Someone somewhere suggested it as a term of respect, referencing the personhood of the son, daughter, etc. As an alternative to “child.” That’s all.
I have no problem with the other terms, although in this public forum I preserve as much anonymity as possible and so do not refer to our son/daughter with gendered terms, no to myself or my spouse with gendered terms. I assume you all can understand that. Given the age of our child, who is growing out of childhood, I sometimes refer to them as a young person. That’s all. Nothing complicated about it.
I agree that is liberal speak.... it reminds me of preferred pronouns. I personally thinks it de-values the person you are talking about. It also distracts from what you are trying to say... because it sounds so weird.
Paranoid much? It’s liberal speak. You could have said son, daughter, niece, nephew, cousin etc. and not given your identity away. A few years ago, that’s what you would have said son or daughter.
Now I know you have at least one child. So what? Millions of people have children. I have two children. Please tell me who I am with only that information.
I just asked the same question before reading your post. It’s bizarre liberal speak.
How is it liberal speak? Genuinely curious.
I don’t even use it all the time.
Someone somewhere suggested it as a term of respect, referencing the personhood of the son, daughter, etc. As an alternative to “child.” That’s all.
I have no problem with the other terms, although in this public forum I preserve as much anonymity as possible and so do not refer to our son/daughter with gendered terms, no to myself or my spouse with gendered terms. I assume you all can understand that. Given the age of our child, who is growing out of childhood, I sometimes refer to them as a young person. That’s all. Nothing complicated about it.
I agree that is liberal speak.... it reminds me of preferred pronouns. I personally thinks it de-values the person you are talking about. It also distracts from what you are trying to say... because it sounds so weird.
Paranoid much? It’s liberal speak. You could have said son, daughter, niece, nephew, cousin etc. and not given your identity away. A few years ago, that’s what you would have said son or daughter.
Now I know you have at least one child. So what? Millions of people have children. I have two children. Please tell me who I am with only that information.