tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post116270548855334313..comments2024-03-23T10:39:09.416-05:00Comments on Building the Ark: Jane (a.k.a. patjrsmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726536529466575noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-1162831472698256992006-11-06T10:44:00.000-06:002006-11-06T10:44:00.000-06:00It must be true that the "pink is for girls" and "...It must be true that the "pink is for girls" and "blue is for boys" is an American notion based on other adoptive families and from JJ and the Jakarta crew. Isn't that funny then, that we have that so fixed in our heads while other countries don't even think about it at all...Jane (a.k.a. patjrsmom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726536529466575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-1162717635560070152006-11-05T03:07:00.000-06:002006-11-05T03:07:00.000-06:00Here in Jakarta, it seems that pink/blue don't hav...Here in Jakarta, it seems that pink/blue don't have as strong a gender id. We see little boys riding pink bikes and wearing pink and white striped shirts. After Sofia got a "boy" haircut, because I cannot speak Indonesian, everyone thought she was a male. Some days she would be wearing her pink flowered outfit and sparkly sneakers and people would ask what "his" name was!<BR/><BR/>-Jen JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com