do you think the amazing animals train is for boys only ?

[tastychristmaspud]

got ine for dd for xmas but everyone says
youve got her a train !

[Blu]

I don't think any kind of train is for boys only!

[fortyplus]

When ds2 was 2 I bought him a Barbie and some fairy wings

[Egg]

Ridiculous thing for people to say. If you DD likes trains or cars etc then it's a great present. My DS loves his toy pushchair and his doll, as well as being obsessed with cars.

[GrimmaTheNome]

Huh? why should a train be only for boys?

I didn't realise my DD wanted one actually, her lovely nanny did and bought her one. She still plays with it occasionally and she's nearly 9.

[bookofchristmascarolsmum]

Remind them that we're in 2007 .

I bought my dd a trainset for her 2nd birthday and had much the same reaction. The little boy next door was really jealous as it was a Thomas the Tank Engine set!!

[Chaotica]

DD loves trains, and cars, and tractors, and planes, and helicopters... (I could go on) (She also loves her teddy )

[mumeeee]

DD2 loved trians when she was little and we bought her a thomas the tank engine set when she was 5.

[Yorkiegirl]

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[edam]

She'll love it, ignore the stupid prejudiced people.

[wheelybahhumbug]

dd had her first bit of brio at 1.

I wish the amazing animal train was out when dd was a bit smaller I think its ace

[ELF1981]

DD got one for her first birthday as well as a fisher price garage. She loved them.

[Hulababy]

Lots of little girls like trains sets, etc. DD loved the train set part of her Happy Land village.

[IorekByrnison]

AARGH!!! Is this really still an issue? Tell the stupid people to feck off back to 1950.

DD loves trains more than anything. She may of course grow up to be a big dungaree-wearing lesbo. And good for her if she does.

[Marne]

We have bought dd a train set and a tool kit for x-mas.

[Christywhisty]

DD 10 had the happy land one when she was little and now wants a Hornby!

[Acinonyx]

Dd (2.5) is getting a workbench and toolkit for Xmas. I was thinking about a train set - but I've blown the budget now!

[tastychristmaspud]

thanks dd is only 6 months, i did't think anything of getting her a train, just thought it was lovely with all the animals
its a bit annoying everyone pulling a face going youve got her a train !?
but ill take the advice and smile sweetly and say yes we not in the 1950s now are we, to the next person that turns there nose up

although my family are quite sexist my brother wouldn't let me buy his boy a play lawnmower and hoover set, the one in argos where you get both for 20 quis as he thought it would make him gay

[lucyellensmum]

do they really say that??

My DD (2.5) is getting a hotwheels superdooper loopy looper car munching pteradactyl car track, multiple cars, trains etc for xmas. When we ask her what she wants for xmas, she says "car" or "ellow car". She about wet her pants when she saw the car track at toys r us. She is getting a Thomas the tank aquadraw and a few other bits and pieces. Not a dolly in sight. Ive tried to get her interested in dollies but she doesnt like them, she just says "nah" or "dont like dollies".

She does like my little pony though

I think it is very natural to want to play with cars and trains, they actually DO something, even if that is just roll along the floor. What do Dolls actually do? I would actually like DD to play with dolls as it obviously helps with imagination but she prefers talking to and cuddling up her trains!

She has a super thomas train set (£1 charity shop bargain) and i have to say, her absolute bestest, knockout xmas present this year is her remote control thomas with pretend steam effect. She ADOREs this and thankyou once again to the mumsnet secret santa who sent this too her. Whenever we have visitors she insists on demonstrating, and i have to say, most of my visitors can;t wait to have a go!

[tastychristmaspud]

yes he really said no i don't want you to buy him that.

also my other brother has two children,girl[oldest] and boy, so there ds likes to play with girls stuff,just because its around iyswim
they brought him a macho man outfit for his birthday it had big muscley arms, he turns round and says ohh boobies lol putting the arms in his chest pretending they where boobies
lol i nearly wet myself as i knew they'd be stressing over it

[TrinityTheRedNosedRhino]

do you mean the big moving train with animals on and a monkey hanging from the back
I LOVE IT and its what Gecko is getting for xmas

and thats a female gecko incase you dont know

[XmastimePelvicfloorsandWine]

dd2 had it last christmas

[tastychristmaspud]

yes thats the one its lovely isn't it

[ELF1981]

My BIL is like this. Last Xmas we were at a party, and BIL's DS was there, along with a girl cousin. His DS wanted to wear his female cousins pink wellies, and BIL went MAD! He even spoke to the nursery about how unhappy he was that it was written in his DS's book that he enjoyed playing with the cleaning toys at play time.

[tastychristmaspud]

lol what are these pratts like eh ?

[evenhope]

tasty and trinityrhino, all together now "learning about aannimals.."

My DD (9 mo) is racing around the room after her new train. She loves it, but that song