To ask if boys can wear coloured gingham school shorts?

I’d have thought it was obvious!

Because he'd be the only boy in the whole school wearing them that makes him different children are cruel and he will be bullied for being the odd one out.
Why inflict this on him it's hard enough gor kids to go to school and fit in as it is

There maybe a point when he wants to wear something specific and you'll obviously find out if it will be allowed. However, especially at the start, it's not a fashion show and kids tend not to want to be pushed away (othered if you like) at such a young age. My view let your child take the lead (without nudging for or against) usually kids are not bothered as infants. Obviously there's no uniform days that are anything goes and often dress up boxes for the very young so they have options other than trying to alter the school's uniform rules.

At first glance I thought they were a pair of men’s boxers………put your boy in them by all means but prepare for him to be bullied relentlessly!

If they’d been advertised as boy’s shorts, maybe op’s ds wouldn’t have been the only boy in the school wearing them?

Those shorts go up to age 7. The OP’s son is 5. The concern here all seems to stem from the mention of ‘girls’. If the school shorts had been introduced as ‘boys shorts’ people wouldn’t have gone off on such mad, regressive rants. Not a proper boy, being one of the sexist and homophobic comments.

Not to be mean but the other boys would probably make comments because that’s what the girls wear

They are fine for toddlers . They are also navy not a baby/pastel blue and have a bolder gingham - all of which makes a difference. Even then they only go up to a size 6 . I think most of us think op’s shorts are fine for very little boys.

Someone tell Next these gingham shorts aren’t for “proper boys” 😂

https://www.next.co.uk/style/su071958/ag3804?gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=10437594385&gbraid=0AAAAADm_5UX2XRcWdtjlCXBoMi92dHGlt&gclid=CjwKCAjwo4rCBhAbEiwAxhJlCTIEKlM1fEw42WhiI-GmGq1hFSkKDcq2PXPnP-zCq98nXJ0DMXMrOxoCcHAQAvD_BwE#AG3804

And that anyone dressing their son in them obviously wanted a boy 🙄 FFS, the regressive sexism here is shocking. I reckon a lot of the ‘he’ll get bullied’ is an excuse for some people to maintain their sexist beliefs (“Well, of course, I would put him in gingham, Beth, but the other children will bully him, you see”).

that would be an email to the school - just make sure you spell check for grammatical errors so they don’t call you back to school.

Some people just like to have the last word don't they.

Yes, you are right @Annascaul

Maybe let op have her thread back now…

🤣

They’ll be right.

I mean, that literally was a post in response to one directed at me.

and so is this one.

You seem to have hijacked the thread so thoroughly, you assume every response is actually being made to you personally.
Awkward 😬

And if you bring up your children to speak to people in that way @Dumbdog in the context of a civil disagreement, I think they will have bigger problems than gingham shorts.

because you replied to another poster who was directly referring me.

again, logic trail…

That's an incredibly rude remark.

And as I'm not aware of you having sent your son to school in gingham shorts, I'm not sure why you think my post referred to you.

Apology welcome.

It’s ok, I got both. 🥳

Although you do see how massively illogical it is to snarkily assume I secretly wanted a girl when I’ve been very clear I don’t believe in all the gender bullshit that accompanied wanting one sex or the other?

Nah, probably can’t follow logic.

When children choose to be different with full awareness of what might get said, and provided it’s within the rules, I don’t see a problem.

Was this my son I wonder? He refused point blank to wear anything else - I bought the jumpers and he had them at home in the cupboard and would not even try them on ( was prompted to try on a regular basis) but stuck with his big sisters cast off all the way through KS1… and yes the boys did say something - and DS ignored them and carried on. Some kids do choose to be different - and I tried everything to try and get DS into the expected uniform…

Have you dressed him in a girls cozzie for that?

Yes. They have their own agenda.

We don't live in a vacuum, and people are influenced by all sorts of things - peer pressure, TV, radio, social media, by people in authority etc.

Those people promoting individuality need to read the room. In many cases it is brilliant, but in many cases it is just inappropriate for the occasion.

All the OP needs to do is ask the school, not mumsnet. Although, judging from the reaction on here, I think she realises by now that she will get a similar reaction from other parents in RL.

Are they seriously related to you?

The photo came from a Twitter (now X) account I follow who posts historic photos, generally from the 20th century.

Is that really your dad?

https://x.com/mongsley/status/1930989055346393252

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/incoming/gallery/old-liverpool-gets-splash-colour-6646805

I believe the photo is originally from the Liverpool Echo (near the bottom of the page)

And also as a stock photo on this website:

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-children-playing-july-1954-adventure-playground-liverpool-20318674.html

@TheCatsTongue that's exactly what I was getting at. Nobody wants to stand out, men already know what the uniform is so have no need to discuss it. Women have more options so discuss what the dress code will be for the occasion.

So back to the thread why would anyone want to put their little kid into clothes that just don't match the uniform?
Uniform is there to make life easy, not so your kid can stand out.

The tiny kids might not notice or care but there is no guarantee that someone won't remember a few years down the line, "remember you wore girls' shorts"