Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes: Words, Wit, Wisdom, One-Liners and Rants

by Jeremy Hardy

But trying to predetermine the sex of an infant is controversial. You should remember that babies are born sightless and covered in fur, and do not develop a gender until they are seven or eight years old. It is vital that you let the child determine her own sex at her own pace. Conditioning is very influential so clothes will affect the outcome. In the past, parents disappointed by the sex of their offspring have sometimes dressed children in the clothes of the sex they wanted. I was the fifth child and what my parents really wanted was a holiday, so they dressed me as a caravan until I was eleven.