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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 101911" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>alongfortheride, that is what I was about to say. By now, he is who he is. You can't "nip in the bud" anything to do with sexual orientation, other than idle curiosity and experimentation. Most people are locked into their sexual preferences before birth. Some are locked into being more flexible, but generally people are locked into being straight, or gay, or ambivalent. Degree of intensity is something I'm less sure about (in terms of when it develops) but I think it also is connected to prenatal brain development.</p><p></p><p>I think you handled it well - they were not HIS undies, after all, but yours, so of course he has to take them off and go to bed - but I would be asking him questions as to why he wanted to do this. if it's idle curiosity (such as hearing other kids at school talking about older sisters getting their first bra, or something) then let him ask more directly and talk about it more openly. Who knows? Maybe he is going to grow up to be a heterosexual bra designer - what woman wouldn't love being married to a bloke who can make her look good and feel even better? Here in Sydney, we actually have a young man who has done his exams and qualified as a bra fitter, he works in an inner city department store and, we're told, really loves the job!</p><p></p><p>There is very little in this world that can't be fixed by some open communication. Meanwhile, give husband a cup of tea, a Bex and a good lie down (or is that reference too British?).</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 101911, member: 1991"] alongfortheride, that is what I was about to say. By now, he is who he is. You can't "nip in the bud" anything to do with sexual orientation, other than idle curiosity and experimentation. Most people are locked into their sexual preferences before birth. Some are locked into being more flexible, but generally people are locked into being straight, or gay, or ambivalent. Degree of intensity is something I'm less sure about (in terms of when it develops) but I think it also is connected to prenatal brain development. I think you handled it well - they were not HIS undies, after all, but yours, so of course he has to take them off and go to bed - but I would be asking him questions as to why he wanted to do this. if it's idle curiosity (such as hearing other kids at school talking about older sisters getting their first bra, or something) then let him ask more directly and talk about it more openly. Who knows? Maybe he is going to grow up to be a heterosexual bra designer - what woman wouldn't love being married to a bloke who can make her look good and feel even better? Here in Sydney, we actually have a young man who has done his exams and qualified as a bra fitter, he works in an inner city department store and, we're told, really loves the job! There is very little in this world that can't be fixed by some open communication. Meanwhile, give husband a cup of tea, a Bex and a good lie down (or is that reference too British?). Marg [/QUOTE]
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