From the West Australian. (H/T ECM)
Excerpt:
An American boy with lesbian parents is taking hormone blocking treatment to stop him going through puberty as a boy as part of his quest to become a girl.
Thomas Lobel, who calls himself Tammy, wears dresses and lives as a girl.
His lesbian mothers, who adopted him when he was two, have been criticised but say the decision is his.
The Daily Mail reported that Thomas’ parents, Pauline Moreno and Debra Lobel, say he is now much happier.
Thomas liked to read Wonder Woman comic books and play with dolls.
By the age of seven, after threatening genital mutilation on himself, he was diagnosed with gender identity disorder.
“As soon as we let him put on a dress, his personality changed from a very sad kid who sat still, didn’t do much of anything to a very happy little girl who was thrilled to be alive,” Pauline told CNN.
Thomas has now started taking the hormone-blocking drugs.
The hormone-suppressant will postpone the 11-year-old developing broad shoulders, deep voice and facial hair.The diagnosis has been hard to accept for Tammy’s parents, but they insist their sexuality has nothing to do with it.
This reminds me of the story of the gay Duke University official and his adopted son. That was much worse.
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WINTERY KNIGHT 
I’m working on my masters in English (call it worthless, WK, at least C.S. Lewis is on my side) and one thing we study is a discourse analysis. Essentially, it says that the culture you are brought up in plays a major factor in the role you play later in life. Hardcore discourse theorists will put it almost on a deterministic level, but I don’t think it goes that far.
All that to say, why are we surprised by this? A boy is raised by two women and *gasp* he wants to be a woman. Of course he does, the discourse he was raised in is a female discourse. So, he thinks it is normal to be female.
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I love English. I just don’t like the way it is taught on modern university campuses, and that I usually have to join a union to teach it to children.
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Every action has a consequence (s) – it is a multi-faceted law.
While the decision makes for interesting speculation, I seriously doubt what is speculated will be anywhere near the final outcome.
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I live in Canada (where this is slowly becoming normal) and last year my daughter had a little boy in her class that was totally effeminate, if that is the right word. I say that only because the way he acted should be described as an affectation, as it is not really how females behave. The boy was not unaware that his behaviors were unnatural, even at his young age. Once he proclaimed to another boy in the class that he knew “all the ways to act like a girl.” He of course was beat up at school in grade 2 which enraged both of his female guardians (who watched female oriented TV shows with him, sent him dressed to school in purple clothes, and wearing foundation make-up). The whole situation was a constant distraction at school, with the boys not able to associate with him properly, and the girls unable to relate to him. There was class time wasted on lectures about tolerance and general confusion among his peers. My daughter was always concerned that he liked hot pink and was hanging around the girls and that the boys wouldn’t play with him despite all the tolerance indoctrination, but my biggest concern was that this child was being trained to act this way. As a society we wouldn’t tolerate parents who sent their children to school in white coats with hoods, but yet we tolerate this. Everyone is put in a situation where they are watching a child abuse situation occurring in front of their faces and we are supposed to be indifferent in the name of tolerance. This young boy will never be a man because his guardians are playing dress-up with him. The rest of the children are getting the message that certain types of child abuse are tolerated by society. As a christian this is unacceptable (obvious, “Train up a child in the way he shall go.., ” but unacceptable). The bible tells us in Mathew 18:6 that, “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.” The actions of these ‘parents’ are damaging their child’s internal moral compass and my child’s moral compass. Suffice it to say that I had to have a few conversations about justice with my child when she would bring up what seemed unfair. I assured her that the boys who confronted him on his behavior did so naturally as males and that they were the only ones involved that were doing the right thing in truth. I also assured her that what was happening to this child in the larger sense was indeed unfair and that he would have only a more disastrous life in the future if his upbringing could not be addressed. This child, who is already living with the psychological damage of having his masculinity erased, will be an obvious target for predators later on in life. To avoid feelings of victimization he may then become an activist in promoting this lifestyle and contribute to the further damage of innocent lives. Please keep these children in your prayers, society needs to accept that values are absolutes, or many more young souls will be lost.
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“Everyone is put in a situation where they are watching a child abuse situation occurring in front of their faces and we are supposed to be indifferent in the name of tolerance. This young boy will never be a man because his guardians are playing dress-up with him.”
Great observation. I think many parents are also busy having fun and making money… taking time to raise a child with a vision is just too much work.
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“I think many parents are also busy having fun and making money… taking time to raise a child with a vision is just too much work.”
All too true and sad, but the truth isn’t always rainbows and unicorns.
If you tell that to the parents who are more interested in money and pleasure, they’ll say “Well, when is the ME time? When do I have time for me?” I usually answer, “When your kids are grown and out of the house.” It’s that simple. The beauty is when the kids are gone, you’re (usually) more mature and now can enjoy your life with your spouse better. Older, wiser, and hey, you’ll have more money than too because you’ve been putting back for 18-20 years…right? ;)
My two cents. I’m not a parent yet, but I hope to be some day. I also have older friends who I ask questions and try to get as much wisdom as I can from on a daily basis. I don’t want to make the same mistakes some of them have made. My wife and I are also trying to mature as much as we can and put back as much money as we can right now in preparation for having children. Having and raising children is a HUGE responsibility.
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I really loved Dr. Laura’s book “Stupid Things Parents Do To Mess Up Their Kids” and James Dobson “Bringing Up Boys”. It’s fun to learn about parenting. I think it will take a good plan to have time to do it well.
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Its not a money thing. Money doesn’t buy righteousness, holiness, or obedience to God and His commandments. Many of the Christian families were living in poverty and were persecuted. Compare Rev 2:9 vs Rev. 3:17, those that were wretched, poor, pitiable, blind, and naked (ie the Church of Laodicea)
Parents that are “on” with Jesus will have kids that are “on” with Him too. I am not saying there won’t be problems, but I am confident that God will get the family through every single one and get a blessing in the process (ie Job, Joseph, etc.)
The best response is to raise well behaved, educated, polite, moral, and godly boys and girls that have a serious relationship with Jesus (just like their parents). If the parents do their part, God will do His ( He is saving the best wine / Holy Spirit for last). In addition, the scriptures say He is going to do something new and surprising (not going to go into it).
Expect to see more of this as well as a increase in abortion.
Remember, this is a spiritual battle.
This is a all out sophisticated attack of the youth as it was at the birth of Christ (Herod killing all the 2 year old children).
Gods kingdom is coming – The upcoming generation may be the last and therefore the greatest rewards are promised to them (the last shall be first).
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Don’t forget Dobson’s, “The Strong Willed Child.” If you have more than one child you’re going to need a copy of this book!
FYI you can pick it up from Amazon by clicking on one of Wintery Knight’s book recommendations on this page, and by doing so you’ll help support this blog!
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I’d be wary of that book by Dobson – he’s too much of a psychobabbler, having syncretized unbiblical psychology with the Bible.
I think a better book would be “The Heart of Anger,” by Lou Priolo. Another excellent book about raising children is Tedd Tripp’s “Shepherding a Child’s Heart.”
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