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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:00 AM

The baby's a...we're not telling!

Parents of 2-year-old refuse to reveal child's gender
Katharine Mieszkowski

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  • Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:28 PM

    Gender Roles

    While it may seem wonderful to let the child choose his/her own gender role, what if the kid does what nearly every other child does and find one that suits the biology that matches? Poor kid'll be years behind, just as someone who changes might be. Seems like this is just creating a confused kid by guarantee rather than chance.

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