Friday, February 14, 2014

Genderless Baby

Being a parent, you always want what is best for your child.  Whether it is in school, sports, friends, or work.  Parents are there to help you along when you need it.  The issue with having a genderless child for me seems to do more harm than good.  I believe it is up to the child to decide how he or she will present himself or herself.  If parents do not let their child grow up without being told things, how are they to decide for themselves and personality?  Society today is much different than it was years ago.  You see a lot more and people trying new things.
            I do not agree with running a child life in a way you might want them to go.  Children are to grow up and makes decisions on their own about how they want to be.  Being told what to do or how to do it, will in my opinion, cause issues as they become older.  For instance, kids who grew up under strict guidelines most of the time were the wild one in college.  I believe the same thing applies here with being genderless.
            For me, being a parent I would want my child either to grow up as boy or as a girl.  In some cases depending on the territory girls grow up as if they were a boy and some boys grow up a little differently.  As the child begins to grow he or she will go into puberty and become more one sided.  There is a reason why people do not raise a genderless baby because the one that treats their child that way are more prone to get pick on in school and have physiological problems in the future.  I do not agree with parents who do this to a child, but I am not one to say what is right and what is wrong in today’s society.

2 comments:

  1. Matt,
    I agree with you completely that raising a child genderless can lead to more harm than good. Like you said, there are so many people out there who are not afraid to try something different and break the social norm.
    Great job!

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  2. Matt,

    I agree with you in that parents need to let their child decide what they are, but it is not right to raise them genderless. That creates more confusion and is setting the child up to get picked on.
    Great post!

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