To put my son in leggings with kisses on them?

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The comments today have included:

"Oh X I normally love what you put him in but those make him look so camp" (camp??? I was shocked)

"Are those your DD's?"

"They're so feminine, he looks like a little girl with short hair"

AIBU to think it's ridiculous? He's not in a dress and tights.

batshite those are so cute

My 3 year old wears leggings a lot. Zara do a great range for boys.

Jeans and trackies don’t fit him properly and are either too big in the waist or too short in the leg.

In response to a couple of the above posts -

As far as clothing goes -

Banning the burka is contraversial
Clothes with sweary slogans on them are contraversial
Toddlers in push up bikinis are contraversial

Boys in leggins are not.

And yes if you dress a boy in a dress, people are going to have different opinions about it and some are not going to like it. Does that mean that they should comment on it to the people involved? In my opinion it's rude to comment on anyone else's appearance unless you're paying a compliment. If you don't like someone's outfit just keep it to yoursef

Leggings aren't "controversial"

Jojoman do super cute leggings for boys!

And since when are jeans not nice in little kids?! My boy loves his jeans - especially his moto ones! And the ones with the cure dinosaurs on them!

Thanks Namechangeforthiscancershit

They are littlekitt.com & minirodini.com

Another who doesn't think there is anything wrong with leggings? The trend for super slim fit trackies means my older ds ( and his peers and plenty of adult men I see ) is practically wearing leggings anyway they are that fitted .

so actual leggings on a 4 year old - fine !!

Some people are hilarious! I love leggings for both my babies. They can move freely and are comfortable as well as being really cool prints. My son has some turquoise ones with rainbows on that my mother hates but i love them and my daughter will inherit them too!

I dislike "kisses" on anything. I would assume it was an emergency thing you grabbed or you had bad taste. Boy or girl, not the issue for me.

Some people are so judgmental of others. If someone wants to dress their child in a way that opens the child up to mocking, that's their decision.

@Bejazzled - why would you mock a child? What kind of person does it make you? A despicable one, IMHO.

No, don't put your son in leggings with kisses. If I saw a little boy dressed like that I'd think it was social worker /liberal type parents trying too hard to be seen as free thinkers. Don't do it.

Ime the only people that dress their boy children in clothes that would be more usually seen on girl children are doing it for attention. It says to me 'look at me and my right on child, we don't follow social norms cos we're sooo out there'
Totally different if the child chooses the clothing him/ herself. My own DS adored his sister's pink PJ's and dressing gown insisting they were softer, so these he wore.
My 4 year old GS has many little friends both boys and girls. I cant think of one boy who would choose to wear these leggings

I don't like the print (for boys or girls) I think the lips are weird, however I'd say they are more masculine than feminin. The t-shirt is clearly from the boys sections, I'm confused about those comments.

I really like some of the other prints though and will order done for my 3yo DS.

I'm surprised at the comments you've got OP. Usually on Mumsnet if you admit to dressing you son in anything other than a princess dress you are painted as a sexest monster!

My DS is just 5, he picks his own clothes, will only wear stretchy trousers, generally joggers, but he has some leggings.

He chose himself a pair of grey leggings with gold spots and rainbow elastic the other day. He loves them to bits.

People sometimes think he's a girl, but who cares - he has a mop of blond curls, which he also refuses to let me cut, so it doesn't really matter what he wears - some people assume, no harm is done.

I'm surprised at 4 that he doesn't have an opinion on what he wears. Mine were very keen to wear superheroes and the like at that age. Not my choice but there are bigger battles.

I loved the bright colours when they were babies.

I probably wouldn't choose the leggings but the pink t shirt is nice

People frequently think my 2 year old is a girl because he's got slightly longer hair (not even chin length) and is dressed in bright colours (not even pink or purple, just red/yellow/bright blue etc). Seemingly, if it's not blue, grey or khaki, boys aren't allowed to wear it? Bizarre. It doesn't bother me, I just smile and nod. Nobody I know has ever made a comment about it though.

They have plenty of time to have to wear dull colours when they're older. Isn't being a toddler/small child about colour and fun? I am in no way trying to make a statement about gender or how hip and cool I am, and I totally don't think you are either OP. What a thing to have a bee in your bonnet about (not you, some of the above posters!).

And for what it's worth, I like his outfit OP!

Just tell whoever is making ridiculous comments like calling a 4yr old's trousers "camp" that he's a tiny child and if you can't wear fun clothes then, when can you?

I'm surprised he doesn't have an opinion my ds3 is 3 and most definitely always has an opinion.

Why any mother would want to dress their son up as a girl is beyond me. A real case of a mumsnet nuttiness.

If he is an effiminate boy, like my eldest, and he likes girly stuff, that would be different.

YABU.

Any attention is good attention, apparently...

batshitebather Those prints are adorable.

MaisyPops totally boyish to me, although DS has the matching dog seeater & I want it in my size!

I'm a bit late to this thread but just wanted to say that I don't think there is anything wrong with a boy wearing a "girly" print or girls wearing "boy" prints. I personally love seeing boys in more feminine prints. The problem here isn't the prints anyway, it's people voicing unnecessary opinions. Ignore them OP and keep dressing your ds how you and he like.

Just to add, loads of boys wear leggings these days. It's not weird or crazy and they're not just for girls.