I wanted to include the article I read about this couple’s decision to keep the gender of their third child a secret for those of you who haven’t heard or read about this strange story.
Like everyone, I have an opinion and the more I read, the more I can confirm these people are certifiably insane. The story becomes more ridiculous as it goes on and is difficult for many of us, especially parents to understand.
1) “Witterick practices unschooling, an offshoot of home-schooling centred on the belief that learning should be driven by a child’s curiosity. There are no report cards, no textbooks and no tests. For unschoolers, learning is about exploring and asking questions, “not something that happens by rote from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays in a building with a group of same-age people, planned, implemented and assessed by someone else,” says Witterick.”
When I read the father was a school teacher I was thoroughly shocked for a number of reasons. The first was that they were teachers and not professional grow-op scouts and the second was that school teachers would opt for “unschooling” with regards to educating their own kids. Can anyone spell c-r-a-z-y? My kids can, because they go to school.
2) Why not teach kids to be proud of who they are? Right out of that underwater home birth gate? Being proud of who you are includes ALL of you, including genetalia.
3) If you take issue with people saying, “What a big, strong boy” you should know, that’s not an insult to you or your child. Be thankful they didn’t say, “Wow, your rather androgynous looking child seems awfully angry and confused about the world.”
4) Storm is a boy’s name.
5) The older siblings will blab and quickly cough up Storm’s identity. My kids would give up our house alarm code for an already chewed piece of gum. Maybe that’s a girl thing.
6) Is it because this is your third child you felt entitled to mess with him? Two in the bag so let’s have a little fun?
7) The very thing you wanted to keep quiet has consumed the internet. You have certainly come out in a very public way with this very private issue and now more than ever, people want to know the gender of your child more than any other child within 1000 kms.
8) The parents grew up listening to Free To Be You and Me. So did I but I can’t blame Marlo Thomas and friends for every bad parenting decision I make.
9) Has anyone other than the “ungraduating” class of 2011 come out in support of this irresponsible parenting decision?
“The boys are encouraged to challenge how they’re expected to look and act based on their sex.” By wearing pink dresses and wearing their long hair in braids? This isn’t necessarily challenging so much as it is cross dressing.
