50 years ago, I too was allowed to be a tomboy. Work on cars with Dad, do yard work, ride dirt bikes. However, no one ever suggested, as these parents have done, that it was due to some confusion some identity problem. I enjoyed it.

We didn't need a support group to play with friends.

I think it's the parents reactions that have intensified the kids attachment and created his identifying himself by the toys he plays with.

And you seem to not understand that the parents making a big deal out of this, providing their kid his whims, is going to do nothing but feed him a slap in the face once he deals with the real world.

I do not know a single person who did not play with toys designed for the other sex at one point or another in their lives. Although we were probably much more "gender ignorant" than the generations today. We didn't view things as boy stuff, only to be associated with boys, or girl stuff, only to be associated with girls. If you ever hear a guy say he never played with a dollhouse, he's lying to you.

Does my husband playing barbies with our granddaughter make him gender confused? Should I be worried or make a big deal out of it like the parents in this story did? Perhaps he needs counseling???
Or should I think "How cute is that? A grown man playing Barbies!"
Now if he starts wearing dresses and paints his nails... Well let's just say I wouldn't be enabling it like these parents are.

They are setting this kid up for failure. Not because they allow it, but because they are making it into a big deal, to the point he introduces himself with "I play with girls toys" Whose the one creating the label?

ID rules for voters: Great idea!
The ability to protect yourself and your loved ones: Great idea!
I'm not seeing a problem with business supporting our laws.

I went to the school of "raised 3 kids" who played with lots of toys but because of guidance, weren't confused about their plumbing or self worth.

Playing with a variety of toys doesn't make one different. Lots of kids grew up in households with no disposable income, so we shared.

But nail polish and a makeup kit for a 7 year old? Boy or girl, you have already given your kid a message that they need accessories to feel good about themselves.
Just because you are going to college, doesn't make you an expert in raising kids. It just makes you able to repeat words from a book or lecture.

A parents job is to guide their kids, not let their kids guide them.

Most fraud occurs when unscrupulous retailers allow customers to turn in their benefits cards for lesser amounts of cash. But USDA officials are also concerned about people selling or trading cards in the open market, including through websites.

No, most fraud occurs because the government continues to hand money over to illegals and people who could pay their own way, but won't because they can suck off the tax payer.

Portland... You reap what you sow. Welcome to your self made nightmare!

Oh she still has the water increase to vote on, she can forget all about the voters again on that one!

When criminals are given lenient punishment, they become bolder in their crimes, knowing the payoff is more than worth the risk.

Perhaps if WA closed their Arts commission or Blueberry commission or beer commission and redirected the money to public safety or prisons, we could do something about this.

I thought you were supposed to go Geocaching? Okay, well I was told you would be doing that on Sunday.

Personally, I like the size of the shower in the Jr Suite, but I have a thing for showers...