When my kiddo went to kindergarten there was a girl in his class, Brianna* and she would chase the boys, pick on the boys, beat on the boys if they got caught, typical girl/boy play. She was certainly a tomboy, always wore shorts, had shorter hair and very rough and tumble.
She was held back after kindergarten, because of some disciplinary problems, and my kiddo moved on to first grade...I saw her a few times that year, she had even shorter hair, and wore boy clothes.
Well this year they play on the same playground again, and when I went to go drop off my kiddo this week A kid ran up to him and slapped his back pack out of his hands and took off! So I asked my kid "who was that?"
"Brian*."
"Oh...looks like Brianna's brother."
"No, he used to be Brianna, but it's Brian now."
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Confused, I went to go talk with a teach who is a close friend of mine, and before you all say she shouldn't have told me this...I know she shouldn't have...but she did;
The mom changed Brianna's* sex in the paperwork for her class, changed the name to Brian* and cut her hair like a boys, and dressed her in boy clothes.
K, so this upsets me a wee bit. I understand that maybe Brianna really does feel more comfortable this way...for now. But what about down the road? Highschool, shoot even middle school, kids are cruel and can be viscious. While I am not one to say anyone should pretend to be something they are not, I would worry about my childs safety at this point! And doesn't chasing boys and teasing them and picking on them say something about her mind set....hmmm...
Or maybe I'm looking at it wrong. Anyway, what do you all think?



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