-=- I have been thinking about this, but i am struggling with this statement -=- Don't struggle. Relax. :-) Read a little, try a little, wait a while, watch. Don't puzzle over and struggle with

<<I think people who were criticized for their words as children are letting their own sensitivities color what's written here. <<If it's "not okay" to say something unkind, do you really think it

>>Having only one right response seems limiting to me. Having only the option of being nice seems suffocating to me. Perhaps that is what your son is sad about. Not that he's not being nice, but

*** sounds like a lot of pressure on a young soul to only EVER be kind and sweet *** I think people who were criticized for their words as children are letting their own sensitivities color what's

 -=- sounds like a lot of pressure on a young soul to only EVERbe kind and sweet...in other words, to NEVER make a mistake. That doesn't soundhealthy to me, either. -=- I was having thoughts

 -=- I believe that there are more than two genders and alsothat there are endless gender "presentations". -=- This is a subject I've been pondering about. I have chickens. Acouple of years

On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 10:16 PM, jonathan.ford61@... [AlwaysLearning] <AlwaysLearning@...> wrote: A three year old female-bodied child may adamantly claim they are a boy

I was a very serious college student, mostly because of abject poverty and being desperately tired all of the time because of working at least one job and going to college full time. Then I went into

People wonder if unschooled kids would ever choose to do something unpleasant, that they don't particularly want to do, but that needs to be done. I have a story from today that might be encouraging

I'm quite in sympathy with the perspective you've shared, Karen. It sounds like we had similar experiences growing up. I was a highly sensitive, conscience-driven child, a real people pleaser and

I would support my child and help them be who they are, transgender or not, gay or not, straight or not, or anything in between. And if that meant seeking the advice of medical professionals, I would

In the chat on Wednesay the 15th, we were talking about words that can cause problems. We were discussing "just." I want to take a tangent, thought, from something I wrote: Sandra Dodd: So treating

6 pm Central Time tonight on MTV. vicki

Friday night, October 17: http://www.logotv.com/shows/laverne_cox_presents_the_t_word/series.jhtml http://www.mtv.com/news/1934064/laverne-cox-presents-the-t-word-documentary-premiere/ Laverne Cox

++++++ Yes, I meant still more, even more, possibly even way more!. Using a laptop keyboard which requires typing corrections about every third word. Glad you let me clarify. ++++ Activists are

<< Typically, young children are not put on "hormones", per se. They are put on something more akin to hormone-blockers. This is, almost universally, considered a better option if there's any

-=-We do not allow preteens or young teens the power of consent for sex; I think hormones or surgery have any more extensive lifelong effects. -=- Did you mean "have even more extensive lifelong

-=- It was inspired by this morning's "Just Add Light and Stir" entry: http://justaddlightandstir.blogspot.com/2014/10/listening-and-safety.html _________________ I'm really sorry! That WAS "this

I think that "living as a different gender" is very different that taking powerful chemicals or doing irreversible surgery. I would like to see more communities working to be accepting of various

-=- I know for Ethan, he will laugh and laugh at the antics of characters he would never (or at least very rarely) attempt to imitate.-=- In the ancient days, when homeschooling was first discussed