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

[TheTidyTies]

wiggypig has hit the nail on the head!

[TheTidyTies]

What is wrong with people saying that colour and clothes are linked to trans!

Being transgender has FUCK ALL TO DO WITH THE COLOUR OF CLOTHES!

[SleepingStandingUp]

In my working class area of the Midlands no one cares about kids in character clothes, we certainly aren't posh enough for the judgement to be based on that

[isthismummy]

People do realise a boy/man can enjoy wearing traditionally female attire without wanting to change gender right?

YANBU op. Let your little boy wear what he likes.

[puglife15]

@JoeStrummer what planet are you on?! I've never heard (or should I say read) such bollocks.

The world isn't full of trans-pushing predators seeking out toddler-aged males in pink t shirts to groom them towards trans ffs

[MERLYPUSSEDOFF]

My 2 (10yrs) wear girls cycle shorts on holiday with a t-shirt long enough to cover their bits. They think it's quite cool as they don't wear underwear beneath and there's no hard waist bands like with 'boys' shorts. They don't seem to sell t-shirt material shorts.

They also prefer the close fitting boxer shorts so it might be an annoying seems thing.

[PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks]

And academised primary schools Reanimated.

[PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks]

Valerrie doesn't he get in trouble with school for dyeing his hair blue? He's lucky to have such a liberal school!

[Valerrie]

No, his school are fine with hair dye, different styles, nail polish etc. It's one of the reasons we chose it. They care more about learning than appearance, which is exactly what I stand for as a teacher myself

[PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks]

He's so lucky! DD's recently discovered that nail polish stops her biting her nails, but I wasn't sure of the school's stance on it. One of the office staff asked the HT for me and emailed me to say that clear nail polish is acceptable, purely because she's wearing it for a reason other than looking pretty.

They don't seem to mind about hair length or style, I've only seen DC with hair dyed "natural colours".

[CaledonianQueen]

(disclaimer I haven't read through this whole thread)
My autistic ds used to love his sister's princess dresses. He is a sensory seeker and loves sensory play, toys, lights and fabrics. I must admit at one point my DH was concerned but he never mentioned it to ds (ds has beautiful golden ringlets and huge blue eyes, he made a very beautiful princess!). I reassured him that he was just little and liked the feel of the fabric.

My Ds's disability social worker was over one afternoon when ds put on dd's princess dress. My DH panicked, thinking she would judge us for allowing him to play in his sister's costume but social worker was amazing, she said 'you do realise that the reason he loves wearing that, has nothing to do with gender or sexuality?'. My DH asked what she meant and she pointed out that ds was spinning and enjoying the 'feel' of the fabric, it was purely a sensory experience. I went online that night and bought different types of fabric for his sensory box, sequined fabric, play silks, velvet, chiffon, tulle, minkee and satin in bright and pastel colours. He absolutely loved them. He also never put on his sister's princess dress again. I am in no way saying that your ds is autistic op, toddlers and babies love sensory play as much as my ds does!

DS is 10 now and very rough and tumble, he still loves all things sensory. Although he prefers Minecraft and his iPad and would probably be mortified at me sharing this! We have had a steep learning curve since our DS was born ten years ago, he has taught us so much! Especially that play is a means of expression and a tool for learning, you can't make assumptions about a child's play based on adult perceptions and prejudice!

[YassQueen]

My brother loved pink and girly clothes when he was little.

He's now gay.

It's official, wearing pink as a child led him to being confident and comfortable with who he is, and very happy with his boyfriend.

We can't possibly allow this "boys wearing pink" trend to continue, lest they all become happy.

[Valerrie]

He is lucky, Perfectly! I find it hard to get worked up over the colour of the children in my class' nails or hair to be honest. I'd much rather they were encouraged to be themselves. Having pink nails or purple hair has no impact on the way they read or solve maths problems.

[SleepingStandingUp]

YassQueen see you proved it. Least his willy didn't drop off , I heard that can be the other side effect of wearing pink

[PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks]

Hear, hear Valerrie!

[bridgetoc]

I really don't see this as much of an issue, and don't understand why people on both sides of the arguement get so miltant about it all.

I agree with YassQueen..... My son was always a beautiful and effiminate boy. He liked pink, and other things that are not traditionally considered boys things. Most of his friends were girls. We always gave him our support, and taught him to stand up for himself, and be himself. This has helped him to become the well balanced happy gay 15 year old that he is.

However, while I think everyone should be encouraged to be the person they are, and while I would be critical of people who disagree with this, I simply cannot lose my shit when I see adverts that portray girls in pink, and boys in blue.

Get a grip people.....