how do you feel about this? Options

[Melie]

i was watching this show taboo on national geographic, and it was talking about the taboos of sex changes.

now, recently a pregnant man just gave birth to a little girl. (the man was born a woman, married another woman but because the wife had a hysterectomy, he was the one that carried and birthed the child).

how do you feel about their need to be accepted in society but still wanting to still conceive a child?

personally, i have a strong disagreement with this. if they want us to accept the fact that they changed their whole appearance and attitude then that i can do. but if a woman who changes into a man, still has her reproductive organs and then wants to conceive a child, i don't agree with. if you want us to accept you as a man, then that's what you are. but i will not accept you for being a woman, who wanted to be a man, and now wants to be a woman and conceive a child, then i feel that they should be a woman again. you can't have both worlds and expect society to accept you as who you are. unless you're a hermaphrodite.

[Melie]

you know, everyone says it doesn't matter but i bet if they were to actually see a man in person who is pregnant, they would more than likely have to tell a friend, talk about them, and even make fun of them. so, i think that something like this is definitely not something a person could just say, "it doesn't bother me" or "if that's what they wanna do then let them".

as a mother myself, it feel a little bit disheartened because at some point when that child grows up, they have a lot of explaining to do when the child asks why was daddy pregnant with them and not mommy.

a surrogate would've been more appropriate then bearing it himself. because of this, it caused publicity and when the child gets older, he/she will be known as the child who's daddy gave birth to.

but, that's just MY opinion.

[The-March-Hare]

you know, everyone says it doesn't matter but i bet if they were to actually see a man in person who is pregnant, they would more than likely have to tell a friend, talk about them, and even make fun of them. so, i think that something like this is definitely not something a person could just say, "it doesn't bother me" or "if that's what they wanna do then let them".

as a mother myself, it feel a little bit disheartened because at some point when that child grows up, they have a lot of explaining to do when the child asks why was daddy pregnant with them and not mommy.

a surrogate would've been more appropriate then bearing it himself. because of this, it caused publicity and when the child gets older, he/she will be known as the child who's daddy gave birth to.

but, that's just MY opinion.

Parents should never be afraid of having to explain something difficult to their child. That's what you're for.

[Melie]

Parents should never be afraid of having to explain something difficult to their child. That's what you're for.

^sometimes it's easier said than done.

i feel that the parent does have a lot to deal with because they have to explain something so serious that it will make it difficult for the child to understand. but of course get use to it. but i feel for the child because they are too young to understand the whole concept.

[superstitious]

i feel that the parent does have a lot to deal with because they have to explain something so serious that it will make it difficult for the child to understand. but of course get use to it. but i feel for the child because they are too young to understand the whole concept.

Then it is entirely up to the parent to decide when to divulge the whole concept. There are A LOT of subjects that are challenging to absorb as a child. Hell, there's a lot of sujbects that are challenging to absorb as an adult.

If it's something taboo to you, just admit that it's taboo to you. Don't use a child's well being as an excuse for your fear.

(I don't mean that in any type of harsh way)