What bathroom does a genderless child use?

Mommy Mojo and I will find out the gender of our second child this week.  I don’t really need to find out their gender, I’m good with surprises, even really big surprises like knowing if we’re having a boy or a girl.  My wife like her surprises on a smaller scale, like not knowing what’s for dinner until she gets home.

If our next child is a girl one name that I’m putting in the running is Sam.  It’s a short, powerful name that really works and sounds good when paired with Mojo.  The only down side to that name is that it’s a name that can be used for boys or girls, so they’re certain to be teased at some point in time.

A couple in Canada is taking an entirely new twist on a baby’s gender by not announcing what it is, despite the child being four months old.  Storm Witterick is four months old, so her/his family knows their sex, but they’re choosing to treat the child as gender neutral.

“The world is ruled by stereotypes and [they] want Storm to have the right to choose whether to identify with a boy or a girl”, the child’s parents told local media.

I’m all for our child choosing some things, but their gender is something that’s already chosen.   We knew Toddler Mojo was a boy from the moment we saw his plumbing.  We treated him with love and gave him lots of nutrition during his infancy.  I promise that we didn’t indoctrinate him with tools, trucks, rocks or Bob the Builder videos.

Now that he’s 19 months and playing with trucks, collecting rocks and climbing everything in sight it’s confirmed that he’s a boy.

What on earth could Storm’s family gain by treating him/her as genderless until his/her choosing?    When Storm turns a certain age they’ll either start to play with trucks or dolls.  By saddling Storm with this legacy now the family is only fueling stories and innuendo that will follow this child for the rest of their life.

It’s also possible that the family is just doing this to gain attention.  Perhaps they’re seeking some reality show contract.  Either way, this is spineless PC parenting at its high or low point.