oh man. these folks need to be locked up.

Sorry, buddy. I've been too exposed to stereotypes. It just happens automatically.

chipotle said:

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As long as they keep this s*** to themselves and not criticize me for raising my kids normal then I'm ok with them bringing up little idiots.

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Except they won't. The very fact that someone decided it qualifies as "news" is proof they aren't interested in minding their own business.

Agoodlittleag04 said:

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"Other children don't notice that they're different."

Bull***** Unless they're raising them in a commune with like-minded families, it is only a matter of time before another kid asks them if they're boys or girls. Then what? They say, "I don't know"? Gender confusion is difficult enough when it comes about naturally, why on earth would you set your kid up for that intentionally??

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Victimhood 101. These kids will be victims of "The System " their entire lives.

The worst part of that whole news story are those Crocs... raise your kids however you want, but those shoes are unforgivable...

boy09 said:

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Is that what women dress like though...?

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If she is a stay at home mom, then yes. 50% look like that and the other 50% are wearing workout gear and grinding their teeth from the 80mg adderall they took for breakfast. Charities don't run themselves!

This is a prime example of people that shouldn't have children. They are creating difficulties for their children. Then, they will complain and call their children victims when the world doesn't bend over backwards to pretend that their kids are normal. The children are only victims of stupid "parenting".

Biology should never be less important than psychology.

Finally, a thread right up my alley.

third coast.. said:

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That balding dude is a ****ing *****

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You assuming its gender?

So, teach them terrible grammar?

I love the irony. A couple has kids "the old fashioned way", tries to instill a technique that you shouldn't teach kids their natural biology, and might prevent their kids from passing down their genealogy to the next generation.

Child abuse

I hope dad had some experience with putting his nipple in the young'uns mouths so they didn't get any gender stereotypes before weaning.

Actually the biggest crime here is that woman wearing Crocs.

I chuckled

Wow - look how happy they are in the photo - that,AND they're on NBC news. This must be solid advice, am I right? I mean, it's on TV.

I don't think that the extremes that these parents are going to are necessary. With that being said, I think some other parents are too strict about gender norms.
A friend of mine has a 2.5 year old boy. He loves Frozen and dinosaurs and trains and balls, so he has varying tastes. He has Elsa pjs and Elsa crocs because he loves them. She also just bought him a tote bag with a Clifford the dog in it and he calls it his Clifford purse. I think that her approach is much more reasonable. Let the kid like what they like and be free to do so without hearing "Oh you can't have that, that's for girls," or whatever.

Reminds me of this recent HuffPo article about a ten year old who felt the need to come out to his mother as straight: https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3870006

The mother was so concerned about her children not having to be in the closet or come out of the closet, so concerned with inclusiveness, that she was in a way marginalizing her straight son.

It's okay to let your kids make their own choices as to their sexual proclivities (within reason - don't raise someone into snuff sex). But insisting on "theybies" probably does at least to warp a child's sense of self as does trying to pray the gay away.

Those parents need a Roadhouse kick to their respective junks.

Claude! said:

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Reminds me of this recent HuffPo article about a ten year old who felt the need to come out to his mother as straight: https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3870006

The mother was so concerned about her children not having to be in the closet or come out of the closet, so concerned with inclusiveness, that she was in a way marginalizing her straight son.

It's okay to let your kids make their own choices as to their sexual proclivities (within reason - don't raise someone into snuff sex). But insisting on "theybies" probably does at least to warp a child's sense of self as does trying to pray the gay away.

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Don't you dare tell me how to raise my Snuffbies!!