What if the little boy told his mother and father that he was a horse? Would they put him in a stable and feed him oats?
With these sicko parents, if he identified as a lizard, they would feed him flies.
Exactly. My daughter and her friend used to pretend to be horses. They made bits for themselves and galloped,cantered,trotted, whinnied around the yard. When I was a young girl, I sometimes pretended to be Annie Oakley, but more often I pretended to be a male figure. I'm sure everyone knew it was just pretend play and that I had no deep-seated desire to become male.
This discussion reminded me of when my mom bought a GI Joe doll for my brother. GI Joes had just come out. My father took the doll away - no son of his was going to play with dolls - even an army doll.
Your boy was a horse? My daughter was a kitty. Not that youd know it now . . .