When Aidan Became A Brother by Kyle Lukoff

However, since the story is told from Aidan’s perspective, it would make sense that his loving parents would be sensitive to his concerns.

Now, I’m not so sure I agree with the idea of giving a baby a gender neutral name – after all, most babies really do turn out to be the gender you think they are at birth. When Aidan’s mother is asked if the baby is a boy or a girl, she answers, “It’s a baby!” They choose a gender-neutral name and paint the baby’s room with a sky and clouds. What if they get it wrong, like people had with him? He doesn’t want the baby to feel bad about that. He does all sorts of things to prepare for being a big brother (but decides he can wait on learning to change diapers).Īidan worries, though, when everyone asks his mother about whether the baby will be a boy or a girl. The main part of the book is about Aidan’s family expecting a new baby, so Aidan’s going to be a big brother. He also took much better care of his new clothes.Īll this is only the introduction – but I thought it was wonderfully done. They changed his bedroom into a place where he belonged. He tried out lots of names until one stuck. It took everyone some time to adjust, and they learned a lot from other families with transgender kids like him.Īidan explored different ways of being a boy. It was hard to tell his parents what he knew about himself, but it was harder not to. Some girls had rooms full of science experiments and bug collections.īut Aidan didn’t feel like any kind of girl. And he always ripped or stained his clothes accidentally-on-purpose.Įveryone thought he was just a different kind of girl. He felt like his room belonged to someone else.

And he wore clothes that other girls liked wearing.īut as Aidan got bigger, he hated the sound of his name. When Aidan was born, everyone thought he was a girl.

When Aidan Became A Brother by Kyle Lukoff