[Robert DeLong]

I can convince a 3 year old to believe anything. They do not know any better. What the heck is going on with parents?

[KirbDog]

I can convince a 3 year old to believe anything. They do not know any better. What the heck is going on with parents?

It's not just the parents but the doctors also. This is just beyond twisted.

[patriot08]

Right. Children of three know nothing about this sort of thing. It’s loony parents who put the idea in their heads.

[Sacajaweau]

You’re absolutely right.

[grania]

Did some quick research. A child doesn't have any concept of gender identity until age 2 or 3. That's when they start developing gender roles, and it's a learning process, from their environment and from physical development. Add to that a child doesn't have a full ability to distinguish fantasy from reality until age 8 or 9. This is in a society that is labeling children for learning disabilities and psychological problems before they can even tie their shoes. Then there's our culture (and this has been true since the 1960s): children are placed in situations that assume an interest in sexuality before it develops naturally. Mix it altogether, and almost every child is going to have challenges to developing their identity in an honest way.

So what's the answer? Add to the mix having to give up that last vestige of privacy and let folks pee where ever they want.

Some "civilizations" deserve to die.

[tbw2]

I’ve seen four year olds convinced they were dogs for a day before told dogs can’t eat ice cream.

[IrishBrigade]

What the heck is going on with parents?

No doubt a bunch of women who wished to have little girls, fulfilling their fantasies...