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My wife and I have a son - he's three. We have very traditional roles around the house. I work. She stays home. This is all by choice and not because (I hope!) I'm supposed to be the MAN of the house or something.
Our little guy is very into his stuffed animals. He has a boatload of them. I was never into stuffed toys when I was little. For whatever reason, all of them are female. He gives them girls names and refers to them all as "she." When anyone calls one of them "he," my son will correct them. It's a SHE!
My first instinct about this behavior was that he's either gay or super-mega-ultra hetero (because he wants to surround himself with women all the time).
In reality, it's more likely that it's because he's three and lots of things little tots do or don't do doesn't necessarily mean anything one way or another. One thing I've learned with my three year old is that just about everything is a phase. Sooner or later (and usually very abruptly) one behavior or another will cease and that will be the end. And on comes a new behavior or routine.
To me, that's just what kids do. I'll drive myself crazy trying to analize every decision he makes. But lots of the time I can't help it. Parenting can drive you nuts like that sometimes.
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