Week four

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A few things really stuck out to me in class this week. We talked about homosexuality which can be really controversial but for me it just helped me be more understanding of other’s feelings and thoughts. It also helped me know how to be a better parent. We talked a little about raising children according to their gender and being understanding of their needs as a child. We were told of an experience where some parents were really concerned that their little boy was playing with Barbies and thought he might end up gay. They went to a therapist wondering what they could do for him. The father was encouraged to play Barbies with his son but allow the boy to be Ken and he be Barbie. It would allow them to spend time together and for the dad to be an example that the boy could emulate with his Ken doll. The little grew up to be an amazing young man and he and his father had an extremely close relationship. He also ended up not being gay. They realized that what he played with didn’t determine who he was. He was influenced by the love and examples of his parents. So often we get carried away in the things that don’t really matter and forget the ones that do.