[swinearefine]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Has anyone even bothered to ask the kid what they want?...
It's ok to play amature psychologists and sociologists trying to redefine gender socialisation, but does the kid want to be gender neutral?

This doesn't make sense at all. The whole point of gender-neutral parenting is letting your child make their own decisions and not restricting them to the domain of boys or girls.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by swinearefine

This doesn't make sense at all. The whole point of gender-neutral parenting is letting your child make their own decisions and not restricting them to the domain of boys or girls.

That may be possible in different circs to this, if they were a first born or had siblings and/or family and friends who were raised similarly.
However in this example you have a child who has two brothers not raised gender neutral, this adds further confusion as it sets the child apart from their brothers.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

That may be possible in different circs to this, if they were a first born or had siblings and/or family and friends who were raised similarly.
However in this example you have a child who has two brothers not raised gender neutral, this adds further confusion as it sets the child apart from their brothers.

Right... because brothers raised in gender-stereotypical homes NEVER have competition or difference between them, YOU NEVER hear about brothers not getting along in "normal" homes, right? lol

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by lostalex

Right... because brothers raised in gender-stereotypical homes NEVER have competition or difference between them, YOU NEVER hear about brothers not getting along in "normal" homes, right? lol

Well of course you find brothers disagree in every family, however thats down to personality differences or even where they are in the natural pecking order.
In this instance you have this added difference that could (not saying it has) changed the dynamic of the siblings relationships with each other.