Is it time to log off?

I suspect most of them are doing it to wind down the adults!

Anybody would think nobody had heard of The Emperor’s New Clothes.
(I’d like to identify as a retired racing greyhound, with legs up to here.
Eat, sleep, cuddles, repeat.)

Some children have been told that they can be anything they want to be, possibly by parents who failed to fulfil their aspirations.

They seem to have taken this mantra literally.

Blossoming

I suspect most of them are doing it to wind down the adults!

I suspect all the children were doing it to wind up the adults, to be frank.

Nothing new really, though. With autism in the family, kids are often 'being' frogs or cats etc. - but only temporarily, and knowing full well that it's only pretending. As for 'identifying as', well that is a new concept.

Blossoming

I suspect most of them are doing it to wind down the adults!

😂😂

But the ridiculous thing in this latest shambles is that it was a teacher who disciplined the kid who called it out.

A teacher at Rye College, a state secondary in East Sussex, was recorded telling a pupil that she was despicable after the child refused to accept that her classmate was a cat

Blossoming

I suspect most of them are doing it to wind down the adults!

😂😂

Meant to be laughing at the cartoon blossoming! 🤷‍♀️

Don't worry about it, people are just more open about their quirks these days

As long as they aren't breaking any laws, let them have whatever makes them happy

theconversation.com/what-are-furries-debunking-myths-about-kids-identifying-as-animals-and-litter-boxes-in-schools-193908

Some info and myth debunking

Lots of untrue rumours about

I couldn’t believe it when my 14 year old DGD told us this is happening in her class, not only cats either! However are these children ever going to face life in the real world. I shall be getting off the bus with you Poppyred.

They'll grow up.

We dont know the real full circs of the telling off.

btw, we have to allow for a possibility that some children are vulnerable/being picked on and in need of some protection against bullies hence teacher response.
But the elements that get picked on for the shock horror pearl clutching reports van never give a full picture.

Shinamae

Meant to be laughing at the cartoon blossoming! 🤷‍♀️

Yes, I understood that. I meant to say wind up, not down

They can all do what they want as far as I’m concerned but I don’t think we should be educating them.
I’ve never heard of a cat or a horse (other animals are available) needing a certificate for anything other than one of soundness.
Sorry I’m wrong… my dog needed proof she was vaccinated when she went into kennels.🤦🏼‍♀️

Don’t fret Poppyred most of them are having a laugh at the teachers.
If a child genuinely feels they are a cat or anything that isn’t human then they should be in an education unit where their needs will be met.

All part of the New Order.

This sounds to me like another ‘playground craze’ that like all the others will eventually pass. I’m sure many children are annoying the diversion as the end of term nears. Having said that, it is a worry when more mentally vulnerable children get swept up in it.

Think I said once, that I wanted to come back as a pampered Cat, humm??

My granddaughter has a group of ‘animals’ at her school, I don’t think anyone takes much notice, they all think it’s stupid.

Feel sorry for my grandchildren who will have to navigate and work through all this nonsense.

Remember “Please Sir?” I can imaging an episode of total mayhem where they would all have pretended to be different animals just to disrupt the lesson.

Putting my tin hat on here but I know someone with boy/girl twins and she encourages the boy to dress as a girl. He already has long blonde hair just like his twin sister, now he wears flowery summer dresses! They are 6 years old.

When my kids were small we had a dressing up box and recently I came across some photos of 3 boys messing about in wigs, dresses and handbags but that was just playing around. This boy goes everywhere dressed as a girl. I think the parent has to take charge and say “time to put your T shirt and shorts on, we are going shopping.”

40 0dd years ago my godaughter was a cat for a few months ,her mother who was a trained childcare professional just let her be.She gave up being a cat and became a vegetarian and now 52 she's still a vegetarian .She does cook chicken for her cat though...