On target!
About 6 months ago, two of my grandsons were visiting for a few days. I always provide them with ample props for their various role-paling activities.
The 5-year-old, of course, likes to run the show, so, at one point, he introduced himself as The King and told me that his 3-year-old brother was The Queen. The younger child, who was just about 37 months at the time, went along with the deal.
Now both of these boys are bruisers, and the younger one especially is about as feminine as a Mac truck, so I had to stifle a giggle.
Idiot parents could jump all over this sort of thing and direct the child quite easily, as children can be brainwashed at that age.
Fortunately, his parents are not idiots and realize that this sort of thing is all perfectly normal.
These days, BTW, he is not to be talked into being the girl anymore and is getting vocal about what is appropriate for a boy. I can remember that his brother went through that same stage.
ewhich made it all the more amusing when about year ago,
ewhich made it all the more amusing when about year ago,
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