tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132817.post6853714329390115128..comments2023-10-11T00:40:46.712+11:00Comments on The Wages of Din are Deaf: GenderCoelecanthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17886124862805759520noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132817.post-2282782081904940222010-06-07T21:36:11.099+10:002010-06-07T21:36:11.099+10:00The truth be told I don't really have any plan...The truth be told I don't really have any plan other than to allow Em to decide for herself what her interests are. If she chooses to become a girly-girl that's her business. But if anyone tries to tell her that's the only way girls are suppose to be they're going to have a big problem from me.<br /><br />My mum has a great story about the futility of planning how your kids are going to be. When my brother and I were infants she decided: no war toys. No toy guns or anything like that. She gave up on that notion one night when my brother turned his toothbrush around, pointed it at her and said "Bang, bang."Coelecanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886124862805759520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132817.post-7691611524971807712010-06-05T13:18:40.775+10:002010-06-05T13:18:40.775+10:00Not by any particular action or motive we wound up...Not by any particular action or motive we wound up being a very gender neutral household. My boys frequently don their older (coolest person in the world) siter's dresses, then they all grab swords and kill dragons. They think it's weird that some dads don't know how to cook and sew.Jon Daytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249074125721849866noreply@blogger.com