To all those who just don't get it!

*Scenerio for you* If a child was going into school as a boy (say 8 year old) let's call him Sam. Then say six months later he turned around and said he wanted to dress as a girl and be called Sarah. All his friends and peers have ONLY ever known him as Sam. Now you tell me how a school/ teachers then explain that to a classroom of 30+ children who are 7/8 years old? Then to a school of say 600 children who have 4/5 years olds in reception? WITHOUT causing confusion??? Love to hear how anyone here questioning my concerns, would tackle that situation to ensure EVERY child can FULLY understand how, why, Sam has changed!?

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itsok · 31-35, F

My sister in elementary school decided to change her name in the middle of a school year. Not legally, she just wanted to go by a different name. Her teacher immediately accepted it and so did everyone in her class, calling her by a different name. At the beginning of the following year the teacher sent home a letter asking what name she wanted to go by that year. It didn’t seem to be a huge deal.
My brother, in elementary school, was friends with someone for years thinking they were a boy, before he found out she was a girl. No meltdown ensued.
I don’t think there would be much confusion on the kids’ part. As someone who has been around a lot of kids, the younger they are, the less they seem to care about things like that.

SUPERVlXEN · F

@itsok
Exactly, wonderful examples of how an issue is a non-issue unless adults want to make it a huge issue.