Because you made me

Husband: “Jude, why are you a boy?”
Jude (son, 6 years old): “Because I’m a kid and my name is Jude.”
Husband: “Mae, why are you a girl?”
Mae (7 years old): “I don’t know!”
Me: “What makes you a girl?”
Mae: “Because you want me to?!”
Me: “What makes you a boy, Jude?”
Jude: “Because you made me!” ~ early 2002

Even at such a young age, my son communicates in emphatic statements and my daughter in questions, and appeals for approval. Without a doubt, their personalities play a part in this. But even while the little snippet above illustrates their ignorance about sex and gender, it also showcases its effect on them at such a young age.