When I was a boy I thought like I thought a boy should think. I thought in blue, not pink. I felt like adventure not conversation. That’s what a boy should think.

When I was a boy I did what I did because that’s what boys do. I played football not netball. I played with cars, I never picked flowers. That’s what a boy should do.

When I was a boy I never let my feelings let me let my feelings out. I bottled up my difference, I never celebrated it. I only cried when I was alone, I never hugged anyone. That’s how boys should feel.

If I have a boy I’ll teach myself to teach him what a boy should be. Be yourself and make me proud.