His gender was secondary to the pure joy on his little face.
. He brought the fabulous, poofy thing over to me with young determination and made a bunch of animal-like grunting sounds. Then he bowed his head, which is the surefire sign that he’s ready to stick something new on.I immediately placed the dress over him, straightened it out, and watched with a smile as he gently and happily twirled around. While my son sashayed across the room, the last thing on my mind was seeing.
Growing up, I was fascinated with clothes traditionally worn by boys and went through a substantial phase of wearing them. I’d pull my hair back in a ponytail, put on my favorite baseball cap, and dig around for hours in the mud looking for bugs. I was in my happy place during those times, knowing full well that the world didn’t exactly agree with my desire to dress like my little brother.
As I grew up, I believed that the only way to exist as a woman was to look like the ones I saw in the media. The thin-bodied, makeup-laden, straight white females who graced the pages of magazines I loved taught me that to go against the grain would be a terrible failing on my part. And so, I became exactly what I saw. I pretended I wasn’t bisexual, I wore makeup all the damn time, and I went to dangerous lengths to keep myself skinny.
Bella’s always been the type of kid who walks to the beat of her own drum, and this has been a huge source of inspiration for the late-blooming societal rebel in me. We’ve had many fun shopping trips that have involved going into both the boys and girls sections of Target, and we’ve occasionally left the store with clothes solely designed for men.
We have to let go of any expectations we may have had about who we thought they’d turn out to be. Because when we do, we miss out on their undeniable magic and even worse, we risk totally dimming it.. My husband and I still love watching him dance around in them. Whether or not this means that my son will explore his gender identity in new ways as he grows, I don’t know. What I do know is that, loyally support him, and unconditionally accept whoever he wants to be no matter what.
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