This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines atHe screamed, he cried and he squirmed. He cooed and he ate and he slept – a little. I looked down at the wiggling infant swaddled in my arms, closed my eyes and breathed in the sweet smell of lavender and milk. I let my thoughts bounce in and out of the weeks and years to come; from rolling out Dr.
All I needed to know about raising a boy I had learned from watching my parents with my brother. Skinned knees, broken windows and loud music must be met with firm but fair discussion. Expect teenage anger, penis jokes and a wardrobe full of expensive sports apparel or stretched out music tees. There would be some lies, late nights and endless worry. I would not be blind as to what was to come.
When the long, mauve-coloured strands of hair began appearing in sink basins, I had already long moved away from worrying about wearing deodorant and graduated to sleepless nights wondering if my son was happy, to his core, and whether or not I could protect him from people who didn’t understand the complexity and beauty of this dangerously spectacular kid.
“Just tell people you’re a boy who likes girl things,” was the depth of our help for many years. The teenage anger I once anticipated arrived – much earlier than it should have and much more purposeful. It wasn’t hormonal or random. It was directed inward or toward anyone that threatened his worth. I was heartbroken by the unhappiness the world had imposed on my son by not making it obvious that he belonged.
Luckily the author came around to her sons way of seeing things. The government, through their school boards and human rights tribunals, could’ve jammed her up for years and given her heartache like she hasn’t experienced yet.
“As special as he is”... lol... your son’s not special, he’s just gay.
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