Quote:As a father, if you have daughters, at what age are they using public restrooms unsupervised? I'm being serious here.

 

I try to imagine a situation where a mother escorts her 8 year old daughter into a public restroom. While there, the daughter is washing her hands and a tall woman emerges from a stall and uses the sink beside the daughter. She's wearing a dress, her hair is long. Maybe she smiles at the girl, says hello in an unexpectedly deep voice.

 

What happens next? Does the girl run screaming to mom? Does mom suddenly realize they are in the presence of a man and pull her daughter to safety?

 

Or maybe neither notice, or one or the other notices, and it is explained rationally. Nobody gets hurt, maybe everyone learns something.

 

I try to imagine a situation where a father escorts his 7 year old son into a public restroom.  While there the son is washing his hands, and a tall woman emerges from a stall and uses the sink beside his son.  She's wearing a dress, her hair is long.  This is what people apparently want.  This woman was born a man, but transitioned into a woman.  I think my children would be far more confused by that.

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