They Just Seem To Know..?

[Guest SuperKali]

So, I'm only out to 3 people in my personal life. 1 is my ex-wife. The other two are close friends. Anyway, my ex and I never talked about it in front of our son, and she insists that she never told anyone while he was around.

To get to the point, the other day we were at my moms house, and he was calling the dog a good girl. My mom corrected him. He's a boy. So then she asks him if he is a boy or a girl, he says boy. She asks him if she is a boy or a girl, he says girl. Then she says "is daddy a boy or a girl?" he immediately responds with "daddy is like a girl"

I don't dress female or look female and I never thought my attitude was particularly female, but to my 4 year old son I am like a girl. Needless to say I was thrilled by my childs observation. My mom didn't know what to say.

I bring this up because this is not the first time I've heard this of me from a young child. So my question is, has anyone else had a young person seem to just "know"?

[Guest Donna Jean]

Hmmmm...

Kali......

That is quite cool......

But, you know that kids are honest and open...and often they call 'em like they see 'em!

LOL...that was neat......

HUGGS!

Donna Jean

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Children see through innocent eyes.

Lizzy

[Guest i is Sam :-)]

do you have long hair?

[Guest SuperKali]

I haven't wore my hair long since he was very young. (6 months) I'm done trying to fit a male role though so I'm growing it out again. It is still short though.

[Guest Katrina Reann]

Children may not understand everything but they often have insight into things that many adults simply don't have. And I think that is because they are very open and keep things simple. And often we don't realize just how many masculine or feminine traits we have because they are so much a part of us. It can be the way we sit, how we hold a cup of coffee or tea when drinking it, stance when we stand, general posture, or even a general wave of the hand. I know before I came out to a couple of friends that had mentioned to me that I had a lot of feminine traits and at the time I was trying very hard to hide them from everyone. They also said the way I handled certain situations and reacted to certain things was more along the line of how a girl would handle those situations. My reply to them was I guess it is just all in my make up...lol...When I did come out to them they said it was a surprise but not a shocking one. Although they have never seen me as Katrina, we are still friends and talk often on the phone.

So those around us may not know or even suspect, but they have probably seen something at one time or another. And no matter how hard we try to hide our feminine or masculine traits sometimes they are so much a part of us that come out on their own because it is natural. As they say gender is not between the legs, it is between the ears and our general make up....for mtf's it is also in literal make up and how we apply it...lol.

Anyway that is neat that your son can see that in you at such a young age....Huggsss

[Sally]

Oh, yes, definitely!

When a mother walks by carrying a small child, all of the other salesmen wave and smile at the child and they duck their heads toward their mother - I wave and they turn toward me, smile and start to reach out for me - they just know.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Angelgrlsue]

Hmm, I don't know if this is the same but my 15 year old son tends to call me mom at times, I am not out to him. He used to call me mom alot when he was younger. Just last week he called me mom.

Suzie