

Why would you even ask that

 

[featherlite]

I remember flipping through channels when I was about 5 and stumbled on a 'porn'. Now I course I wasn't aware of sex yet, but I knew I was inexplicably drawn toward it and liked it. I also remember having a feeling I don't think I've gotten since. Maybe it was my soul being corrupted! ;_;

I was completely innocent. I was in kindergarten and got a woodie because I was attracted to this girl. I went home and told my mother about it and she almost passed out.

I remember having a crush on Tarzan pics...didn't matter which Tarzan lol

...and my dad almost choked on his drink one night during dinner ... I asked if he'd ever popped a girls cherry. I thought it was a dance.

Why would you even ask that

I heard some boys joking about it and I was a kid.

 

[Flopper]

I certainly have no issues with girls dressing like girls, knowing they are girls, celebrating their own gender. Ditto for boys. I see that as a very healthy thing. No child should have to grow up thinking his/her gender was something to be dismissed as unimportant any more than anything else about himself or herself. I also have no problem with boys and girls appreciating each other as their own gender with their own inate characteristics and abilities.

The only place I draw the line is when we discourage children from following their dreams and interests purely based on their gender.

But what if their goal is to be the other gender?

Do you think it's healthy to encourage such things in young children? Do you believe that a young child would really understand his or her own sexuality?

If the child is LBGT then suppressing them would be unhealthy IMO.

Does a child really know WHAT they are? I don't think so.

At what age? Children ages 5 to 8 are certainly aware of sexual differences and do have sexual feeling. However, ages 9 thru 12 are when these kids really become very interested in sex. This includes masturbation, pornography, experimentation with the same and/or opposite sex. It's really in these years, that kids discover their sexual attractions, opposite sex, same sex, or both. However, they may not admit it to themselves or others. These are the years when they need the help of adults, hopefully parents, to help them understand their sexual feelings without telling them how they should feel. I think most parents can't or won't do this.

 

[Liffy]

I certainly have no issues with girls dressing like girls, knowing they are girls, celebrating their own gender. Ditto for boys. I see that as a very healthy thing. No child should have to grow up thinking his/her gender was something to be dismissed as unimportant any more than anything else about himself or herself. I also have no problem with boys and girls appreciating each other as their own gender with their own inate characteristics and abilities.

The only place I draw the line is when we discourage children from following their dreams and interests purely based on their gender.

But what if their goal is to be the other gender?

Do you think it's healthy to encourage such things in young children? Do you believe that a young child would really understand his or her own sexuality?

If the child is LBGT then suppressing them would be unhealthy IMO.

Does a child really know WHAT they are? I don't think so.

At what age? Children ages 5 to 8 are certainly aware of sexual differences and do have sexual feeling. However, ages 9 thru 12 are when these kids really become very interested in sex. This includes masturbation, pornography, experimentation with the same and/or opposite sex. It's really in these years, that kids discover their sexual attractions, opposite sex, same sex, or both. However, they may not admit it to themselves or others. These are the years when they need the help of adults, hopefully parents, to help them understand their sexual feelings without telling them how they should feel. I think most parents can't or won't do this.

I was 4 when I had children show their private parts. Boy am I good

 

[ChrisL]

I certainly have no issues with girls dressing like girls, knowing they are girls, celebrating their own gender. Ditto for boys. I see that as a very healthy thing. No child should have to grow up thinking his/her gender was something to be dismissed as unimportant any more than anything else about himself or herself. I also have no problem with boys and girls appreciating each other as their own gender with their own inate characteristics and abilities.

The only place I draw the line is when we discourage children from following their dreams and interests purely based on their gender.

But what if their goal is to be the other gender?

Do you think it's healthy to encourage such things in young children? Do you believe that a young child would really understand his or her own sexuality?

If the child is LBGT then suppressing them would be unhealthy IMO.

Does a child really know WHAT they are? I don't think so.

At what age? Children ages 5 to 8 are certainly aware of sexual differences and do have sexual feeling. However, ages 9 thru 12 are when these kids really become very interested in sex. This includes masturbation, pornography, experimentation with the same and/or opposite sex. It's really in these years, that kids discover their sexual attractions, opposite sex, same sex, or both. However, they may not admit it to themselves or others. These are the years when they need the help of adults, hopefully parents, to help them understand their sexual feelings without telling them how they should feel. I think most parents can't or won't do this.

You think it's "normal" for a 9-year-old to have sex? No, sorry but no these are children. They don't even know about sex or what they like yet. Masturbation/experimentation does not equal knowing anything at all.

I wonder how many people were molested (which happens a LOT more than we know and is reported), are sexually traumatized and completely confused, and that is the reason why some (if not a lot of them) are "gay" or "transgender." Seems like a state of utter confusion, if you ask me.

 

[ChrisL]

But what if their goal is to be the other gender?

Do you think it's healthy to encourage such things in young children? Do you believe that a young child would really understand his or her own sexuality?

If the child is LBGT then suppressing them would be unhealthy IMO.

Does a child really know WHAT they are? I don't think so.

At what age? Children ages 5 to 8 are certainly aware of sexual differences and do have sexual feeling. However, ages 9 thru 12 are when these kids really become very interested in sex. This includes masturbation, pornography, experimentation with the same and/or opposite sex. It's really in these years, that kids discover their sexual attractions, opposite sex, same sex, or both. However, they may not admit it to themselves or others. These are the years when they need the help of adults, hopefully parents, to help them understand their sexual feelings without telling them how they should feel. I think most parents can't or won't do this.

I was 4 when I had children show their private parts. Boy am I good

Well, it's not about "show and tell." That is not sex.

 

[Iceweasel]

I've had liberal friends that bought into the gender is a learned behavior thing, until they had kids.