Markus Bones
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Nix Whittaker 🇳🇿 :
I can't tell the gender of babies and usually call them gender neutral terms.
2026-08-25 18:31:27
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Crispin :
It’s obviously still uncommon to do this but I’m dead at how many people think you invented this lmao
2026-08-25 15:06:29
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Izzy 📚🥾🇨🇦 :
To people saying it affects how kids are treated, just wanna offer an anecdote: I coached soccer and had a kid in one of my 6-8 age groups who was raised like this and had started affirming their gender by this age, none of the other kids questioned it. At all. They got into fights like normal kids, never about this child’s gender. It was such a non-issue.
2026-08-25 20:06:22
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kmc7 :
Did other people gender your older kid before they shared their gender with you? I imagine it would be almost impossible to escape them being gendered by others?
2026-08-25 17:20:41
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Steffi 🇨🇦🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 :
Anecdote: When my little brother was a baby, he had lovely silky curls and beautiful big brown eyes. Often, people would just assume he was a girl, and say "oh, she's so beautiful!" or other gendered compliments. My mom, in 1979, would just smile and say, "thank you", never correcting them...because a baby's gender DOESN'T MATTER, especially to strangers.
2026-08-27 16:44:15
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Eli Rose :
i always used female terms with my 4 year old AFAB child, but when they learned about gender at all, they learned I am enby and that it doesn't matter. they will tell me what they feel like whenever it comes up. usually they say they are a boy/girl. the other day they were only a boy. it's all completely normal and wonderful that they can explore this safely!
2026-08-25 20:51:18
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QuesySusiee🇨🇦 :
I completely understand using general neutral terms in regards to their gender. However, I have a question do you ever discuss different genders? Like how do they know the different genders to be able to identify their gender?
2026-08-25 20:06:30
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Em¿Sylvie 🏳️🌈 :
As a child/teenager, I would have been glad if my parents hadn't determined my gender for the sake of my anatomy
2026-08-25 19:54:45
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75yardsa :
This is literally a skit on Portlandia I cannot 🤣🤣🤣
2026-08-27 00:35:05
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King :
My friend has been raising their kid this way! Yknow, it's confusing to me that there's people obsessed with children's genitals, OTHER people's children's genitals in this way. Well... it's not that shocking really, but like... yeah, they raise their kid without enforced gender roles and suddenly EVERYBODY gotta know what's in that kid's diaper.
2026-08-27 14:58:02
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t.t.goins :
These people just need to learn to mind their own parenthood and not be werid towards you for choosing something slightly different that’s full of love
2026-08-28 20:35:32
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Thisisalison :
Hey Markus, I've seen you IRL twice and I'm always too scared to say hi. I wish I had been brave enough to raise gender neutral kids, but I do have a gener fluid kid. And I think you're super cool. I wish I could be the advocate you are!! Hope it stays chill here for you and the famjam
2026-09-07 01:20:33
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babzworks 🍉🏳️🌈🇨🇦 :
My oldest child I dressed them in stage appropriate clothes. Sleepers in infancy. Pants during the crawling stage. Dresses once they could walk. Then back to pants/shorts. In-laws were very angry. (Fun fact, kid still identifies as gender at birth into their double digits)
2026-08-26 23:45:35
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moonbeamboi :
All i can add is i regret telling people the gender of my baby.
2026-08-25 14:42:38
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Ricki :
When I was a child I would refer to most people as "they" or "them" and I'm assuming the same people who were irrationally mad because "there is only one person, you need to say SHE/HE is over" are the same people who get upset over this. My oldest niece was born when I was 7, and the nurse brought her out in a blanket asked me "what do you think it is?" And I said "a baby" as they uncovered her to show me a naked and said "a girl", until that moment I didn't even fully grasp gender, especially for a baby.
2026-08-26 00:09:47
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Jan Bowes Ramsey :
Absolutely love how you educate, but don’t judge.
2026-08-25 15:59:35
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El :
I’m so curious. Because of how gender neutral you raised your babies did that result in people gendering them with both binary genders when you were out in public, or did people consistently gender them in a specific way? (Coming from a trans person who is curious about public perception)
2026-08-25 23:45:59
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Jackie :
I think this is awesome and I hope in the future more people do it this way (I wanted to but I didn’t have the support to do this with my kids)
2026-08-25 15:03:26
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Alyssa🏳️🌈 :
Why do ppl care what you do with YOUR kid 😭
2026-08-26 14:32:33
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ƙׁׅ-ᝯׁ֒ᨵׁׅׅժׁׅ݊ᨮׁׅ֮♿︎ 🇨🇩🇵🇸 :
I genuinly dont understand why people are mad at this abd call this indoctranation but not letting your kid plat with dolls because it "makes him a sissy" isnt 🤦♀️
2026-08-25 23:09:53
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Kai :
I don't entirely agree with it, but I still think it's cool and totally fine. i think people care too much about other peoples lives
2026-08-25 14:34:38
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Winny💞 :
also it might not be for everyone but it works for you.
2026-08-27 00:02:09
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rainbow.fawn :
yes, wonderful! i had a discussion with two of my friends about this like 6 years ago. it’s up to that specific person what they define as. 💙 they couldn’t get that sex and gender are different
2026-08-25 18:25:07
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Deanna :
People are always going to have an opinion on other people's parenting, it doesn't matter what you do really. Personally I have raised my child with the default gender but toys, clothes ect do not have a gender. Nothing is for boys and nothing is for girls and I fully plan to discuss gender with him in an age appropriate way as he grows. That's the way I've chosen to parent but I wouldn't judge others for the way they choose to discuss it.
2026-08-25 14:50:38
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Ange :
I like this! I love that you and your coparents have used critical thinking and thoughtful communication to decide upon what's best for your children 🩷 whether this works for others or not is up to each respective family!
2026-08-26 08:02:19
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