Good Parenting: Exhibit 1 (overheard at work today)
6-year old: "Mommy, why is that man dressed like a lady?
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Mother: "That is a lady. She was just born with the wrong body. "
6-year old: "How did that happen? "
Mother: "Nobody really knows. But she's working to fix it, and that's what's important. "
6-year old: "Okay! *runs up to obviously self-conscious woman* "
6-year old: "Hey! Miss! "
Lady: "...yes? "
6-year old: "You look really pretty in your skirt! "
Lady: "Thank you! "
Mother: "That is a lady. She was just born with the wrong body. "
6-year old: "How did that happen? "
Mother: "Nobody really knows. But she's working to fix it, and that's what's important. "
6-year old: "Okay! *runs up to obviously self-conscious woman* "
6-year old: "Hey! Miss! "
Lady: "...yes? "
6-year old: "You look really pretty in your skirt! "
Lady: "Thank you! "
