Coleen pumiyok sa banat sa anak

Ni ARCHIE LIAO

Pumiyok si Coleen Garcia sa banat sa kanyang anak na si Amari.

May isa kasing kate-katera ang nakapansin sa pagkagiliw ng bata sa mga bulaklak.

Ayon pa sa nagmamahadera na diumano’y psychology graduate, nakikita niya ang effeminate tendencies ni Amari o posibleng lumaki itong binabae.

Sa kanya namang Facebook, bumuwelta si Coleen sa panghuhusga ng nasabing netizen.

Aniya:“Let’s stop assuming a child’s gender or sexuality based on their interests. A boy liking flowers doesn’t mean anything beyond the fact that he likes flowers. Amari has loved plants since he was little, and that should be celebrated, not labeled. Kids deserve the freedom to be themselves, gently, fully, and without assumptions.”

Sinundan pa niya ang post ng paliwanag tungkol sa madalas na misconception sa mga bata.

“I don’t understand why some people assume a child’s gender identity or sexuality just because of their interests. Liking flowers doesn’t define who a child is. Amari has loved flowers and plants since he was little, and that’s simply part of who he is, curious, gentle, and appreciative of nature.”

Nanawagan din siya sa netizens na maging maingat sa kanilang panghuhusga nang walang sapat na batayan.

“Let’s be more mindful and stop labeling children based on stereotypes. Interests don’t determine gender or sexuality. Kids should be free to enjoy things, creative things, and beautiful things, like flowers, without being boxed into assumptions,”

Nakakuha naman ng kakampi si Coleen sa mga magulang na nakaka-relate sa kanyang situwasyon bilang ina at magulang.