I swear every time I walk the dog I am a magnet for troubled people.
Do I have a kind face? I have no idea, the other people on my block avoid me it seems. Was at the park today and I was watching the kids play while pooch was in the shade.
This mom is near me by the benches and we get to talking. She tells me she is a teacher and I politely make some small talk. Then she starts talking about how he's had trouble in school because her kid is trans gender. That he has been targeted at school because he wants to dress in girls clothing. When I was 10 I had no idea I was trans gender, I just wore my jeans like everyone else and that was that.
I have no right to make a judgment on anyone, I am far from an expert at anything but it did get all sorts of awkward from there. I was still polite and replied if that was true the kid needed to be true to himself, that was most important.
But even now hours later I am still left to think on that and wonder why? Did she just feel comfortable with me? was it a test? Maybe she just knew we'd never met again and wanted to get it off her chest?
 Jayce Reinhardt · Fri Apr 30, 2010 @ 05:44am · 0 Comments |
