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Originally Posted by DrPhil
ETA: Now, the "boy" in this story wants the parents to tell people that "he is a he." That could be the "boy" making his official statement about what "he" self-identifies as; or it could be the "boy" doing this out of societal pressure--and noticing that the boys are consistently treated better than girls are.ther way, the parents need to think about letting this "boy" make "his" decision to be identified as a "boy." That "boy" may still choose to have long hair and wear pink. I doubt that. "He" will probably stop wearing pink and cut "his" hair because "he" will want to be like society expects "him" to be.
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I honestly think he's a little young to realize that women aren't getting equal pay for equal work.
He may be distressed that he's being identified as a girl because he doesn't like people thinking he's something he is not. That doesn't mean he has already formed an opinion that "boys are better." I'm guessing he would be equally distressed if people thought he was 3 years old instead of 5.
It's a very interesting thing to try and play out but I agree with the people who said that asking a 5 year old and a 2 year old to keep that kind of secret really isn't fair to them.
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