I did not read any mention of Ethan’s dad in the piece. Something tells me that the kid’s Mom really wanted a little girl, and that with dad out of the picture, she is doing her level best to make Ethan the little girl that she wants.
"I'm a boy I'm a boy but my ma won't admit it./I'm a boy I'm a boy, but if I say I am I get it."
Mom really wanted a little girl, and that with dad out of the picture, she is doing her level best to make Ethan the little girl that she wants.
If my father wouldn’t have kicked my ass for wanting to apply makeup (which he certainly would have),my mother would have..