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Old 02-28-2006, 10:35 AM   #8 (permalink)
Charlatan
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Originally Posted by quadro2000
How would you respond if your 8 year-old came back asking you why Miss McBeth looked kind of like a woman but sounded like a man?
I would tell the kid the truth. It's the same with explaining any "uncomfortable" subject (where babies come from, gender, politics).

On the other hand, why bother explaining it? She's a woman now. I would only explain it if neccessary (after all my born a woman grandmother sounds like a man).
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