To dress my son in girls clothes

[SleepingStandingUp]

By which I mean things like leggings and tops that have shimmer and shine, mlp, the girls off paw patrol etc rather than dresses.

Ds is 2, loves pink and glittery and ask the above characters but people act like its child abuse.

Presumably no one would care if s 3yo DD wanted to wear Thomas the Tank Engine

[BigBaboonBum]

Hmm. One of mine liked fairies and puppies so had a few girl tops, they both still like pink tops as they’re nice and colourful but there’s a large selection of male pink tops now which are better fits. I don’t see why it’s an issue what they wear, especially at 2

[sallyarmy1]

Absolutely nothing wrong with this at all - it is the future.

ALL children, over the next couple of generations, will be encouraged to be gender fluid after all.

There will be none of this boy/girl nonsense!!

[YerAuntFanny]

Oh no sleeping, im sure you're perfectly same!

I meant the bullshit detector who is ironically spouting utter bullshit conspiracy theories.

[OutyMcOutface]

Leggings were never proper clothes. Nor were sparkly t-shirts. They're like babygrows. Practical, cute and, great for babies but they aren't ok for adults to wear. Children need to start getting used to wearing, putting on/taking off and, taking care of real clothes from a you age. Like learning how to button a shirt for example. Then as they get older they learn how to tuck the shirt into their throusers. Then they learn how to appropriately accessorise the shirt. Then how to wash it. And finally how to iron it. It's an essential life skill.

[SleepingStandingUp]

*AnimalBrain he doesn't have to at all, in fact has very little with any on. Thomas Tank slippers and Boots he loves bit had cos in sale. Paw Patrol bedding but the other set has letters on. And his MLP leggings. And those only because he really wanted to tAke the unicorn home!

[YerAuntFanny]

*sane rather :o

[RatRolyPoly]

Oh OP, you lucky thing you, I wish my 2yo ds wanted to wear pink. Instead he's all about trains, cars, diggers, fire engines and god help us if it isn't blue. Not only do I not look like the "I ain't pushing no bullshit gender stereotype on my kid" type parent I thought I'd be, but I look like I've actively packaged him in a neat little "I'm a boy" box. Dammit!

At least he's decided his favourite Super Wings character is Dizzy; I am leaping on that one with both hands!

[stoneagefertilitydoll]

In rl, barely anyone would do this. You and your son will look weird and most people will judge the fuck out of you.

You what?

DS2 has always loved pink - he had pink dungarees, one Christmas he got a pink fairy costume, he has pink Skye Paw patrol PJs, t-shirts, the lot (not leggings, he doesn't approve of tight trousers, joggers only). I once had a single comment about him being dressed like a girl (when he was in the flourescent pink dungarees).

He looked adorable, like any 2 year old. No-one cared, some people assumed he was a girl, but who cares.

When he was at nursery, the boys were all first in line for the princess costumes when dress-up came out, there was no judgement. Now we're at a new school, in a new country, and finally there's been some comments made by both teachers and his classmates because this country is still terribly sexist in many ways, and watching him police himself out of the stuff he really wants if anyone outside the family will see is horrible.

Colours and Clothes are for everyone.

[SleepingStandingUp]

OutyMcOutface come again??
I wear leggings, currently gypsy trousers, soft skirts, jeans. Very little of that gets anything tucked in to it. And I iron only marginally more

[SleepySheepy]

There's such a huge difference between allowing them to pick what they like to wear without forcing gender stereotypes on them, and them somehow being on the way to being transgender. I find it hard to believe that anyone on here is seriously suggesting it.

My DS is 7, his favourite colour is pink. His other favourite thing is war planes. I make t shirts and he requested a rainbow glittery war plane t shirt. I made it, why not - it's his favourite things. He still has a penis by the way, I don't think the t shirt will have any impact on his identity/genitalia, but if it does fall off I'll know I've failed him by making him his favourite shirt...

[octonaught]

I used to dress DS in leggings when he was 2. Much more practical.
Not pink, however he loved a bit of nail varnish. Blue on his hands and pink on his toes!

[SleepingStandingUp]

YerAuntFannyhaha ok, that's alright then.

I assume joeStrummerthingmabob only sresses girls in skirts and dresses and never trousers or jeans

[YerAuntFanny]

OutyMcOutface, you dress your 2 year old in a shirt??

I'm 31 and haven't worn a shirt since I left school!

[stoneagefertilitydoll]

I wish my 2yo ds wanted to wear pink

To my mind, this is just as bizarre - DS1 prefers dark colours, so he wears dark colours (with the occasional bright sweatshirt I sneak in), and as a toddler, he wore what I like - and I liked primary colours and my favourite colour is blue. I'm not going to force a kid to wear a colour they don't like any more than I'm going to force them not to.

[Footle]

Not read thread , sorry. Have grandsons aged 7 and 13 who both wear leggings most of the time because they're very active and find them comfortable. Quite psychedelic leggings, too.

[SleepingStandingUp]

RatRolyPoly you need to get him into unicorns then mlp. Ds doesnt xare what colour it is although he loves pink. He cares that it has unicorns.

He'd have character t shirts if I could find any that weren't round neck. His head is way too large. I wussed out of the pink coat because he has too many already do would have been s statement rather than a need

[SleepingStandingUp]

Tbf I get disapproval for leggings and boy tights too, of any colour

[NerrSnerr]

I wish my 2yo ds wanted to wear pink. Instead he's all about trains, cars, diggers, fire engines and god help us if it isn't blue
What’s wrong with trains, cars, diggers and fire engines? If it was your daughter wanting to wear blue instead of pink it wouldn’t be an issue.

[Iamagreyhoundhearmeroar]

Very strange post, RatRolyPoly...

[AssassinatedBeauty]

Is the disapproval from people out and about, or friends/family?

[RatRolyPoly]

stoneage I was being lighthearted, I have no vested interests in my dcs' favourite colours.

[Cutesbabasmummy]

Isn't it funny that its ok for girls to wear dinosaurs and super hero clothes and that is seen as some sort of gender neutrality but if a boy wants pink or glitter its different? My just turned 3 year old is a typical energetic little man but he had a pink dolls house for his birthday with dolls and furniture and loves it! My Dad wasn't sure but I reminded him that I had a scaletrix and a lightsaber when I was small!

[SleepingStandingUp]

AssassinatedBeauty- family. Which annoys me more

[octonaught]

Which shop was going to do just childrens' clothes - all gender neutral, just labelled by age i presume?

[alpineibex]

Contrary to some on this thread, I believe the more entrenched you are regarding gender stereotypes with children, the more likely they are to confuse gender norms with sex, thus possibly creating more chance of a trans child.
The less restrictive, the more they see gender as a farce.