July 13, 2004 9:08 AM BST
My friend´s mother´s point is that her son had a normal childhood, never showed a wish to play with girls or to have dolls or whatsoever. I had the dear doll in my early childhood, but as I learned how boys are supposed to be, and how I was supposed to act, I followed the wish of my parents. And kept my thoughts to me. At 5 I remember havig asked my dad, showing at my balls while peeing, how I could get rid of these. I cannot remember what he answered. But I remember I never asked it again.
My point is, we learn to act how we are supposed to, and finally maybe even deny our real self.
Laura
July 13, 2004 9:24 AM BST
I remember having read when still in the high school about a swedish schoolboy who returned after the summer vacation to the school as a schoolgirl. She was 14 or so...and her parents were behind the business. Then I read the article over and over again and dreamt my parents were that wise. Now it occurs to me if they were that clever...they could have made a major mistake.
And still I wonder how that was possible...if it was true in the first place. In my country the minimum age for anything is 18...rather 20.
Laura
July 13, 2004 9:32 AM BST
One possibility is that she was INTERSEXUAL. With chromosomes xxy. With intersexuals the parents can decide if the child will be corrigated into a girl or a boy. And that is bad. I know one intersexual boy, who was corrigated into a girl, because the parents thought he is closer to a girl than a boy. And didn´t ask the child about it. And now he is sour at the surgeon, who does not understand why the patient doesn´t like the beautiful vagina he constructed. SAD.
Laura