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Jenny Lee helps child health and well being.

Parents keep child’s gender under wraps

By Zachary Roth

When many couples have a baby, they send out an email to family and friends that fills them in on the key details: name, gender, birth weight, that sort of thing. (You know the drill: "Both Mom and little Ethan are doing great!")

But the email sent recently by Kathy Witterick and David Stocker of Toronto, Canada to announce the birth of their baby, Storm, was missing one important piece of information. "We've decided not to share Storm's sex

19 Comments

I thought this was crazy!! Okay so you don't want them to feel they can only do certain things because of their gender I get it but don't they also need to be taught to be proud of who they are? If my little boy decides he wants to play with dolls I wouldn't make a big deal out of it. But at the same time he's a boy and lets face it there are certain things that are different about boys and girls... so yea and the fact the one of the kids doesn't like to be called a girl isn't that the parents responsibility to teach him that people are calling him a girl because of where he is getting his clothes from.... sorry I feel there is a lot more to this story then the parents want us to know!!

25 months ago

I don't have much to say. but I think they should know their sex and also there responsibilities. But never you mention what they shouldn't do as for their sex differences.

25 months ago

I think it would confuse the kids more at that young age. Bringing that sort of thing into their lives at such a early part of their lives, I think would really mix up the insides of their little heads. This world is getting to be crazier and crazier. All the more reason to get back to the basic and get straightened out.

25 months ago

that is what I am saying Jan, it just seems like it would confuse the heck out of them! I mean the 5 year old doesn't like being called a girl they need to explain to him why people continue to think he's a girl! I honestly think what it boils down to is the mother wanted a little girl so she lets her boys dress like them

25 months ago

Why they should keep secret ?

25 months ago

This is just weird. Get over it people and tell the sex of the baby!

25 months ago

I agree it is just odd I don't get it at all!!

@Chicka I am all prepared will be up for a while tonight to make sure none of the bad weather is near us before I am willing to go to bed. We will be fine I have faith even if that means we are in the basement for a while I have faith but right now so far it looks like its missing us so far.....

25 months ago

What a strange way to raise a child! You would think it would cause some major issues for them later on because of society being so judgmental and the children questioning who they are. I don't agree with the parents at all. It's one thing to let your children establish their own identity but I think that is going a bit overboard.

Jenny, hope you and your family are safe. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.

25 months ago

Ashley- Thanks :-) the really bad tornado bringing storms just missed us like they were a county under us so we were very lucky. God is truly Awesome that is for sure!

25 months ago

ya this is true mostly n asia .. i dont know the reason ... may be people have still old thinking.

25 months ago

it's crazy.. ppl should tell the gender of the baby..

25 months ago

yea its sad that the poor child will look bad and say why did they do that to me

25 months ago

great

7 months ago