Rock That Paint

finally my nephew interrupted her to say,  “He wants to be called Ben. He’s a boy now. You can’t call him a girl if he’s a boy.” 

and right after that, she started using my pronouns and name correctly. i guess it kind of hits you hard when a 5 year old child calls you out, cause anytime i’d try to correct her she’d keep making the excuse, “It’s hard, I’m trying.” 

When I went home for my birthday this past week, my parents were using the right name/calling me Ben but using the wrong pronouns. When I gently reminded them of my pronouns, my step dad was incredibly defensive and yelled at me and said not to bring it up. The next day, (my actual birthday), I was alone with my 14 year old brother. I told him I was bummed, told him the story and asked if he wouldn’t mind trying to use the correct pronouns around our family to lead by example/encourage them. He was like yeah no problem dude! Layer that night, my mom used the wrong pronouns and my brother responded with “yeah, I think he would like that.” And looked at me and smiled and my mom responded using the correct pronouns.

Delicate Handmade Scarves Showcase Famous Book Covers

Thailand-based boutique FreshComfy crafts handmade chiffon scarves, which feature the print of the most famous classical books in literature. Featuring Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the artist’s main goal is to create a stunning and unique product, which reveals one’s personal interests and personality. You can find scarves which pay homage to other works, such as Lewis Carroll’s, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre among many others on her Etsy shop.