To just buy DD boys clothes?

[Shannny]

DD is 2.5
Whenever I take her shopping I ask her what clothes she wants and she always chooses boys clothes, boys pyjamas, boys hoodies and jumpers etc - I’ve been trying to encourage her with the girls stuff (not sure why, just naturally wanted to buy her girls clothes) but it’s becoming an “argument” so to speak everytime. At weekend I bought her a load of boys clothes she chose and we had so many comments from friends and family saying how lovely she looked and how much they suited her! So now I’m thinking I might as well just buy her boys clothes as default.

I know it’s not unreasonable as such but it still feels a bit odd to me

Has anyone else been through this?

lighthearted btw! I know there are bigger things to worry about etc etc

DDs still chose a mix of the two sections and they are 9&11. Younger DD declares that boys shorts are more sensible.

I can't believe shops still even label clothes boys and girls. Just have all the kids clothes together. if she's happy, what else matters.

Not a problem at all. My daughters wear a lot of their brothers old clothes. I've definitely noticed the boys stuff has lasted longer and stayed in great condition. DS is 10 now and some of his old toddler stuff looks brand new.

My 8 year old girl knows that the boys section is where all the best t-shirts are.

I wouldn't ask a toddler what they want to wear, my two couldn't have cared less at that age and still don't really.

Not all children are your children. My toddler has extremely strident views on her clothing, no point ignoring her and buying a load of stuff that I then have to wrestle her into daily.

The scandis are, of course, better at gender neutral. Lindex is a company I don't hear about much but makes lovely hard-wearing clothes that aren't ridiculously expensive.

Not quite the same button DD wears loads of her brothers old clothes.

In fact today the trousers, hoody, pants and vest she's wearing were all his.

She also suits jeans and hoodies.

Ermmm well I buy my boys skinny jeans from the girls section because well, I prefer a skinner look and boys are just not that skinny!

Buy whatever you like. At 2, my daughter's favourite t-shirt was a Thomas the Tank Engine one that I bought from the boys' section. My 5 year old insisted that I buy her a Blaze t-shirt. She loves it. They're just clothes.

My 12 year old has always preferred so called boys clothes. When she was little she would even chose boys pants rather than knickers because they were more comfortable.

As a pre-teen I'm actually really pleased she still prefers boys clothes because they are so much better made eg boys school trousers tend to be more generously cut, thicker material and reinforced knees. Plus no suggestive slogans or tiny crop tops.

Plus, pockets. 🤣

Let her wear what she likes. It's really not worth the argument because as long as she's dressed appropriately most of the time, it really doesn't matter.

She's asking for boys because it has the characters on she likes, it looks better re colours or patterns etc. All perfectly acceptable reasons to pick clothes.

There was I thinking that all children were identical... my point was that asking a very small child about what clothes they prefer is unnecessary if they don't voluntarily express an opinion about them. At no point did I suggest or infer that anyone should buy clothes their child would refuse to wear. In fact I did the exact opposite and suggested the OP should buy the clothes her child has expressed an interest in, since she has instigated it.

What are "boys clothes" as opposed to "girls clothes"?

I think some aspects of current debates are due to people having firm and immovable ideas of what boys do and are and wear as opposed to what girls do and are and wear.

eg If a girl wears "boys clothes" that doesn't mean she thinks she is a boy - it is just that someone has an outmoded idea of who can wear what.

DD (7) always picks from the boys section. It started with comfy joggers but now it's most things. She likes tshirts with skateboards/football etc which we just can't really find in the girls bit.

They’re just clothes OP, mine wore boys and girls clothes at that age.

Let her wear what she wants.

Rather than reinforcing they are boy clothes - they are just clothes - that can be worn by a boy or a girl.

Since birth my DD has worn clothes from any section in the children's department.

She hasn't hit puberty so if the clothes fit her she can have them. So she has a range of superhero clothes because she likes them.

Clothes that are marketed at boys and clothes that are marketed at girls.

(And yes I think the OP is being unreasonable with this.)

I remember Tescos tried that with their magazines for adults and kids a decade or so back. Needless to say I contacted a magazine and they where horrified before I complained to Tescos.

Forgot to say I often wear men's t-shirts and hoodies as they are thicker.

My parents used to say clothes are clothes and toys are toys and we grew up like that. I often wear my husband’s clothes now. I use men’s razors. My vagina unsurprisingly hasn’t disappeared yet.

Have always bought trousers from the boys section for my daughters. Better made and hard wearing.
Shorts too as I hate how short the girls ones are.

The boys clothes, and shoes seem to be made better anyway.

YANBU boy clothes are often better designed.

FWIW my girl scare now 24 and 20 years so I hope clothing has improved in that time. However, when they were babies and toddlers girls pyjamas would have an annoying single button and loop at the back of neck. Uncomfortable and awful when stripping off a vomit soaked child. By comparison boy pyjamas were made of lovely cosy brushed cotton with front button through tops. My girls wore boy clothes during the day too if they were better.

Even after puberty plenty of women still choose clothing aimed at men; it's better quality, cheaper and often more flattering unless you have the figure of a supermodel. I have big hips and a sizeable bum with a relatively small waist and still prefer men's jeans - they fit me fine and they have proper pockets!

I generally only choose clothes designed specifically for women where it really matters: bras and knickers (love men's boxers but there's no gusset which means less fabric to catch any discharge). Otherwise I will go for men's stuff or unisex stuff, like dungarees.

I hate the way clothes designed for women tend to be cut to show off their bodies, it feels like we're expected to dress in a way that makes men want to have sex with us and makes other women jealous of us. (I'm not interested in either of those things and I doubt anyone would be jealous of my middle-aged body anyway - but looking back I kind of wish I hadn't bought into it all and spent my 20s in figure-hugging clothes and push-up bras. I was much less of a feminist back then!)