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Once I Realized It It Blew My Mind Mom Says People Treat Her Daughter Differently When They Think She s A Boy

Liucija Adomaite and
Justinas Keturka
Meet Siera Bearchell, the internet's beloved influencer, entrepreneur and Miss Universe Top 9! But Siera's charming smile is not the only thing that catches people's attention-she's also a terrific mom raising her little daughter Lily and sharing their daily adventures with her 187.1k followers on TikTok. Siera's recent video on the platform went viral, amassing 2.3M likes where she shared how she realized people talk to her daughter totally differently depending on whether they think she's a boy or a girl. "Once I realized it, it blew my mind," she stated before proceeding to share her discovery with the viewers. Turns out, when people think her little Lily is a boy, they mostly comment on her strength and capabilities, while as soon as she's dressed in pink, they point out her looks and style. It just can't get any more sexist than that! More info: SieraBearchell.com

This mom recently went viral on TikTok for sharing an observation she made when people talk to her daughter assuming she s a boy

@sierabearchellHave you ever noticed this?! 🤯#morethanpretty♬ original sound – Siera Bearchell Image credits: sierabearchell Image credits: sierabearchell

Turns out people mostly point out the appearance when they think her daughter is a girl and if they assume she s a boy they compliment her strength

Image credits: sierabearchell Early childhood is the most important phase of development of a person's life. This is when cognitive, social and emotional skills are learned, influencing lifelong educational achievement, health and wellbeing. This time is the most crucial in building our identities as it shapes the way we view ourselves in this world. Moreover, it is during their first years that girls and boys learn gendered attitudes and expectations, realizing that society has implemented the same ones onto them. Usually, they come from the closest ones: parents, caregivers, family members, and teachers, and it's the adults who teach them how girls and boys, men and women should and shouldn't behave. Often adults think little of those 'unspoken rules' that directly influence a child's social and self-worth as well as their role in society. And learning these rules is most often limiting to girls in particular.This gender-discriminatory process can be seen as early "programming" when the child is the most vulnerable, and where gender socialization processes take place. Sadly, gender discrimination is often passed from generation to generation, and many adults see nothing wrong in approaching girls and boys in totally different, often opposite ways.

And this is what people had to comment on Siera s  observation

Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Share on Facebook Liucija Adomaite Liucija Adomaite Writer, BoredPanda staff Liucija Adomaite is a creative mind with years of experience in copywriting. She has a dynamic set of experiences from advertising, academia, and journalism. This time, she has set out on a journey to investigate the ways in which we communicate ideas on a large scale. Her current mission is to find a magic formula for how to make ideas, news, and other such things spread like a virus. Read more » Justinas Keturka Justinas Keturka Author, BoredPanda staff Justin is a photo editor at Bored Panda. He was fascinated with visual arts and arts in general for as long as he can remember. He was obsessed with playing and making music in his teens. After finishing high school, he took a gap year to work odd jobs and try to figure out what he wanted to do next. Finally, around 2016, he started learning how to use Photoshop and hasn't stopped since. He started working as a visual advertisement producer in 2017 and worked there for almost two years. In his spare time, he creates graphic collages and even had his first artwork exhibition at "Devilstone". Read more » Show All Contributors Get the latest inspiring stories via our awesome iOS app! Download Bored Panda app! 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I work with kids and have to make assumptions if someone is a boy or a girl because most people are very pink and blue oriented. But I don't treat them differently. Husband and I are very gender neuttal with our kids ourselves. Daughter never got confused by others, son always for wearing pink and such. Last night he asked for a pink flosser and said it was his favorite color. Love it. 31 31points reply Vicky Zar Vicky Zar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Perfect! I live in a quite neutral country but there are always odd ones out. My son did love all Colors because I taught him that there are no girl or boy Colors. He had no problems wearing pink. Until he went to Kindergarten (like US preschool). Some kids (mainly girls) told him that pink is a girls color and while he did tell them that Colors are for everyone, he now refuses to wear pink. I hate it when people teach their kids stuff like that. They are limiting their children to some imaginary boundaries. My boys favourite color is now a dark purple. I suppose its his way of a compromise. 11 11points reply Load More Replies... Debrina Blackmoon Debrina Blackmoon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago No one should compromise about what makes them happy-anything harmless! 8 8points reply Lila Wells Lila Wells Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago That's fantastic! Go you! 11 11points reply Tami Tami Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I hated wearing dresses when I was little because people would make such a fuss. I felt the fact that they were fussing over the clothes, not me. 24 24points reply NoWayNoWay NoWayNoWay Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My boys are allowed to wear what they want and play with what they want. Why can't they have a doll and a pushchair, wear pink?! 9 9points reply Load More Replies... Vicky Zar Vicky Zar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Good parenting 0 0points reply Huffleypuffley Huffleypuffley Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago (edited) As a 10Yr old I cut my hair for charity and as an 12yr old I developed trichotillamania. Both of these occasions resulted in me, (an f) having a "boy's" haircut. It's crazy how much society relys on hair to determine gender, truly. I was constantly being misgendered and it was strange to be told I'm pretty etc etc all the time to suddenly, what a handsome young man , look how strong you are, etc etc . 16 16points reply Henry Hagens Henry Hagens Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Ya, I had the same experience as a boy with long hair when I was in like the 3rd grade to the 6th grade. I was once at a camp and everyone screamed when I walked into the boy's washroom 6 6points reply Load More Replies... Load More Comments POST Paradise Paradise Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago We need.more neutral people out there! I work with kids and have to make assumptions if someone is a boy or a girl because most people are very pink and blue oriented. But I don't treat them differently. Husband and I are very gender neuttal with our kids ourselves. Daughter never got confused by others, son always for wearing pink and such. Last night he asked for a pink flosser and said it was his favorite color. Love it. 31 31points reply Vicky Zar Vicky Zar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Perfect! I live in a quite neutral country but there are always odd ones out. My son did love all Colors because I taught him that there are no girl or boy Colors. He had no problems wearing pink. Until he went to Kindergarten (like US preschool). Some kids (mainly girls) told him that pink is a girls color and while he did tell them that Colors are for everyone, he now refuses to wear pink. I hate it when people teach their kids stuff like that. They are limiting their children to some imaginary boundaries. My boys favourite color is now a dark purple. I suppose its his way of a compromise. 11 11points reply Load More Replies... Debrina Blackmoon Debrina Blackmoon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago No one should compromise about what makes them happy-anything harmless! 8 8points reply Lila Wells Lila Wells Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago That's fantastic! Go you! 11 11points reply Tami Tami Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I hated wearing dresses when I was little because people would make such a fuss. I felt the fact that they were fussing over the clothes, not me. 24 24points reply NoWayNoWay NoWayNoWay Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My boys are allowed to wear what they want and play with what they want. Why can't they have a doll and a pushchair, wear pink?! 9 9points reply Load More Replies... Vicky Zar Vicky Zar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Good parenting 0 0points reply Huffleypuffley Huffleypuffley Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago (edited) As a 10Yr old I cut my hair for charity and as an 12yr old I developed trichotillamania. Both of these occasions resulted in me, (an f) having a "boy's" haircut. It's crazy how much society relys on hair to determine gender, truly. 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