Today, two of my preschoolers were doing what they do best. Playing! They had been randomly dressing up, first with a sling for the doll, then a colorful vest, then a silk around the head. During this, one said, "hey, let's get married," the other responded "yeah." They proceeded to really go all out, silk after silk layered on, hats, necklaces. Then went into the bathroom where they held their ceremony.
One approach would be to say. "Girls, only girls and BOYS can get married." Yes, this would be old fashioned, conservative, how about UNREALISTIC. Would they get confused, since they have friends and family who are same sex, married, raising kids. Well, one would think so, in fact wouldn't it be more true to just let them play their getting married game and leave it at that. Well that's what I did and they lived happily ever after...
1 comment:
Awwww...I love it seeeester!
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