Posted on 09/17/2011 6:51:08 AM PDT by markomalley
Ten-year-old Livvy James loves her new school uniform, particularly the smart, grey skirt with two pleats and pockets decorated with hearts.
‘Walking to school on my first day back, I was nervous and excited, but most of all I just felt like shouting ‘‘Yeay!’’ ’ says Livvy, who wore her shoulder-length blonde hair that day in a swishy pony-tail.
‘I was so excited that I didn’t care what people thought about me. Even if people looked at me or were saying nasty things, I didn’t care. I felt happy because I could be me and didn’t have to pretend any more.’
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This "mother" has done almost surely irreparable damage to her son.
The child needs help and the parent is enabling the condition rather than treating it.
Boy in a skirt—I’m thinking of Mel Gibson’s “Braveheart” here.
Livvy might be a chimera, in which case the mother is exonerated.
There are only a few sane people on the thread at the moment, and, sadly, the most outspoken one also has the foulest mouth, and isn't really forwarded the argument in a way I can give a Thumbs Up to.
I thought this would be a Justin Bieber thread.
I knew he’d have to get tough or die...
Why not just send the lesbian, homosexual, transvestite, and bi-sexual students to a school where they can all be one in their deviancy?
Bravery isn’t what it used to be.
But I'm wondering - is there a father?
Yes, and apparently he’s been married to the mother since before their children were born. Astonishing, isn’t it?
If I click on the link, is there any hope at all of seeing the phrase “the boy’s father?”
You kiddin?
Pretty soon the queers would be punching the living crap out of the cross-dressers!
Parthenogenesis?
Parents need to learn to parent again.
This requires they play the roll of the adult and not indulge every crazy notion that enters the kids head.
It’s being tried...............
not exactly a recipe for "the Greatest Generation," is it?
Yes, there is a “father” listed in the story. And, btw, the parents are looking at hormone therapy in a couple of years...but they haven’t even gone so far as to consider surgery...yet (/barf)
The father is never mentioned in the story nor are there any photos.
I read the article...the father says they are “just a normal family”...why do all these families with weirdness running amok keep referring to themselves as “normal”? I’d respect them more if they said, “Our family is different and this is how we are dealing with it.” But to insist that they are “normal” shows a lack of knowledge of both statistics and natural law.
Prison Counsellor: Why do you say you feel “trapped” in a man’s body?
“Trapped” Convict: Well, sometimes I get them menstrual cramps real hard.
-Raising Arizona (1987)
LOL
RIP Johnny Cash
Now why would they do that. Both are in touch with their feminine side in an extreme way. The lesbians on the OTOH might do that especially the more manly ones.
not exactly a recipe for "the Greatest Generation," is it?
How’s that school working out?
The key to the story is the name Livvy. Neither male nor female.
This kid should be removed and the parents prosecuted.
And why did he not allow himself to be photographed with his transvestite son?
Never have so few, done so much, to help so many, have a really good laugh.
No photos, but he is mentioned.
Phillip, 34
listed as one of the parents.
But given the story line, that could actually be referring to a “she”.
Or a peacock.
Or whatever.
Whatever “it” is, I thing it got cougared! Ain’t got no stones left anyways!
I think Livvy is play on the female name Olive or Olivia.
Hmm ... have they checked this child’s testosterone levels? I think I’d start there and see if there is a problem there before I went along with this.
Even so, I think it best to make the kid nut it out until he’s 18. Then he if he wants to pull a chaz then it’s his problem.
I can’t beliee they are seriously considering (female) hormone replacement ON A GROWING CHILD!?
When a person's idea of how they should look does not match their actual physical form, it can be caused by Body Integrity Identity Disorder. This condition affects a small percentage of the population and is commonly manifested by a desire to have an amputation of a specific body part. In most cases, the limb that the person would like to remove is actually in healthy working order and there are no physical problems with it.
Many psychologists and neurologists have ventured theories into what causes this type of thought. The common leading idea is that Body Integrity Identity Disorder, or BIID, occurs when the brain is not able to provide an accurate plan of the body. In this case, the brain sees the offending limb as being foreign and not actually a part of the person, thus the desire to have it removed.
Some medical experts have also come up with theories that explain a more psychological source of the issues. One of these theories is that a a person with BIID may have seen an amputee at an earlier age and this image has replaced their own thoughts about what constitutes the ideal person. Therefore, to become a better person, they feel that a certain limb or appendage will have to be amputated. Unfortunately, there are no known surgeons that will carry out this type of amputation without a medical reason to perform the operation. In the most severe cases, a person with BIID may do bodily harm to the limb that they would like to have removed, thus necessitating an amputation operation. Others manage to cope with the illness by using canes and prosthetic attachments to help them feel complete. Cases of BIID are often separated into those which have an actual physical problem and those for whom the issue is psychological in nature.
I wonder if this mother would be as supportive if her son wanted to remove an arm or a leg as she is of his illness as it is displayed. It's sad when a child has mental illness, and even worse when a parent exacerbates the problem.
“”But ya ought to thank me, before I die,
For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye...””
I can't believe a boy or girl would want to wear the clothes of the other sex without serious parental maladjusting. Hopefully, this kid will get the ultimate victory and revenge over this perversity by choosing to be a normal, healthy man when he comes to the age of decision and freedom to really think for himself.
I can’t beliee they are seriously considering (female) hormone replacement ON A GROWING CHILD!?
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Why would any doctor make such a prescription?
The father is never mentioned in the story nor are there any photos.
Try again and read slower.
“I can’t believe a boy or girl would want to wear the clothes of the other sex without serious parental maladjusting.”
I agree. If you read the article, this child does not sound like your average seven-year-old. It’s really a bit jarring to read his quotes. I think he’s repeating concepts and exact phrases as he heard them coming from his parents’ mouths.
He was out shopping for shoes to go with his new evening gown.
If you want a picture of where America is headed in a few years, visit the UK. I weep for that once-proud nation.
All coming soon to an elementary school near you!
True, but the article said the names were changed.
Actually just read the comments to see how far it’s declined. Hope this mother realizes that when sharia law begins to be enforced in England they’ll kill her son and probably her as well.
Actually just read the comments to see how far it’s declined. Hope this mother realizes that when sharia law begins to be enforced in England they’ll kill her son and probably her as well.
“Bravery isn’t what it used to be.
not exactly a recipe for “the Greatest Generation,” is it? “
When the Brits get soft enough through this kind of nonsense, the Muzzies will simply take over and put a stop to it. It certainly wouldn’t be the solution I’d be interested in, but I simply point it out to suggest the socially softening effect of Liberalism, and where that will lead in a dangerous world.
When the time comes, this person and the parents will not be so brave about expressing their views on being a woman and wearing a Hajib under Sharia law, or the consequences of insisting on wearing one if considered by the local Imam to be a male.
To help her son to make good decisions is "child abuse", but to let a toddler then preschooler then little boy make life-changing decisions that may initially have been based on nothing more than a whim is good parenting? All of my boys disliked being dressed and having their hair cut (or combed or washed) at some point and for an extended period. The difference is that I didn't allow them to have a say before they were old enough to understand their decisions. The difference is that I never compromised or negotiated in response to a child's tantrums. The difference is that my version of "child abuse" helped them to grow up, and hers is helping a confused boy to stay lost in the unimportant. I find this story disturbing, but more than that terribly sad. This will not end well, and I suspect it would have been easily avoidable if either parent had a backbone.
‘I want my children to be able to express themselves freely, to be who they are, not what I want them to be’...
I have to ask myself why there had to be a school assembly meeting to debut and show off the new purple skirt and boots. Was this at the behest of the school, or at the behest of the mother?
The mother is just a person who ‘goes with the flow’...I have counseled some of these ‘go with the flow people’ only to find out they’re more controlling than the parents who use a stick and make their kids march in a line.
Not having spoken to this mother, I don’t know...but I have also found some mothers who wanted a little girl so badly, and got a little boy the first and then the second time, that the nursery was decorated with glitter, pink fluff, rainbows and unicorns anyway, because the mother wanted it. Imagine yourself as a male waking up in that crib not knowing what the hell your gender is or means.
I had to laugh at my son who had me paint murals of barns and tractors, cornfields, and later NASCAR heroes on his boys walls. He said he wanted his boys to wake up with no doubt about what their role was. Of course when the Princess finally came along years later, I painted on her walls, Cinderella’s Grand Arrival At the Ball.
The most learning your child does in his life about who and what he is is in the first six months, and I suspect this ‘go with the flow’ mother had more influence than she knows.
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