AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh ha ha ha ha hah ha hah hah (*gasp*) hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

whew! thanks, Apos.

That would have freaked me out if my dad had taken me into the shower as a kid. As a child, I had seen so much about child abuse (stressing the need to inform an adult if it happened) that I was hyper-aware of being touched or any sort of sexual activity. I'm not saying those messages were too much, I recognize the necessity of them, but, if I am any example, they make children really sensitive to these things.

AH HA!

Sensitive child; obviously, GAY!

Ah, this makes me only look all the more forward to Sunday ....

Or you could combine activities, by hammering pegs into a pegboard with your penis in the shower.

Now you're talking, GB. See, it's all about thinking outside the box.

"He can play rough-and-tumble games with his son, in ways that are decidedly different from the games he would play with a little girl."

One of the toughest defensive backs on my high school football team came out of the closet ~4 years ago. It really confused some of the rural town folks. Even better, I heard he adores makeup and nails!

So much for that idea : )

He did like the show tunes though...

"...some of the characteristics may be more subtle:
*inability to bond with same-sex peers
*feeling different from and inferior to other same-sex peers
* discomfort with his or her gender"

Well dammit. According to those ethoses, it would appear I am a lesbian. But, I *really* like boys...I even married one.

Nope the message from Dr. Dobson is clear; a girl that prefers fishing to shopping, and college basketball to manicures = lesbian. Double-damn, I own a fair amount of flannel, too.

Welp, as in many cases lately, if "they" are right then I am thrilled to be wrong.

You know, I can at least understand most of the points. I mean, fag=wimpy sissy is a very old stereotype. Those points are stupid but at least they have an historical precendent.

Okay, but WTF does pounding a square peg in a square hole have to do with anything? Is it the masculinity of pounding? If so, wouldn't one use a round peg in a, okay, in a hole shaped like a, oh why bother?

I mean, why stop there? The guys should be outside with sledge hammers pounding railroad spikes into the ground, no? But with their shirts on. And no signing songs.

I have a five year old child and always crying only in a simple annoying of other children.My husband is a seaman and they say there is a possibility that my son become a gay bec there is no father who guides with him.Isn't true the hearsays,what are those signs of getting gay,and what should I contribute not my son become gay?

If your son is gay, he was born that way. It has nothing to do with parenting.

Don't listen to insecure advice like that. You are born a human being with either male or female genitals, designed for use on the opposite sex. Liberals and the Gay community are pushing the idea that all gays are born that way. It makes it easier to accept in society. How clever of them I would say. Gays are just like sex addicts or people with no scruples and would sleep with somebody else's wife or husband. They are usually insecure and horny.

Kids mess around when they are growing up. Just encourage them to deny lust for love and they wont go gay. Also pay attention to them and show them how much you love them. Example is the best teacher.

I know gays like to claim they are in love, but look up the definition of love and then hang out with as many gay couples as you can!

I guess if you are a follower and cannot reason or search out truth for yourself you will probably listen to lousy advice from a perverted liberal. Not that all liberals are bad they just have stupid non grounded advice they pull from their asses.

Just come out of the closet already, daveed. You'll be much happier.

but look up the definition of love and then hang out with as many gay couples as you can!

Please, daveed, report to us how this plan of action has worked out for you. How many gay couples have you hung out with so far? How have things turned out?

Just come out of the closet already, daveed. You'll be much happier.

You're just trying to make him 'go gay', aren't you? You perverted liberal.

first of all, sexual preference is not a choice. A person is born either gay or straight. Second of all, you need to accept your son for who he is and do not try to change him. If you do, he'll end up hating you, and I know this for a fact...

im bi so im not gay or straight so ha but you can be born bisexual too

im with a child hood friend i knew since kand we fell in love 4months ago and im bi he,s gay

I googled the question (...tell if child is gay...?) and read this page to see if there was a way that I could support my son if he is/might be gay and I really just read a bunch of negativity on the question being asked. This was not very helpful, and I do not consider it a disease. A sincere Mom with a sincere Father and Stepfather involved in his life. He's getting into conflicts and we wanted to know how to SUPPORT him if he is gay.