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RE: The Social Birds & the Bees: The socialization of gender, a toy store ethnography
Yeah, it sounds more like you have the idea that @porcheberry has mentioned. Identifying with non-binary is more than just defying social norms, but more about not relating with any concept of male or female. It sounds like you had a wonderful set of parents to give you a great set of supports to develop into a bright shining star. I think it's highly important to treat everyone like a person, especially children! Our impact on children is HUGE, even during short exposures.
There is an incredible book called the body keeps the score. I think I might have told you about this to 4. It really goes into the impact of parents and adults on children and how it impacts our entire lives on a level that goes far beyond anything I could have ever imagined. It actually made me realise that people from damaged families and damaged relationships need therapy and education to help them be better parents and probably the parents that they would like to be but can't because of past trauma. Even though we are talking about the socialization of gender here, I feel that if we were to really change the world we would provide support for families. You could have a real cultural shift . Because in the end when you treat people with love and respect as the primary motivator for how we relate to people none of these definitions even matter. I don't know I probably have gone a bit of track yes LOL
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