The child has joined the football team. This has sparked another wave of kids in her class asking her what gender she is. It's very annoying
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This happened coz she's the only girl to go with trousers for uniform & coz she likes video games & coding too.
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Always feels like it reinforces the norms it says it wants to stop perpetuating, to me.
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The kids don't want to stop perpetuating them, tbh.
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Most children actively promote gender stereotypes and reinforce them, they feel comfortable in them, like adults but more so.
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So tough for those that don’t comply with the stereotype though. Your daughter sounds pretty resilient with it though?
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Absolutely. She doesn't care. She has good friends and her group includes a girl working out if she's lesbian or trans with no-one caring.
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