25-01-2014, 07:21 PM
Clara, so eloquently stated.
Okay, ladies, we are now officially in the deep end of the pool... The question today is, how much (or little) did the women who were in your life shape your sexual and gender orientation?
I grew up with 4 very strong, loving, caring and smart women: Mother, maternal grandmother, 2 sisters (biological, sorry CK!
). My sisters were 9 and 11 when I was born, so as I have said my entire life, it was like a grew up with 4 mothers... not only was I the "baby" and only boy in my immediate family, I was the youngest of 16 grandchildren Nana's. As one of my exes said, I was the "golden child," and as one of my therapists put it so succinctly, "you never had a chance!"
Needless to say, my attitudes and view of women was immensely influenced by them, but will not bore you with the stories, only wanted to share with you my frame of reference.
Apologies, Samantha, didn't mean to hijack the thread, just thought this was an appropriate addition to the who gender identity discussion.
Hugs,
LL (The Phoenix!)
Okay, ladies, we are now officially in the deep end of the pool... The question today is, how much (or little) did the women who were in your life shape your sexual and gender orientation?
I grew up with 4 very strong, loving, caring and smart women: Mother, maternal grandmother, 2 sisters (biological, sorry CK!
). My sisters were 9 and 11 when I was born, so as I have said my entire life, it was like a grew up with 4 mothers... not only was I the "baby" and only boy in my immediate family, I was the youngest of 16 grandchildren Nana's. As one of my exes said, I was the "golden child," and as one of my therapists put it so succinctly, "you never had a chance!"Needless to say, my attitudes and view of women was immensely influenced by them, but will not bore you with the stories, only wanted to share with you my frame of reference.
Apologies, Samantha, didn't mean to hijack the thread, just thought this was an appropriate addition to the who gender identity discussion.
Hugs,
LL (The Phoenix!)