To think it's bloody odd for my sis to have brought this for DS's birthday?

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I know gender norms are crap but I think this is a bit far, I'm guessing she purposely brought these to prove a point. DS does have a lot of blue stuff and there isn't anything pink in sight, I don't know really, I just buy what I like while he is so small. If he liked them I'd buy them for him but he's so young and doesn't have a preference yet so it seems stupid to purposely buy pyjamas that are aimed at girls.

AIBU?

These are the ones btw:

http://www.mothercare.com/nightwear-and-underwear/giraffe-pyjamas---2-pack/LJB956.html?cgid=toddlergirlss_pyjamas#sz=12&start=32

I'm all for putting boys in pink and detest gender stereotypes but c'Mon these pj 's are so very girly! I think maybe it's the hearts......... no, it's all of it, just too much. Like ppl said she's pushing her agenda on an occasion that sound be all about your child. I also think that even though parents appreciate clothes as gifts, kids don't care and would prefer toys but that's another conversation.

She's being quite rude actually even commenting on how you dress your ds in the first place.

I would give them back to her, tell them you don't like them.

Nip this shit in the bud.

My dsis is like this. Very PC and slways buys presents that are all about her.

One Christmas we all got bloody Colombian wind chimes! Kids were aged between 2/16. The fucking noise was killing. She's eccentric and usually we laugh but sometimes it gets under your skin.

I think those PJs are cute and my daughters would love them. I also wouldn't buy them as a gift for a boy but if someone gave them to my hypothetical son I'd probably use them.

Webtrackgains is some kind of url tracking service which means if you follow the link the back button doesn't bring you back.

It's just mothercare screwing up their API.

Completely ignoring gender stereotypes, I hate hate hate being passive aggressively told how to dress my DC. "Oh you should put him/her in xyz..." which I say "well, I tend not to because it's impractical" or whatever, lo and behold it turns up as a pointed gift.

So YANBU. And I would exchange them otherwise you'll get annoyed every time you see them.

Be different if he was old enough to care, of course, but at 1? No, this is all about your sister.

Definitely weird. I would either exchange or pass on to a girl.
I wouldn't buy those for a girl either, too girly. A thar age there should be more unisex stuff available- I always want my boys in bright colours rather than blue!

Regardless of colour I don't actually like those PJs anyway.

I would write a very nice thank you note

"dear Auntie xxx, thank you so much for the pink giraffe pyjamas which you sent me for my 1st Birthday. It was very thoughtful of you.

Lots of love
Little Santa"

And then I would quietly exchange them or re-gift them.

I exchanged lots of clothes given to me when my two were small either because I didn't like them or because we had too much of that item or size. I always thanked the giver nicely and I never mentioned it.

Just wait next year she'll buy him the pink car garage from ELC.

The year after that he'll be old enough to express his own opinion on her gift choices.

I'd be pissed off and ask her for the receipt to return them.

She can dress her own son in pink

She is making a point - and it is not her child to do so with.
If you regularly dressed him in pink, fair enough.
If he was old enough to decide - fair enough.

But you don't and he isn't. So why choose from the girl section? And why choose pink?

Mothercare has plenty of others which are less obvious.

eg
www.mothercare.com/pyjamas/little-bird-by-jools-stripe-and-fish-pyjamas/LHB376.html#q=pyjamas&prefn1=gender&sz=14&prefv1=unisex&start=14

No pink and also not stereotypically navy blue and camouflage either. Just bright prime colours with a generic theme.

She is making a point.
If she wanted to go for something that wasn't blue, she could have chosen something yellow or green or purple. But a deep pink is a a way to very clearly identify these clothes as the ones for a girl.

Swap 'em or regift & if she asks, tell her they didn't fit.

Yes, I firmly agree with Sandy, get her told OP, she's trying to make a point, "her point". Is there some underlying jealousy going on here OP?
Nip this shit, in the bud.
If your Son grows up, and chooses to wear pink, then all well and good, but it isn't for his Auntie, to decide.

Oooh Hula LOVE the fish ones....

I wouldn't buy them for my daughter because they're too girly! I have actively avoided pink stuff and this is the kind of thing people buy for my daughter to make a point.

She's being a twat!

I'd dye them with red, navy or black dye.

She sounds a bit weird. They are clearly for a girl. Re gift them.

I purposely only buy mostly gender neutral clothing for my DD and often for gifts for others. But they are way too girly even for me.

It would be perfectly fine if they were hand me downs.

I can't believe people expect you to put your son in them when you prefer dressing him in blue!!! Your sister is being so annoying, I wouldn't feel bad or ungrateful telling her I had taken them back and swapped them for something more boyish!!!

If the child is old enough to express a preference, then fair enough, bring on the pink.(My PFB wore only a kilt, a toy builders' hat and a sparkly cardie with a hairband around his waist for a good month when he was 3) Actually, since the child doesn't care about the pinkness or otherwise of his jammies, I might just use them anyway, if it wasn't that this is so clearly a passive-aggressive judgement on your parenting.

In this case, I think you might need to be a bit rude in order to put a stop to this nonsense.

Very odd. Agree OTT girly for a girl.....for a boy, that looks like a very unnecessary point being made. Bright and jolly would be ok but not obviously pink, girly PJs. Either ignore and change them or have a word with your Dsis depending on your relationship!

Does he like giraffes?

Is your sister jealous of you? What is all this about? - it's not about pyjamas!