To think that ds doesn't require "boy toys"!!!...

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...he will be 8 months old this Christmas. Mil visited us recently and told me she would be getting ds lots of presents this year as he requires "boy toys"...her main example was that she was looking for cars and trucks for the bath as she noticed he had nothing to play with! Why...does being a boy mean ducks and fish are out! I'm so annoyed. Still trying to convince her that dd doesn't just play with the pin k version of toys.

Tried to say to mil that we have loads of toys and if she was thinking about Christmas presents that some bigger clothes would be brilliant as we're running out...and she can go to town on "boy" things...she laughed and said I should be able to buy these essentials. I know she is going to spend a fortune on these essential items so ds has correct gender specific toys. AIBU to tell hey not to and that we would really appreciate clothes!

I must let my Y11 boys know that their collection of squeaky ducks (in a range of sizes and colours) are 'girls' toys - it will save them cluttering up my desk drawer and squeaking awkwardly when I put a book on top of them. :o

I think only the male frogs make a lot of noises - so if they have a squeaker in them they're male, if not they're female.

Clothes are a much better present than more crap to fill the house up.

I think YANBU to ask that she focuses on buying clothes at this stage. You need clothes for him, not toys and really, at this age he won't care about pressies too much. She can still get him a few toys too, no harm in having a mix of gifts!