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Why I finally let my son buy a dress: Father's moving story......
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Posted on 05/29/2014 2:11:58 PM PDT by Morgana

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To: PaulCruz2016

Good thing I read this. I bought some ice cream and thought I left it out. It’s safe and frozen though.


61 posted on 05/29/2014 4:40:28 PM PDT by USAF80
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To: Morgana

Okay, some common sense, here.

Starting in the 1960s, with experiments duplicated in the 1980s, scientists established that *psychologically*, gender is determined about halfway through fetal gestation.

That is, by default, the brains of mammal fetuses are female. But halfway through gestation, the testes of a male fetus secrete a small amount of testosterone that travels to their brain and tells it that it is a male brain. If that testosterone does not arrive, it remains a female brain.

Importantly, brain gender is enough in *animals* to determine sexual behavior. BUT IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO DO SO IN HUMANS.

If a female fetus gets that testosterone, the child will be physically female, but will behave like a “tomboy”, enjoying masculine behavior. BUT IT WILL NOT DETERMINE HER SEXUALITY. She may be a tomboy, but it is just as likely that she it heterosexual and attracted to boys, as it is with ordinary girls.

And the same is true with boys. If something interferes with or inhibits the testosterone going to their brains, they will exhibit female child interests. They will want to play with dolls, dress in a feminine fashion, and do other things that girls like to do.

BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM WILL NOT BECOME HOMOSEXUALS.

Statistically, they are just as likely to be heterosexuals as are all boys as a whole.

Importantly, most homosexuality and heterosexuality does not begin in childhood, but adolescence, so completely different biological mechanisms are involved.

Boys act like boys, and girls like girls, so most people *assume* that this behavior determines their sexual attraction. But this is NOT the case.

Homosexuals of both genders divide into camps, the “pink (feminine) and blue (masculine)”, and among men, there might be an even divide between feminine and masculine (even excessively masculine) homosexuals.

That is, male oriented gay bars are almost evenly divided between those with feminine orientation, and those that look like “blue collar” bars, filled with working men in construction, police and fire departments, bikers, etc. Somewhat “hyper-masculine” in behavior.

So, the bottom line is that juvenile gender behavior is NOT a good indicator of sexuality. This boy who wants to wear dresses will likely grow up to be a normal heterosexual.


62 posted on 05/29/2014 4:43:38 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: 21twelve

Ha ha ha. True story, I ordered some underwear online and they stuck a female pair in the order.


63 posted on 05/29/2014 4:44:18 PM PDT by USAF80
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To: AppyPappy

“I’ve worn a dress before....for a Halloween party. The kids saw me.

Which is why my son will never do it.”

Aww come on!! What were you? A witch? I bet it was cool!

No worse than when Humblegunner came to my door at Halloween in Mormon Underwear!!


64 posted on 05/29/2014 5:19:00 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: JenB; TalonDJ
"Your daughter says she is Godzilla, when are we taking her to Tokyo?" photo jurassic_park_motivational__4_by_psychicxpsychosirin-d4vlk0c.jpg
65 posted on 05/29/2014 5:22:56 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana
"I bet it was cool!"

Well, alrighty then ...


66 posted on 05/29/2014 5:23:50 PM PDT by BlueLancer (Pachebel --- The original one-hit wonder.)
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To: BlueLancer

TOO FUNNY LOL

not scary like Humblegunner’s


67 posted on 05/29/2014 6:05:20 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana

Mental illness is not a “true identity”


68 posted on 05/29/2014 6:08:27 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Morgana

It takes a Village “Idiot”.


69 posted on 05/29/2014 6:15:23 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (If Cancer were Contagious, they would call it Liberalism...)
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To: trisham

The fruit of the Sixties Generation...parenting by abandoning your child to stupidity, and encouraging deviance.


70 posted on 05/29/2014 6:32:52 PM PDT by 50sDad (A Liberal prevents me from telling you anything here.)
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To: trisham

It is called liberalism...


71 posted on 05/29/2014 7:51:06 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: IYAS9YAS
It happened to me when I took my then 5 year old to WalMart to the sporting goods department. I saw a few rifles so I bought one for myself and a fishing pole for son. Some 'lady' (minority decent) said the same thing.

I told her..yes...I forgot to buy HIM a rifle. The lady thought I committed a crime.

72 posted on 05/29/2014 7:58:54 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: IYAS9YAS

Bump


73 posted on 05/29/2014 8:00:03 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: dfwgator

Michelle Obama sans makeup...


74 posted on 05/29/2014 8:01:42 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

Not if these parents and others encourage it to the point where they won’t allow him to start acting like a boy. There was a lesbian couple who have their 9 year old boy on sex-change hormones.

Pure child abuse


75 posted on 05/29/2014 8:03:24 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: GeronL

Maybe the parent should make him wear it, then take him to a Rodeo in it. Bring along his britches, and when he decides he should start behaving like a boy, he will realize the foolishness of his thinking.

Basically, it childish thinking looking for attention. You can ignore him and discipline him to get his attention, but it depends upon the volition of the person.

The real challenge is not to ever be happy or satisfied with him arrogantly misbehaving or living in sin.


76 posted on 05/29/2014 8:19:00 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
pyrogen for making Estes-like rocket igniters.

Oh, that's a good use for it, but there are other reasons to buy nail polish.

Back when my fumble fingers were less fumbling, I used it regularly when tying flies or building lures; and to coat rod wrappings when replacing a eye.

It also came in handy to waterproof coat whisker-wire electrical solder joints, when things were actually repairable.

77 posted on 05/30/2014 12:10:58 AM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!©)
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To: Morgana

Since G-d told man not to dress as a woman, & vice versa, I assume this is not his will.


78 posted on 05/30/2014 12:25:59 AM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: Morgana

Should’ve bought a woodshed, idiot.


79 posted on 05/30/2014 1:21:43 AM PDT by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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To: wally_bert
It was that lipstick was very helpful in doing some of the alignments and teeth contact testing.

See post 32, above. It would also fit nicely as an excuse if the wrong woman found it in your glove box. ;-)

80 posted on 05/30/2014 5:37:19 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
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