We're Raising Our Kids With No Gender | MY EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY

A THROUPLE are bringing up their two-year-old baby as 'theyby', a term that refers to gender neutral parenting where the baby isn't outwardly identified by its parents as either a boy or a girl. Baby Sparrow follows in the footsetps of their 10-year-old sibling, Hazel, who was initially brought up as a girl but came out themselves as non-binary aged just four. Hazel and Sparrow are looked after by three parent figures: Ari, Gwendolyn and Brynnifer, who themselves are either non-binary and/or transgender. While the family, from Orlando, Florida, lives within a supportive community, online critics have argued it’s no wonder the children are ‘confused’ about their gender.

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[Synaptic_Response]

Hiding the like/dislike ratio is a clear sign this is wildly unpopular.

[burdeo]

“We don’t care about gender, it’s not a big deal in our lives” while also simultaneously making it the biggest deal in their lives.

[KayGrier]

For people who don’t care about gender, they are bringing a lot of attention to it

[joyoinkenberry]

Why isn’t anyone pointing out the fact that these children are barely educated? They spend less than two hours doing basically whatever they want.

[yearsago]

They are so open minded that their brains fell out.

[yellowswagmuffin]

Please do a “where are they now” series of all these folks in like 10 years

[tylermanuel]

All kids deserve parents, but not all parents deserve kids..

[patriottherapist]

They are raising their kids the way they wished they themselves would have been raised. The problem is these kids are NOT them. You can't rewrite history with different kids.

[mustleavenyc]

They, “don’t care about gender?“ They are literally obsessed with it.

[EliasVergsen]

One of the most dangerous things a parent can do is try to live their life through the children they have.

[All.For.You.Lord.]

This should be illegal. It's child abuse.

[whatiknowis]

we asked the kids if they wanted to go to school they said no. as would any kid in the history of ever.

[Linda-egwo]

I was a complete tomboy growing up, climbing trees, playing with matchbox cars, building Lincoln logs, racing bicycles, and still loved dolls, etc. I had younger brothers closer to my age with older sisters. After puberty, I loved looking sexy, but classy, dresses with heals, hair done, makeup on, pure woman. What you are as a child has nothing to do with anything. It's the exposure, types of toys, the other childrens interests, brothers and sisters. I think most people are a mix of both that eventually settle into who they are as adults. We never placed "concern" over being male or female. People need to quit worrying about it and let their kids be who they are. Causing worry and self-doubt just confuses them more. They become stressed thinking they have to make an adult decision that they have difficulty growing into themselves. What you carry in your heart and soul are the most important things to instill.

[kristun]

You're just forcing them to be genderless. How's that any different from assigning kids gender at birth?

[astonville]

You can still raise a girl or a boy without actually forcing them to follow gender stereotypes. Raise a girl, if she was interested in cars as an example, then let her. You don’t have to change her gender.

[RJ-hens]

So they're labeling their kids in an attempt to not label them?

[Salwerth]

In trying not to force a lifestyle on their kids, they force a lifestyle on their kids.

[danielbaker]

Ruin your kids lifes without saying it.

[filips]

"I want to look and dress like a girl (and am one), but she/her pronouns don't fit me" is 100% not something a 10 year old comes up with on their own.

[BeerusTVDB]

This is the scariest thing I think I've ever seen. As someone who was abused as a child this looks like child abuse to me