Just curious, those with girls. Do you actively encourage your daughters not to be 'too girly' so as not to fall in to the cliché princess, sparkly glittery path iykwim?
I ask this because I have several friends with girls, who purposely avoid anything pink. They buy boyish shoes, scooters, jackets etc.. Some of them I know do it for practical reasons (so they can pass along to siblings), but most of those just don't want their girl's to be 'girly'
Now, I don't have a problem with it - each to their own. But it intrigues me. I have a girl and I hate pink overkill, but I thinks it's natural to wander towards the princess isles of a shop, or go straight to the girls section at a shoe shop. For me anyway..
My daughter doesn't choose her clothes as she is still young (5), so she is into girly outfits because thats all she knows. However, I wouldn't be against her adopting the more 'tom boy' look when she's older.
As I say, just sitting here wondering...:-)
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DozeyRose · 28/10/2012 08:26
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