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TzarChasm
Hiiii! Been a "Lurker" since FOREVER on this site, but felt I needed to join just to add my two-pence to this conversation!
Something that has always bothered me about all this transgender malarkey being introduced to children is the fact that I (a biological female) wished
to be a boy for such a long time during my childhood in the 90s - it just so happened that all the kids that lived near me were boys, so when we used
to play out, they were naturally faster at riding bikes, better at climbing trees, looked cooler in their nike 'bubble' caps and trainers that were
all the rage, I loved to play basketball and hated dancing or anything 'girly' - I used to wish so badly that I could be a boy so I could be like
them! I used to dress like them, act like them, I was mortified when I started to develop boobs...
However, at the age of 12 an older boy made a passing comment to me - he said "you're going to be really pretty when you're older" and just like that,
an switch flicked and an influx of hormones surged and I became the girliest girl ever, everything was 'pink and fluffy' in my bedroom, my
clothes/accessories etc - it was crazy how it changed!
So, back to the thing that worries me - if I was like that now, in this day and age, I fear that my school would almost be
pushing me to change
my gender, they'd be convinced I'd be born in to the wrong body etc and I worry that changing my gender would have been unavoidable after all the
grown-up influence pushing me to be a certain way, to make their schools seem 'progressive' or whatever.
Now, as a 35 year old mother, I can't even begin to imagine being a man!!! I do still prefer male company as I find a lot of women can be really
nasty and two faced, whereas most blokes are more upfront like myself and what you see is what you get.
In answer to the original question (and sorry I rambled on!), I wouldn't say I particularly "feel" like a woman, I just am one and I am happy and
content with that and wouldn't think to question it! The 'wanting to be a boy' phase I went through was just that, a phase. It stemmed from envy
towards the other boys and feeling less able than them, but it was just a mind frame and I certainly didn't want to change my gender, take away the
ability to have children etc. I don't know if anybody particularly 'feels' like a certain gender do they? It's all a mind-set.
I don't think children should be told about these things at a young age, they should just let nature and hormones and growing up take its course
without being influenced one way or another BUT they should be made aware that there are always people they can talk to if required about anything
that worries them (without planting the seed that they can change their gender if they want to!).
On another note, my daughter came home from primary school a while back - when she was maybe 7 or 8? Saying she was a lesbian, turns out, they'd been
learning about it at school and she thought it sounded cool and she really loves her friends so sure, why not be a lesbian
- I was furious that
she'd been misled into thinking this is what she is, when it's clear to me that she isn't because she goes all silly and coy around certain boys in
her school!
Poor kids don't stand a chance nowadays.
Anyway, really sorry for the rambling on - not the best introduction on my part but I felt strong enough about this to join so I could say my bit!
Take Care everyone