To think if DS wants something pink we should get it for him?

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We are getting DS (2.10) a present from his new baby (due in August). He knows this from chatting to his friends who have new babies! He announced to us what his new baby is going to bring him (we hadn't mentioned a present at this point!)

Anyway he says he wants a pink version. Pink is his favourite colour at the moment. I think we should get him the pink one as that is what he has asked for.

DH doesn't want to, but he knows that he is being ridiculous. he definitely isn't a Neanderthal type and can't really express why it makes him uncomfortable. My argument is that if we had a girl that wanted a blue version, we would buy it.

Pink looks great on blokes. In contrast, it looks bloody awful (pastel pink) on many many little girls.

If it is the one your child wants then i say buy it. It is for HIM after all, not your DH.

All this boys/girls stuff is pointless. Boys arent allowed prams/dolls, hoovers, and some are not even allowed toy kitchens WTF???

Yes of course. It shouldn't even be an issue.

I do find it so funny that it is perfectly ok for boys to like and have pink, yet it is seen as falling prey to the lure of commercialism and anti-feminism if a girl likes it!

Ahhhh the mumsnet rules...

I think squeaky it's because girls who like pink are seen as being conformist (you know, with pink being for the girls and all that) and boys who like pink are being subversive free thinkers!

I have to confess that I let my 3 year old DS wear nail polish, but not my daughter, and I never dressed him in blue, but only bought blues for her! For that exact reason

Permanently - I hope you DS sticks with the ballet. My DD has done ballet since she was 4. Now at the age of 14, the boy who started at the same time is now the complete and utter darling of the ballet school, is an amazing athlete, gets all the best roles and attention (of the ballet teachers and the girls).

Nothing wrong with pink, if thats what he wants I see nothing wrong with getting it.

My DS (age 3) takes after me and also loves pink and it actually really suits him clothes wise. He wouldn't let me put a cardi or jumper on him the other day because he was wearing a pink t-shirt and he didn't want to hide the pink!

He does have a hoover, kitchen and doll! As well as cars. Dh doesn't even know why it makes him feel weird. Anyway if he still wants the pink one next week I'll get that one.

I am buying DS a ladybird-print dress from H&M tomorrow to wear around the house.

As you can imagine, I have no truck with buying him pink stuff. My mum hates it so I do it all the more.