Why do boys have to be "boys" anyway?

I find it very interesting to see the variety of types of guys that cross-dress. I know there are women out there that do to, but they don't have the same pressures that guys do. For women, they can wear whatever they like and it is fine. For guys it is not quite so. For guys, we have pressure to be "mr. macho". Girls can play with cars or toy guns or even football and people don't give it much thought. For a boy to play with barbies, dress-up, or to want to take ballet, now all of a sudden there is something wrong. The father doesn't want his son to grow up being a "sissy". His son needs to be a boy, darn it! Boys are pressured to lift weights, play football, cut their hair short whether or not this is what they really want. This is just plain wrong! It is time for us as parents to make a change. We need to let our children know that it is alright to play with whatever toys that they want to, wear whatever clothes that feel comfortable.

For many boys, they suppress the sensitive side, even some memories of childhood because of these pressures. I know some guys that are so lost that they are only beginning to understand what was happening to them as children, and many of these have full grown kids of their own. Why do boys have to fear their fathers? Why do they hve to hide who they really are for fear of being punished? It is the primary job of parents to protect and educate their children. In order to educate your children, first you must educate yourself. If you don't understand what your children are like or what they are into, do research. There are all kinds of websites out there with information on all sorts of subjects. When I don't understand something I will research it until I do. It usually doesn't take very long to find out what I am looking to learn.

There is abig stink recently about trans-gendered children. While I agree with letting them dress how they like, I can't agree with letting a 5 year old boy live as a girl. He is simply too young to really know what his true identity is. Get him and yourself counseling from a counselor that really understands gender issues. Most don't have a clue, especially the religious counselors. It seems that the older women seem to know the most about the subject and are more openminded than most.