Quote Originally Posted by Sara Jessica View Post
But what about that girl who wants to be a girl even though she's a boy? Or that boy who wants to be a boy when he's a girl???
Even I'm confused! And that's part of the point. I'm old, and I don't even know.

I was allowed quite a bit of latitude in that regard (and that regard only!) when I was a kid. I think I was probably the kind of kid who'd be carted off to a therapist today, and maybe one of those in the newspaper. I'll assure you my parents knew nothing of any psycho-anything back then. If they had it probably would have scared the crap out of them. As it was, it just wasn't a big deal... because they didn't know it was supposed to be.

I think that parents, and I'm talking about the good ones here, are very afraid of making a mistake and only want the very best for their children. They're scared, and dealing with something they know nothing about. It seems right to seek help, and I don't fault them for that. I think there are times when there's really nothing "wrong", unless growing up a crossdresser is wrong (which to most it is). It's not something that requires clinical intervention. I understand about puberty. That's a huge consideration.

It's amazing to me that in 2014 society as a whole still has such rigid standards of gender. I'm not sure I'm expressing my point adequately. I don't understand why even within the liberal psyche community that it's so damn important to pick a side.

Hypothetically, let's say some 8 year old want to grow his hair down to his waist, get his ears pierced, and wear nail polish. One extreme says, "No son of mine...", another says, "He thinks he's a girl! We must get him professional help!" There's another approach that just says, "OK!".