Toys shouldn't be labeled as for any specific gender. Growing up a lot of people thought I shouldn't play video games because they were 'for boys', and that girls shouldn't play them. My little brother played with my barbies a lot. What is Josh Feuerstein afraid of? That boys who play with dolls will learn to respect women? That they'll become gay? As if being 'gay' is a bad thing. Besides, I think I'd be more 'worried' about someone 'becoming' gay if they were a boy playing with a shirtless GI Joe with all those muscles and.... where was I again? Oh right. Shirtless G.I. Joe.
A good parent accepts their child for who they are, not for what their religious beliefs state they should be. A good parent buys toys for their kids that they want, not based on what is expected of their gender. A good parent doesn't shun their child because they are transgendered or gay. They're supportive.
My uncle had a friend who had a daughter that was transgendered. He didn't support the idea that she was a girl, and eventually it led to her killing herself. And it was the one thing he regretted more than anything in the world. A friend of mine is a Lesbian, and her parents sent her to one of those "pray away the gay' camps, and afterwards regretted it. Thankfully she didn't kill herself, but she did consider it. A parent should love their child no matter what. I say this as a mother, as a teacher, and as a daughter. If you can't accept that your son likes playing with barbies, then the problem is probably with you, and not with him. Just my two cents.
A good parent accepts their child for who they are, not for what their religious beliefs state they should be. A good parent buys toys for their kids that they want, not based on what is expected of their gender. A good parent doesn't shun their child because they are transgendered or gay. They're supportive.
My uncle had a friend who had a daughter that was transgendered. He didn't support the idea that she was a girl, and eventually it led to her killing herself. And it was the one thing he regretted more than anything in the world. A friend of mine is a Lesbian, and her parents sent her to one of those "pray away the gay' camps, and afterwards regretted it. Thankfully she didn't kill herself, but she did consider it. A parent should love their child no matter what. I say this as a mother, as a teacher, and as a daughter. If you can't accept that your son likes playing with barbies, then the problem is probably with you, and not with him. Just my two cents.