Is Having A Gay Son a Mistake?
By Toni
@toniganzon (72533)
Philippines
October 3, 2010 7:11am CST
Last night I had a conversation with my 6-year old son before bed time. I showed him my newly polished nails and asked him if he likes the color, he said he does because burgundy is his favorite color, so i teased him if he wanted his nail polished. At first he said no but i continued teasing and he said yes. Then he added that he wanted to be a girl because a girl can do so many things like polishing their nails and such, then he added, "but I'm a boy so I don't want to can't do those things and I refused to." Is that a sign that my son might be gay? He's only 6 years old and I'm thinking it's just a phase were kids are being so curious about many things.
Is it my mistake if he turns out to be gay?
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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7 May 16
Maybe something he was going through at the time.
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@toniganzon (72533)
• Philippines
8 May 16
He was just an innocent child and I know now that children don't actually have any concept of gender at all. They're just too young to tell the difference.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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8 May 16
@toniganzon Yes that is true they don't, they don't fully know.
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@toniganzon (72533)
• Philippines
8 May 16
@kevin1877uk now I'm pretty sure he isn't gay at all.
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@sid556 (30959)
• United States
4 Oct 10
Hi Toniganzon,
Welcome to Mylot! No, it would not be your fault at all if your son turned out to be gay. If you talk to any gay person, they will tell you that they were born that way and knew they were gay from a very young age. A young boy liking things like dolls or nail polish is not a sign that he is gay. He is just acknowledging that girls get to do a lot of fun stuff that boys don't. I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. And if it turns out that he is, well, it is not your fault.
@shaggin (72252)
• United States
3 Oct 10
Wow no I think you are completely over reating. You were teasing your son trying to get him to say yes. That was kind of stupid if your worried you will make him gay. Totally hot hots who are completely straight paint there nails sometimes to look goth or the emo look. Nothing you do will make your son gay. He either will be or he wont be. Thats the way we are designed and there isnt anything you can do about it so relax.
@luxlyangels (1286)
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3 Oct 10
Not a sign,
i think you are th one putting gay instincts in him
Why would you wanna polish his nails.
Hes right hes a guy and he doesnt need such.
Thats how i see it.
It might definetely be your mistake but then again hes young and you can change that notion asap.
Anything you tell him will stay,this is the learningg phase for him remember.
Be careful with the way you play with your son my friend,I know you want ihm to grow up looking fine and promising.So you just have to do the positive things.
@isisyme (103)
• United States
6 Oct 10
My opinion would be that he is only six so right now and he is curious about many things and they look up to their parents so they might want to imitate what they see you do. But it is never a mistake in your part if he turns out gay which we wont know yet. All we can do is love our children and with love and guidance from your part he will turn out to be a good decent human being which is all we can ask of them, all the rest shouldn't matter.
@keithleenm (51)
• Philippines
15 Oct 10
No. It is not yours neither your son's mistake to be gay. Anyway, he's not really gay yet. He's a kid, children are naturally curious with all things. I have a nephew who likes putting on lip stick when he was around that age, and today he has a girlfriend turned out he's straight after all. your son perfectly knows whats for boys and whats for girls to have and play with.
@kodukodu84 (1569)
• Malaysia
3 Oct 10
Don't worry, he's just a kid who is still just curios of many many things. He is still to young for us to be able to tell whether he's going to be a gay or straight. And it is not the mother, nor anyone's mistake is someone turns to be a gay. that is just a normal preference, but if you are worried more then try to teach him and show him more things about what boys do.
@genevy04 (793)
• Philippines
3 Oct 10
NO its not your mistake if it happens that your kid would turn out to be a gay someday. I'd say it isn't anybody's mistake also.. If this happens, try hard to accept the fact and accept the personality of your kid because most of all, you, as a parent, should be the one to understand what he might be going through..
But I guess this early you don't have to worry because maybe he just gets too curious about things and get confused also.. Just go on and treat him the way you used to. If he happens to be a gay, you'll know it I'm sure.. But now, it's too early to tell.. Not unless he loves playing with dolls..And loves dressing up like a girl..
Don't worry too much dear.. I'm sure if ever it happens you'll understand..