Comments on: My son, the cross-dresser http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-son-the-cross-dresser/ The Marketplace of Ideas Thu, 23 May 2013 00:13:49 +0300 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Miriam Erez http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-son-the-cross-dresser/#comment-124548 Miriam Erez Sat, 11 May 2013 00:11:15 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=63174#comment-124548 So supposing Hebrew is sexist. What exactly are we supposed to do? I raised three feminist daughters here. It can be done.

]]> By: Miriam Erez http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-son-the-cross-dresser/#comment-124546 Miriam Erez Sat, 11 May 2013 00:06:08 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=63174#comment-124546 You and your son are both courageous. Awesome. Keep the faith.

]]> By: Jason Johnson http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-son-the-cross-dresser/#comment-50948 Jason Johnson Sun, 23 Sep 2012 13:13:10 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=63174#comment-50948 People who think ballet classes for men is feminine have clearly never taken a men's ballet class… to say nothing of a women's pointe class! Not that it should matter.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-son-the-cross-dresser/#comment-49676 Anonymous Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:44:45 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=63174#comment-49676 My 6 year-old son wanted to take his newly acquired fairy wings to school today but the school doesn't like anything coming in from home. If school policy allowed it, I would think nothing of him taking in his treasure. Yesterday he wore one green and one pink knee sock. He is awesome.

]]> By: Poppy Ann Lynagh-Smith http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-son-the-cross-dresser/#comment-49080 Poppy Ann Lynagh-Smith Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:10:36 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=63174#comment-49080 well done its a pity more parents are not like you, if a boy wants to wear a dress or play with dolls or a girl wants to wear overalls and wants to play with a construction set then let them it will do them no harm and most likley help them understand what the other sex is like

]]> By: Men's Skirts http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-son-the-cross-dresser/#comment-48808 Men's Skirts Fri, 14 Sep 2012 02:23:08 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=63174#comment-48808 http://www.facebook.com/mensskirts

]]> By: Minda Martin Zwerin http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-son-the-cross-dresser/#comment-48576 Minda Martin Zwerin Thu, 13 Sep 2012 05:00:52 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=63174#comment-48576 Sarah, you continue to be awesome!

]]> By: Cheryl Levine http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-son-the-cross-dresser/#comment-48562 Cheryl Levine Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:14:09 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=63174#comment-48562 So he's going to be an artist or some other creative career :) He's still at an age where "gender roles" don't matter … good for you for encouraging him to be himself and just have fun.

]]> By: Devo Sandberg Kessin http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-son-the-cross-dresser/#comment-48358 Devo Sandberg Kessin Wed, 12 Sep 2012 05:47:11 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=63174#comment-48358 My 3 1/2 year old son LOVES getting a manicure from his sister. At some point he and I were in the pharmacy and he made a beeline for the nail polish displays… and refused to leave the store until I bought him a bottle. For 10NIS and the light mauve, it wasn't worth the fight. And when we got home he presented his hands to me, fingers splayed and watched patiently as I painted his nails… and then wandered around the house with his hands out in front, fingers splayed as the polish dried.

]]> By: Kate Akiko Brody Nachman http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-son-the-cross-dresser/#comment-48092 Kate Akiko Brody Nachman Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:13:45 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=63174#comment-48092 All 3 of my girls have been in and out (and back in) of the tutu phase and have each had at least one male friend who wanted to try on some of their girliest stuff including the best twirling items and the plastic princess heels that make a satisfying clickety clack sound on the floor when you walk. This was mostly true when they had toddler friends and we met a few parents who expressed displeasure that their boys wanted this or that we allowed it, but most of the parents just smiled, shared the pictures with their friends, and accepted this as normal toddler behavior that may or may not have anything do with eventual gender or sexual identity but so what. When my kids were these ages we lived in New England, not Jerusalem, so I can't compare.

]]> By: Sarah Tuttle-Singer http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-son-the-cross-dresser/#comment-47968 Sarah Tuttle-Singer Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:17:05 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=63174#comment-47968 Thanks, Sara and Kate! :)

]]> By: Kate Akiko Brody Nachman http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-son-the-cross-dresser/#comment-47798 Kate Akiko Brody Nachman Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:20:25 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=63174#comment-47798 Good for this mom for letting her son dress how he wants, and supporting him even knowing that others won't "get it."

]]> By: Sara Halevi http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-son-the-cross-dresser/#comment-47794 Sara Halevi Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:13:41 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=63174#comment-47794 For those of you who remember when one of my children dressed in Spiderman clothes for a year…

]]> By: Sara Halevi http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-son-the-cross-dresser/#comment-47782 Sara Halevi Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:59:48 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=63174#comment-47782 Spectacular! It is a sound tribute to your parenting skills that he is so secure. Brava!

]]> By: Les Legato http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-son-the-cross-dresser/#comment-47670 Les Legato Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:41:34 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=63174#comment-47670 You're a foul-mouthed moron. 2 and 1/2 year old children aren't supposed to make choices, they are to be taught by example and by parents' decisions for them, including their gender roles.. If your child wanted to eat dog-shit-flavored chocolate all day and stomp on kittens you would "let him explore"?

You're a disgrace as a parent and should have your children taken from you, and then deported to France where you belong.

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