To be shocked at how my friend responded to her daughter?

[dorindasinger]

Was over visiting my friend today as I hadn't seen her since October. Was having a nice visit and her 9 year old daughter was telling me about the gifts she got. She then came down the stairs with a massive, oversized teddy she got. I said, 'oh wow, he's big, what's his name?' To which her daughter replied, 'non binary'.

My friend then laughed and said, 'where did you hear that?' The daughter replied saying she didn't know. Her mum then replied, 'well don't be silly, that's not a real thing', her daughter replied, 'some people are non binary', and mum responded, 'I know but it's still silly and it's still made up'. And that was that.

I didn't say anything, but was quite taken aback. Regardless of opinions and thoughts on the whole gender thing, surely we should be teaching our children to respect it. I would be worried now that she goes to school voicing those opinions too. For instance, 'my mum said non binary is silly and not real'. That wouldn't be great.

AIBU?

Not really much you can do about it so I wouldn't sweat it.

This won't last long

Of course that happened.

YABU
Her mum just told the truth

I think Kevin Bridges has a phrase for your post, OP 🤣

I’d have responded the same as the mum.

Did ye aye?

Did ye, aye?

Back to your creative writing classes

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It’s actually a good name for a bear because most bears are in fact non binary.

‘Zif

Little bit of a set up for screenshots?

I tell my son the same thing as your friend. Why would I lie to him?

My thoughts exactly
Been a few of these the past few days

Not sure what you mean by that

YANBU, I’d be distancing myself from her tbh, I don’t really tolerate bigots and/or idiots

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It's not a name of a teddy though is it?

Non binary is an gender construct / identity not a teddy bears name so as a mother I would say same "where did you hear that? It's not teddies name though is it- teddy came be a he she or non binary as a gender but will still have a name. Let's give them a name!!"

I agree with mum and would have probably said the same

Each to their own opinion wise

I always love a “not sure what you mean by that” from an OP.

Glad I could oblige then I suppose

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Chinny is a nice non gender specific name.