Mother Of Cross-Dressing Boy Worries We’re Pushing Too Hard For Acceptance Of These Kids
—Lorraine Candy, a British mother, says she was completely willing to let 4-year-old son Harry wear girls’ clothes until she heard about fellow cross-dressing youngster Dyson Kilodavis: “[T]he attention Dyson is getting worldwide makes me nervous writing this piece about Henry, whose blurred wardrobe is, by all accounts (and according to every child psychology book I’ve consulted), normal — to be expected, even. What is to be gained from forcing acceptance of this kind of innocent eccentricity?” Because it’s completely normal, and we gain an understanding of normal childhood behavior, and we teach other parents and kids and siblings that there’s nothing to fear or laugh at. That’s what.
Young boys wearing dresses used to be the norm:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeching_%28boys%29
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Francis you hit the nail on the head! Children are a Clean slate….its adults who poison thier minds.
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The thing that needs to be asked in these situations is, what exactly is unacceptable about a young kid wearing a dress? Or being more fem at 5 compared to his other male peers? What EXACTLY is unacceptable? That’s the main issue here, these people cannot answer that, because there isn’t an answer. It isn’t unacceptable for a kid to wear a dress or experiment with certain things, that’s what kids do. What’s unacceptable is trying to condemn it, pretend it doesn’t exist, or hide your kid from everyone and anyone because of your own shame as a parent. I don’t think kids should be used as tools for acceptance or condemnation in any way, however, the stories of these children bring visibility and open communication to an issue most wouldn’t speak on, and that’s extremely important.