Adventures in #GenderCreativeParenting:

me: yeh so they're 2 now, and they're really...
acquaintance with conservative vibes: hang on, did you have a boy or a girl?
me: so we're doing this weird thing called gender creative parenting, we're not saying he or she, we're just saying they to remind us not to try to restrict their choices in toys, activities etc...
acquaintence: oh ok
me: yeh so now they're 2 they're really into...
acquaintance: wait but are they a boy or a girl
me: yeh like I said we're not really calling them either of those right now until they tell us otherwise, we're just saying they....
acquaintance: but when they were born what... wait so what you're saying is it doesn't really matter!
me: exactly!
acquaintance: oh I get it!
[normal conversations resumes]