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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

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  • Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:30 PM

    yay!

    Whenever people ask me what gender I am, I ask why they feel they have the right to know about my genitals. Parents who rightfully refuse to share details about their child's genitals with anyone FTW!!!

    @Rebecca White:

    You make an extremely interesting point that will be exciting to find out about as this story unfolds, but I want to take issue with:

    "Perhaps not. It's too bad a real human being has to be experimented on to find out, but I certainly do hope for the best for the little person."

    Every real human being is an experiment for its parents. We might be born with instincts, but that doesn't translate into knowing how to be a good parent, especially in such a complex society.

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