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Yesterday, my nephew was putting on my pair of slippers. As I got in, he knew that I would go in search for it so he chased right after me and says "here aunty....". Lol. Such cuteness. I did insist he put it back on and that I would manage -but after seeing that I walked bare feet without much luck of getting another pair, he took it right off his baby feet, handed it to me and sort of vanished. Lol. Well... a few minutes later, he resurfaced. This time, he was wearing my mum's pair of slippers. That type with a platform heel. Lol. Quite suddenly (it did give me a bit of a fright), my brother asked him to take it off. Shortly afterwards, his dad too. The other day, it was mum's lipstick he was fidgeting with and rubbing on (not just on his lips but all over his forehead. Lol). Again, his dad reprimands him and I know why.... Each borne out of fear of him becoming just like "one of them". Lol. As if that it what makes a child gay or trans. First, my emotion was one of upset, then saddness and finally it came to rest with a tinge of annoyance laced with some irritation. Lol. Enough is Enough! Children must be allowed to be children and to do silly things in the way children usually would. These days, actions done in mere innocence are being misinterpreted. ...For me, on that day, it wasn't anymore about allowing him act his age. It was more about the hostility, the disgust and the intolerance that is exhibited by those who have masked their homophobia so skillfully that one may easily interpret it as care and sadly, love towards another. Okay.... this wasn't supposed to be in story form. I sort of got carried away? Lol. Share similar experiences here. Venting is welcome lol 🙄😐