"Normal"

Society has 

such a big 

influence on us 

as it 

pushes its ideals 

on the people, 

setting the rules 

of being 

"normal" 

in stone, 

but when we 

teach our children 

and family 

that those rules 

don't exist, 

we're taking 

one more step forward 

into a better future.

We had an interesting class discussion today about Storm, the child being raised genderless. Instead of the parents saying whether Storm is a boy or a girl, they're letting Storm decide for him/herself. This way, Storm is not constricted to what others feel is appropriate for that gender, but to do whatever (s)he wants. Thus, the parents are breaking down the rules society put on us unknowingly: that boys should wear blue and play with cars and dinosaur while girls should wear pink and play with Barbies and dolls. My class was pretty divided about their feelings of how the parents are raising Storm. What do you think? Check out the link for the article about Storm: http://www.thestar.com/article/995112