Comment on Discussion Thread đ Saturday 26 July 2025
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠agoBeing a non-girly girl, I relate to a lot of a the comments below. I was a tomboy and not into girly things. I didnât fit in with most other girls (but reckon a touch of the tism didnât help with that). Puberty sucked and there was a lot of body shaming in my family, so that didnât help, either.
When my kid was in year 5/6 a big topic of conversation with him & his classmates was sexual identity, and they spent heaps of time discussing and analysing what their identities and preferences were. I was a bit surprised that it all came up so early (would have thought it was more teenage stuff, but clearly idk).
These things are out in the open and talked about a lot more now, so I reckon kids have more leeway to explore different aspects of their identities, which is so much healthier than denying or suppressing them like in the past. Iâve found as a parent, it can be challenging when things come up that I didnât expect or hadnât considered - itâs definitely taken me some time to get my head around some things.
I just want to say youâre an amazing parent, Peeler, and youâre doing a wonderful job with your kids.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
It is a lot better that they can discuss things more openly now, and they know so much more than I did and at a younger age too (Elder had a friend in primary school, at around grade 5 iirc, who knew they were pansexual and I had to ask him what it meant⌠even Miniest in grade 3 knew lol). They talk about it a lot more than I thought they would too, and certainly with more accurate knowledge than I and my peers did thatâs for sure!