For the past few weeks, videos of a mother raising her child have continually popped up on my "For You" page on Tik Tok. However, this mother's videos were unique from others I have seen--she was raising her son in a gender-neutral environment. After watching these videos, I found myself thinking a lot about how gender and gender norms function within our society and in my own upbringing, whether I realize it or not. One large thing that is affected by a gender-neutral upbringing is the toys that are given to a child. My mother had supplied me with an abundance of toys, with everything from Barbie dolls to automated "Bop-it" games. On the other hand, my brothers received superhero action figures and Hot Wheels race cars. Looking back, even the things we shared in common, such as Webkinz stuffed animals, seem to have a divide. While my brothers sported poisonous lionfish and hefty leopards, I played with delicate kittens and q...